Canada: Tim Hortons franchise owners blames Wynne for paid benefits cut
Toronto, Jan 19 (IBNS): In a surprising statement issued by Tim Hortons franchise owners in Ontario, Premier Kathleen Wynne has been virtually blamed for the paid benefits cut by the restaurant chain following the decision of minimum wage hike by the government, media reports said.
The Holmans, who own three Tim Hortons franchise in Toronto, issued a statement to the employees of the restaurant.
The owners told the employees that if they have any concerns regarding the changes in policy then must contact Wynne.
Even the owners told employees to convey Wynne that they will not vote for the Liberals in the election, to be held in June, 2018, for the minimum wage hike that led to their ordeal.
Son of Tim Horton's co-founder, Ron Joyce, and his wife issued a letter in December stating the employees will not get the benefit of paid breaks and also they will have to pay half the cost of dental and health benefits from Jan 1, 2018.
The reduction in the benefits by the company came after the province increased the hourly wage of employees from $11.60 to $14.
The company owns two restaurants in Ontario.
The consumers of Tim Hortons took to social media and started a #boycottTimHortons campaign to support the restaurant employees who are suffering the aftermath of the province's call.
Onatrio premier Kathleen Wynne had earlier sharply reacted to the development.
Wynne's reaction was quoted by Financial Post: "When I read the reports about Ron Joyce, Jr., who is a man whose family founded Tim Hortons, the chain was sold for billions of dollars, and when I read how he was treating his employees, it just felt to me like this was a pretty clear act of bullying."
"I hope that he understands this is really not a decent thing to be doing in a place as wealthy as Ontario" she added.
Expressing concern for the employees, the Ontario Premier said: "I hope he recognizes that his employees need to be treated decently."
Hitting out at the company, Wynne said Tim Hortons should restrain itself from taking a toll on the employees because of the pay hike by the Ontario. She said the company must walk up to her if it wants to challenge the Ontario government policy at all.
She even urged Tim Hortons to reverse its decision of cutting the employees' benefits.
(Reporting by Suman Das)
Images: twitter.com/TimHortons, facebook.com/rankandfile.ca
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