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RBL Salaried Managers Negotiation
Fri 4 Dec 09
Restaurant Brands Limited Salaried Managers Bargaining team met with RBL management last month to discuss claims for a union agreement. Both the union and company presented their claims and agreed to meet again to discuss further on 9th December. Overall the negotiations were positive and Unite is optimistic about the process so far.
If you would like to know more then please contact Tom at tom@unite.org.nz or 029-445-5703.
RBL Misconduct Reporting: What you need to know
Wed 5 Aug 09
Restaurant Brands Ltd (KFC, Pizza Hut, Starbucks) has recently announced a new confidential information phone line and website so that the company can obtain information from employees about misconduct in the workplace. Below are a few things members need to know about the Report It Now website and the 0800 ALERT phone line:
- Unite was not in any way involved in establishing Report It Now/0800 ALERT with RBLNZ or any other firm. Unite has no relationship with Report It Now/0800 ALERT.
- A danger with such anonymous reporting methods is that people could potentially try to use the system to settle personal problems with other employees.
Short till? Don't get forced to pay
Tue 30 Jun 09
Unite recently got a Pizza Hut worker $100 back after they had been pressured to reimburse for a till that was short. Unite members are advised not to offer to personally reimburse for till shortfalls. Get in touch with the union if you come under pressure to make up the difference yourself.
Letter from Restaurant Brands Delegate
Mon 18 May 09
Peace to you comrades.
And also all our loyal members would like to give our utmost gratitude for your support.
We have effectively unionised 80% of our store and morale is at an all time high.
At first this was hard going for me and what small membership we had.
So we devised a plan targeted at none members to show how strong we can be if we stick together.
The members and I held a meeting so we could talk about all our concerns and bring them to managements attention.
- Management demanding a med cert if someone is sick one day.
- Management invading privacy (Ringing up homes talking to family seeing if someone is sick).
Rosters and Hours of work in Restaurants
Mon 18 May 09
Over the last month several issues have been raised with Unite organisers regarding security or hours and roster protocols, the following is a summary of what your contract says about these important issues.
New breaks schedule
Mon 18 May 09
As you will be aware, there is a new breaks schedule for crew and supervisors within all RBLNZ stores. The change was partially due to new legislation introduced by the government.
The legislation means that ALL employers are now required to give 10-minute and 30-minute breaks. Based on legislation change, Unite negotiated a formal variation to the union agreement with RBLNZ.
The main advantages of the new breaks schedule for RBL staff are firstly, a 15-minute break within a three-hour shift, and secondly, two 15-minute breaks and a half-hour unpaid break for total shift lengths of 6-8 hours. So, for example, if you start at 12 noon and finish at 6pm, you will get two 15s and one 30 minute break.
Can Managers Join the Union?
Tue 22 Apr 08
Many managers and assistant managers in the restaurants are unsure as to whether they can join the union or not.
The answer is YES EVERY EMPLOYEE HAS THE RIGHT TO JOIN THE UNION.
What's Passing on and Free-Riding?
Tue 22 Apr 08
Passing-on: When the company gives the benefits and improvements that the union wins to non-members.
Free-riding: When an employee on a site covered by a union decides not to join the union while receiving the benefits and improvements that the union wins.
WHAT'S OUR VIEW ON PASSING ON IN THE RESTAURANTS?
Unite membership numbers surge by over 1000 in a fortnight - Press Release Monday 7 April
Mon 7 Apr 08
Unite Union membership has more than doubled to nearly two thousand in Restaurant Brands stores after a union employment agreement was reached last week covering 3500 workers in Starbucks, KFC and Pizza Hut nationwide.
“The enormous surge in growth of membership reflects the workers support at the outcome of negotiations for a new union collective agreement,” said Unite National Secretary Matt McCarten.
“We have now reached between 50 per cent and 100 per cent membership density in most fast food stores, which is an extraordinary result considering four years ago membership in the sector was less than a paltry one per cent – and the union is still growing.
Restaurant Brands and Unite Reach Agreement - Press Release
Thu 27 Mar 08
The largest family restaurant chain Restaurant Brands and the Unite Union are pleased to announce that Collective Agreements for both the Stores and the Contact Centre have been settled and ratified.
Restaurant Brands has over 200 KFC, Starbucks and Pizza Hut stores and a national Pizza contact centre. The company is the largest employer in the restaurant sector with close to 7000 employees nationally.
The new agreements will come into force on 1 April 2008 and will be for two years for the stores and one year for the Contact Centre and provides rate increases between 6.7% and 18%.
Unite National Secretary Matt McCarten welcomed Restaurant Brands’ decision to remove youth rates entirely from the agreements.
