Fast food operator, Restaurant Brands, has reached an agreement with Unite Union on terms for a new collective agreement for its workers.
The new agreement will see staff wages across all job rates increase by between $0.60 cents per hour and $1.00 per hour effective from 1 April 2017.
Restaurant Brands first offer of a minimum $0.50 cents per hour pay rise was rejected by Unite Union members who took limited strike action 22 April.
“The overall package of terms and conditions of our employees is better than our competitors in the sector and includes a faster pathway for new employees to increase their skills and build their careers,” said Restaurant Brands CEO, Russel Creedy.
Under the new deal a KFC Shift Supervisor running a shift will get $22.77/hr for ordinary time worked.
Last year KFC initiated the payment of the ‘cooking allowance’ for fully trained and certified cooks, with a fully trained and certified KFC cook paid $19.37 per hour when cooking chicken.
The average hourly wage rate for Restaurant Brands staff is approximately $17.70/hr for ordinary time worked.
Restaurant Brands does not pay youth rates with all entry level jobs to be paid $15.85 from April – $0.10 cents/hr above the adult minimum wage set by the Government .
The Collective Agreement will also see new Carl’s Jr. and KFC workers pay rise to $16.87 per hour once they’ve completed basic training. A Starbucks Barista will get $17.18/hr.
says in reaching today’s agreement, Unite Union has again acknowledged Restaurant Brands as the leading employer in the QSR sector for pay and conditions for staff.
