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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.
BurgerKing Kiwisaver contributions
Tue 30 Jun 09
Burger King workers belonging to the KiwiSaver scheme found in April that wage increases, where applicable, had been reduced or foregone to pay the employers Kiwisaver contribution. This was never agreed to in contract negotiations with Unite.
This means that Union members should still have recieved their negotiated rates but didn't. Unite organisers have pressured the company to change this and the company has agreed to make their contribtuion in addition to wages and with backpay to April 1st. The company is not compelled to do this for employees who are not covered by the Unite agreement.
Contact your delegate or Unite organiser if you are concerned that your Kiwisaver contributions are not right.
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.
BK’s Kiwisaver rip-off – thank you for your contribution
Mon 18 May 09
Earlier this year Unite negotiated a new agreement with Burger King which gave staff some gains in pay and security of hours. Burger King, however, is doing everything possible to ensure that remuneration stays as low as possible. In early April members received a letter stating the following.
Burger King agreement breaks new ground with redundancy for fast-food workers
Thu 2 Apr 09
Unite union members have this week ratified an agreement with Burger King which breaks new ground for fast-food workers.
It is the first agreement in the industry which has redundancy payments for workers in the case of a store closure.
It also represents the absolute end of youth rates in all Unite agreements with fast-food companies and cinemas where young workers predominate.
The redundancy clause is a modest start, giving two weeks pay for a worker employed for a year and a weeks pay for each subsequent year in cases where a store closes and an employee cannot be redeployed to another store.
Whangarei fast food workers urge MP to raise the minimum wage
Fri 16 Jan 09
Thirty-eight Whangarei fast food workers at McDonald’s, KFC and Burger King have signed an open letter to their Member of Parliament Phil Heatley urging him and his government to raise the minimum wage by $1 a hour.[1]
The workers are members of the Unite Union which is asking the government to give poor workers a respite from the soaring cost of living this year by lifting the minimum wage.
“Phil Heatley got a $10,000 pay rise in 2008, so he will be an absolute hypocrite if he and his government refuses to move the minimum wage by just $1, and help improve the lives of thousands of Northland workers who are paid at minimum wage or just above it,” said Unite Union National Director Mike Treen.
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?
