Unite members at Centra Hotel and Crowne Plaza in Auckland, and Holiday Inn in Wellington have starting bargaining for a collective agreement.
This will be a multi-employer agreement as each hotel has different owners, although they are all managed by IHG.
The claims include:
•A pay rise of 8%; more secure hours of work – more fulltime jobs
•minimum shift lengths of 4 hours (currently 3 hours)
•15 minute paid rest breaks (up from 10 minutes) and more union rights
•Sick leave is 7 days a year at present and members are asking for that to increase to 10 with unlimited accumulation.
The staff also want allowances for shoes, grooming and nightshift work.