At least 12 Starbucks The places were closed around British Colombia on the weekend, as a result of which the staff and customers were shocked by some of the closure.
Global news have confirmed at least 12 seatsFrom Victoria to Revelstoke, closed from Saturday.
Last Thursday, Starbucks confirmed that the company will dismiss about 900 non -navigation employees in the USA and Canada.
“Quite often, what is happening is that employers make a decision, well, you know that we would prefer to terminate and provide money than to provide a working notification,” Dan Balkaran, employee of Samfiri Tumarkin LLP employment.
Starbucks offers its partners a weekly marking or a free pound of coffee, as well as a 30 percent discount on food, drinks and goods.
These benefits continue for life if you leave the company with a minimum age of 55 years with at least 10 years of continuous service, according to a long -standing barist, which has lost its work and says that they will also lose almost eight years of service if they are applied to another Starbucks.
“They may have specific business reasons, financial restrictions, who knows,” Balkaran said.
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“If they close shops, it is not surprising that other cost savings.”
On Thursday, the employees of the affected stores Starbucks received two days a notice of closure.
While enterprises have a legal requirement for the provision of a working notification, Dan Balkaran’s employment lawyer said that more than 90 percent of time, employers prefer to terminate the staff and pay compensation in the form of a weekend.
“Quite often, what is happening is that employers make a decision, well, you know that we would prefer to stop and provide money than to provide a working notice,” said Balkaran, partner of Samfir Tumarkin LLP.
Starbucks Canada did not respond to a request about the comments from Global News.
A review of Starbucks places showed that many do not correspond to the target indicators of financial indicators or cannot create the environment that customers expect, according to a letter sent by the General Director of Starbucks Brian Niccol last Thursday.
“Every year we open and close the coffee houses for various reasons, from financial indicators to the lease of the expiration,” Nicko wrote. “This is a more significant action that we understand will affect partners and customers. Our coffee houses are the centers of the community, and the closure of any place is difficult. ”
BC retail expert David Jan Gray says ineffective stores are eliminated, and other places are added or repaired to return the Starbucks brand as a public space between the house and work.
“They want places that are returning to the roots of what you want to hang out, the third place was their great mantra in the past, unlike the transaction to order coffee, pick it up and leave,” said Gray, who is an instructor at the Capilano Business School.
“In urban conditions, they are probably crowded, and they fell into some places where they really do not earn money in these places.”
It is not known whether it is possible to close more stores in British Colombia.
-T -files from Associated Press
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