Fast-food workers have broken new ground after Burger King
employees accepted an agreement with a new redundancy clause.
Unite union workers at the food chain this week ratified the
agreement which includes a provision for redundancy in the
case of store closure.
The agreement was the first in the industry to include
redundancy payments for workers in the case of a store
closure, Unite national director Mike Treen said.
The redundancy clause means those employed for a year will
receive two weeks' pay, and another week's pay for each
subsequent year worked, in cases where a store closes and an
employee cannot be redeployed to another store.
"We are very pleased with this provision which marks a new
first for fast-food employees," Mr Treen said.
"Their jobs are still low-paid, casualised work with no
guaranteed hours but this is a significant step-up in
improving their conditions of employment."
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