Vancouver Subway owner wins B.C.
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An unconventional entrepreneur is the ‘winner’ of the B.C. Federation of Labour’s Bad Boss Award.
Anil Dhawan allegedly has workers at his Subway sandwich shops sign away their right to overtime pay, in violation of B.C.’s labour code.
Dhawan disputes that, and invited The Province to meet him at the Oakridge Mall food fair outside one of his three outlets.
“I don’t shake hands,” he says, clasping his palms together at his chest.
“It’s a spiritual thing.
“Namaste.”
Dhawan was asked about a form — complete with Subway logo — which was distributed yesterday at the mall by members of the federation’s Employee Action Rights Network.
The form appears to ask employees to work overtime at straight pay.
“I ... understand that for any hours worked past 8 hours per day, I am entitled to overtime pay,” reads the unsigned form handed out by the group. “However, I acknowledge and agree to waive any overtime wages due to my request to work additional hours per week.”
Stephen Von Sychowski and other members of EARN also made an appearance at the Oakridge Subway outlet to present an oversized Bad Boss award to Dhawan, who was en route to the U.S. And unaware of his win.
“It’s pretty clear — the Employment Standards Act say you get paid to work overtime,” said Von Sychowski, who’s asking B.C.’s labour minister to investigate. “We’re hoping he’ll get the message and change that.
“We’re concerned about not just this particular outlet, but wage theft in general.
“People have to pay back their employers for dine-and-dash or gas-and-dash out of their wages, and that’s not right.”
Dhawan claims a franchise manager came up with the form, but it was never actually presented to employees to sign.
“It was never used,” said Dhawan. “One of my managers created it nine months ago.”
Dhawan said he’s been in business for eight years, and doesn’t deny that differences in opinion with employees crop up from time to time.
He seems particularly upset that rather than coming forward, employees went to an outside agency that sprang the accusations on him without warning.
“What they did is unethical and incorrigible,” said Dhawan. “It’s very unfair — bad tactics.
Working Wounded: Worst Boss in the World - ABC News
An unconventional entrepreneur is the ‘winner’ of the B.C. Federation of Labour’s Bad Boss Award.
Anil Dhawan allegedly has workers at his Subway sandwich shops sign away their right to overtime pay, in violation of B.C.’s labour code.
Dhawan disputes that, and invited The Province to meet him at the Oakridge Mall food fair outside one of his three outlets.
“I don’t shake hands,” he says, clasping his palms together at his chest.
“It’s a spiritual thing.
“Namaste.”
Dhawan was asked about a form — complete with Subway logo — which was distributed yesterday at the mall by members of the federation’s Employee Action Rights Network.
The form appears to ask employees to work overtime at straight pay.
“I ... understand that for any hours worked past 8 hours per day, I am entitled to overtime pay,” reads the unsigned form handed out by the group. “However, I acknowledge and agree to waive any overtime wages due to my request to work additional hours per week.”
Stephen Von Sychowski and other members of EARN also made an appearance at the Oakridge Subway outlet to present an oversized Bad Boss award to Dhawan, who was en route to the U.S. And unaware of his win.
“It’s pretty clear — the Employment Standards Act say you get paid to work overtime,” said Von Sychowski, who’s asking B.C.’s labour minister to investigate. “We’re hoping he’ll get the message and change that.
“We’re concerned about not just this particular outlet, but wage theft in general.
“People have to pay back their employers for dine-and-dash or gas-and-dash out of their wages, and that’s not right.”
Dhawan claims a franchise manager came up with the form, but it was never actually presented to employees to sign.
“It was never used,” said Dhawan. “One of my managers created it nine months ago.”
Dhawan said he’s been in business for eight years, and doesn’t deny that differences in opinion with employees crop up from time to time.
He seems particularly upset that rather than coming forward, employees went to an outside agency that sprang the accusations on him without warning.
“What they did is unethical and incorrigible,” said Dhawan. “It’s very unfair — bad tactics.
