Gull Statement Regarding Drive Off Fines

Gull Statement Regarding Drive Off Fines

Gull, like the rest of New Zealand, is very concerned with the actions taken by the Masterton Night n Day franchisee to deduct employees pay to cover costs of public drive offs. Gull’s policy is not to charge staff for drive offs that happen on their shift and we have contacted all Gull branded sites across the country to reiterate this policy and ensure that it does not happen again.

We have launched an investigation into this situation and are gathering information from Night ‘N Day, the franchisee, the employee and also our other sites across the country. Not only do we want to get to the bottom of what has happened, we want to ensure this is an isolated incident. We will be reviewing the policy to leave no room for interpretation.

We are very disappointed and sorry for the way in which Kerry McIvor was treated by the franchisee. Night n Day Chief Executive Tony Allison has spoken and apologised to Kerry and we too have called Kerry but are yet to speak with him to apologise. We can confirm that Kerry has been sent reimbursement for his deducted pay.

We are confident that this will not happen to any other employee of a Gull franchise going forward and that significant steps are being taken to ensure franchisees do not deduct pay from employees for drive offs.

For clarity, Night n Day Foodstores Limited hold a management agreement over 21 Gull outlets. Night n Day train and install franchisees to operate the sites. Gull approves or declines franchisees nominated to them by Night n Day.

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