Restaurant Brands ends zero hours contracts

As of April 1, employers have been required to state any agreed hours of work in an employer's contract.  They do not have to specify any set hours if both parties agree not to.

The current Restaurant Brands collective had a formula that hours were guaranteed at 80 per cent of the previous three months staff had worked. 

Employees will also be offered additional shifts when they become available up to a maximum of 40 hours a week, allowing the opportunity to build up stable, secure full-time employment.