The Burger King branch on Dortmunder Ostenhellweg was finally closed.
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Burger King in Dortmund threatened to close two branches due to disagreements with the works council. For one, the threat has now come true.
- In Dortmund there were two Burger King branches due to inconsistencies with the works Council before the closure.
- The branch on Dortmunder Ostenhellweg has now been finally closed.
- How about the branch in Kley going on is still unclear.
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Dortmund – Actually, just a few weeks ago, it looked as if the Burger King branches in Dortmund and Lünen, threatened with closure, would get away with one black eye: Everyone three Branches should be closed – at least in Lünen the restaurant remains open. The employees of Burger King branch at the Dortmunder Ostenhellweg were not so lucky: this location is now history.
Burger King branch on Ostenhellweg: Branch closed due to inconsistencies with works council
Since mid-April, the plans for the possible closings have been two Burger King branches in Dortmund and one in Lünen known. As the union for food-enjoyment-restaurants (NGG) announced at the time, the reason for the possible closings of inconsistencies with the works Council-Chef Gökmen Yücel lie.
For the branch on Ostenhellweg the plans are now bitterly serious: loud Ruhr news is this Burger King-Restaurant closed recently. Only two red flags with a white-blue-yellow logo above the entrance should remind you that there was one recently Burger King branch have found. Even the well – known lettering of the Fast food chain is said to have already been covered with black tarpaulin.
Closure of the Burger King branch on Ostenhellweg: around 50 employees affected
From the closure of the well-known Burger King branch at the Ostenhellweg around 50 employees are said to be affected. Particularly bitter: Burger King In contrast to many other catering establishments, had only asserted in March that, despite the coronavirus crisis, they wanted to keep all employees fully employed.
The parent company Burger King therefore had the Closure plans the exchange with his Franchise partners searched and opposite RUHR24 Positioned: “We are currently reviewing the matter and having intensive discussions.”
Explanation: Almost everyone Burger King branches are in Germany by independent Franchisees of the US group. Many branches are owned by franchisees who have been in business for decades.
Burger King: Will the branch in Kley be closed after the branch on Ostenhellweg is closed?
At least in Lünen these talks may have led to success: according to information that RUHR24 Exclusively available, this branch should not be closed for operational reasons. At the Ostenhellweg have the employees of Burger King branch not so lucky.
Burger King is one of the most popular fast food chains worldwide.
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How things are going with these employees and whether the branch in Kley, which is also threatened by the closure, must now also close Burger King not yet announced. A request from our editorial team with a request for a statement on the situation was sent.
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Union secretary on Burger King branches closing: “Fast food restaurants are popular in the Ruhr area”
The NGG union asked the franchisee of the Burger King branches in Dortmund and the parent company is already planning to do so Branch closings to take it back. “Fast food restaurants are in Ruhr area popular. Employers now need to get paid Jobs confess – and to the proven cooperation with works councils, “said union secretary Martin Mura.
According to NGG information plans Burger King already opened a new branch in Kley – just a few hundred meters from the current location.
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