Since Christmas Wendy's workers at some stores have been having a hard time getting the alternative days granted after working on public holidays. Unite did casework for some members and got their individual issues resolved.

Unite and Wendy’s now have an agreement to negotiate a Memorandum of Understanding which will sort out these problems by clarifying policy.

Workers who work 3 out of the previous 4 normal days (e.g. worked 3 of the 4 Mondays before a Monday public holiday) will qualify for extra time off as well as the extra pay under the Holidays Act. This means there should be no problems for any Unite member who would normally work on the day on which a given public holiday falls.

For more information contact Jared Phillips - email: jared@unite.org.nz or phone 029 494 9863.