By CBC News | Link to Article
The owner of 19 Subway shops in northwestern Alberta has put up posters linking the loss of temporary foreign workers to slower service in her restaurants.
By CBC News | Link to Article
The owner of 19 Subway shops in northwestern Alberta has put up posters linking the loss of temporary foreign workers to slower service in her restaurants.
The posters created by Shawna Miller show a diner holding a fork next to an empty plate, with the question: “Why is this order taking forever?”
“Our staff still have smiling faces on and they greet the customer, but there simply isn’t enough of them to perform the job, so service slows down,” Miller said.
Of the 180 people who work at Miller’s Subway restaurants, 70 are foreign workers.
Miller says many will have to leave Canada soon, and new rules put in place by the federal government will make it difficult to replace them.
“We are making plans for the future, in the event that we are unable to fill those positions, and looking at reductions in hours and store closures,” she said.