A FACTORY boss has been caught on camera verbally abusing and threatening staff in Romania after they reportedly complained about being paid late.

Eleftherios Vanellis - believed to hold dual Cypriot and British citizenship - was secretly filmed at textile factory Unique Clothing in Paulesti in Prahova county.

3 Eleftherios Vanellis was caught on camera verbally abusing and threatening his staff in Romania Credit: Central European News

Footage appears to show the boss telling a large crowd of workers that their wages will be a day late - when a woman starts berating him in Romanian.

Vanellis, apparently understanding but replying in English, yells at the employees: "Wait for your money like a civilised person."

3 He was secretly filmed calling his workers 'animals' and 'f***ing peasants' after they reportedly complained about being paid late Credit: Central European News

3 Footage was taken at textile factory Unique Clothing in Paulesti in Prahova county Credit: Central European News

When the woman continues to tell him off, Vanellis loses his cool and berates staff: "I am fed up with the f***ing lot of you. The way you behaved yesterday, you’re f***ing animals!"

In the face of further complaints, Vanellis goes on: "You’re disgusting. Oi! F*** off! F*** off! If you don’t like it, you can f*** off!"

He screams at a woman to get out while calling his workers "scumbags" and "peasants".

Other highlights from the boss’s tirade were pointing out that other senior staff were even later with their wages than him, and threatening to fire workers with "big mouths".

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Local media reported Vanellis is not officially named in documents as the company’s owner.

They also said his social media account showed a picture of him which had been edited to have a Hitler-style moustache and a swastika.

It appeared to have been posted online by someone else.

The Territorial Labour Inspectorate from Prahova County is currently investigating the footage.

The County Police Inspectorate’s spokeswoman Marian Popescu said they were carrying out a separate investigation into Vanellis’s social media account.

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