Post by Nats on Oct 11, 2016 1:41:09 GMT
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A lot of happy workers come on McDonalds up your game
He said it would be the first time in decades that fast food workers had their shifts fixed permanently.
"No longer will their pay vary from week to week. As shifts become available, which happens frequently with staff turnover, workers will be able to build up their hours to the maximum they want to work each week," he said.
It comes after a law change this year that sought to regulate the extent to which an employer can require a worker to be available for work without a guarantee of work.
As of April 1, employers have been required to state any agreed hours of work in an employer's contract. They do not have to specify any set hours if both parties agree not to.
The current Restaurant Brands collective had a formula that hours were guaranteed at 80 per cent of the previous three months staff had worked.
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The new deal guarantees hours and fixed shifts. There will be a discussion with each worker to reach agreement on fixed hours and shifts based on what they have actually been working.
Employees will also be offered additional shifts when they become available up to a maximum of 40 hours a week, allowing the opportunity to build up stable, secure full-time employment.
A Restaurant Brands spokesperson said it was part of a wider commitment to employee wellbeing.
"The journey started with the introduction of 'guaranteed minimum hours' and now a process is under way to transition all waged employees to a fixed shift environment.
"In August this year, we initiated bargaining with Unite Union Inc. to fix shifts and days of work for all employees. This means Restaurant Brands store waged employees will have a guaranteed number of shifts and hours per week, so they can plan their lives around their shifts.
"They will also have the opportunity to take up extra shifts if they want to. Restaurant Brands will continue to develop conscious initiatives that benefit all employees."
Unite accused McDonald's and Burger King of not doing enough for their staff. It said it was considering legal pressure.
A spokesman for McDonald's said it would not comment.
A lot of happy workers come on McDonalds up your gameHe said it would be the first time in decades that fast food workers had their shifts fixed permanently.
"No longer will their pay vary from week to week. As shifts become available, which happens frequently with staff turnover, workers will be able to build up their hours to the maximum they want to work each week," he said.
It comes after a law change this year that sought to regulate the extent to which an employer can require a worker to be available for work without a guarantee of work.
As of April 1, employers have been required to state any agreed hours of work in an employer's contract. They do not have to specify any set hours if both parties agree not to.
The current Restaurant Brands collective had a formula that hours were guaranteed at 80 per cent of the previous three months staff had worked.
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The new deal guarantees hours and fixed shifts. There will be a discussion with each worker to reach agreement on fixed hours and shifts based on what they have actually been working.
Employees will also be offered additional shifts when they become available up to a maximum of 40 hours a week, allowing the opportunity to build up stable, secure full-time employment.
A Restaurant Brands spokesperson said it was part of a wider commitment to employee wellbeing.
"The journey started with the introduction of 'guaranteed minimum hours' and now a process is under way to transition all waged employees to a fixed shift environment.
"In August this year, we initiated bargaining with Unite Union Inc. to fix shifts and days of work for all employees. This means Restaurant Brands store waged employees will have a guaranteed number of shifts and hours per week, so they can plan their lives around their shifts.
"They will also have the opportunity to take up extra shifts if they want to. Restaurant Brands will continue to develop conscious initiatives that benefit all employees."
Unite accused McDonald's and Burger King of not doing enough for their staff. It said it was considering legal pressure.
A spokesman for McDonald's said it would not comment.
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