The legal case is one of the biggest of its kind in Australia’s history, the union claims, and would capture 1.8 per cent of all working Australians.
The retail union is taking fast food giant McDonald’s to court for allegedly denying rest breaks to more than 250,000 workers but the fast-food giant has claimed the union itself accepted the long-standing practice.lodged a Federal Court claim late on Thursday against 323 McDonald’s operators and the multinational firm itself over the alleged denial of paid rest breaks at nearly 1000 current and former McDonald’s sites.
SDA South Australia secretary Josh Peak said the court action was needed to keep the international fast food chain accountable. However, the SDA is alleging that not only were McDonald’s workers not informed of their rest break entitlements, they were also told breaks could be exchanged for a free soft drink or going to the toilet.
“It’s pretty disappointing to know that my employer was withholding my entitlements and cutting corners when I was expected to follow the rules.”The new claim is in conjunction with the SDA’s 15 existing Federal Court claims against McDonald’s Australia and 14 franchisees nationwide. “This has been a game of catch up for the SDA now for three years,” RAFFWU secretary Josh Cullinan said.“Those arrangements have been known to the SDA for many years,” it said.
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