Sunday, November 23, 2014

Burger King vs. Yi-Ko: evidence against the franchisee – STAR

Burger King vs. Yi-Ko: evidence against the franchisee – STAR

D ie fast food chain Burger King does not expect a speedy solution to the dispute with the terminated franchisee Yi-Ko-Holding. “We can not promise that, and how quickly, there is a solution,” said Andreas Bork, the head of Germany Burger King, the “Welt am Sonntag”.

While going at the moment worked with high pressure, the restaurants affected 89 to convert it into a new ownership structure to secure as many of the 3,000 jobs at risk as possible. However, the situation is highly complex. “That depends largely on Yi-Ko from. We are just the franchisor. All leases run over Yi-Ko and the employees are employed there,” Bork said.



Injunction against Yi Ko

After fuss about lack of hygiene and poor working conditions Burger King had the contracts terminated immediately with the largest German licensee Yi Ko Holding. Yi-Ko has 89 stores with a total of 3,000 employees who fear since their jobs.

Burger King had also obtained an injunction that Yi-Ko the company logo Burger King and product names may no longer use. In contrast, Yi-Ko has appealed according to a report in the “Rheinische Post”. The court’s decision is expected this week

RTL announces new research reports to

A spokesman for Burger King said. “We have a preliminary injunction on Landgericht München obtained and do not see any reason not to enforce “

p class => “.” There was in the past few weeks repeated serious violations against labor law. And we can prove it. ” So are collectively agreed benefits such as holiday pay and allowances for restaurant manager not or has not been paid in full.

Meanwhile announced at the TV station RTL, on Monday (24.11.) In his reportage magazine “Team Wallraff “the result of new research to show. RTL had reported irregularities at the end of April Yi-Ko.

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