Unite: Minimum wage rise to restrict workers' wage increase
Tuesday, 26 February 2013, 2:49 pm Press Release: Unite Union
Fast food employers to use minimum wage rise to restrict
wage increase for workers
"Fast food employers will
use the miserly 25 cent rise in the minimum wage to restrict
the pay increases for thousands of workers," said Unite
Union National Director Mike Treen.
"Over the next few
weeks we will be beginning negotiations for workers in
McDonald's, KFC, Pizza Hut, Starbucks and Burger King. These
companies have about 20,000 employees and in the past they
have been very reluctant to pay above what they are legally
required to.
"Some companies like Burger King still have
the big majority of their workforce on the minimum wage
despite some of them working for the company for a decade or
more. All of them use the minimum wage as the entry
rate.
"We will be fighting for steps to get all workers
off the minimum wage as quickly as possible and able to
progress to a livable wage. In addition workers need much
better security of hours with most fast food companies
refusing to guarantee hours despite years of
service."
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