Burger King student workers protest against late-night work requirement

Students working for a Burger King in Auderghem are blowing the whistle on the fast-food chain's labour policy that wants them working until midnight or as late as 3.00.An email from the restaurant's manager, seen by RTBF, explained that the late-night shifts were “non-negotiable” and indicated that anyone unable to work them would see their contract terminated.Students said they had never been given those conditions before and that few of them even have a car or driving licence, meaning they would have to take a taxi home after the late shifts – a cost amounting to about two hours of work at their rate of pay.The manager’s letter was submit…