A restaurant chain, threatened with closure, asks workers to "lend" it 10% of their pay.

Considering how little most restaurant employees make, they may have trouble doing without 10% even supposing they will get it back. But will they get it back?

If the restaurant chain stays in business and becomes successful again, it will probably repay the loan, but we can't be sure. Wage theft from restaurant staff is not unusual.

However, if the restaurant chain goes broke, which apparently might happen, I expect the workers will probably lose the lent pay.