Not very Good GoodEarth
I have been part of a little community that has frequented Glenmore Landing GoodEarth coffee house for almost a decade, many have for nearly 2 decades, but most are finding new places. And I am going to encourage others to if I can.
I want to put out to the city and the company that allowing the new owner to not pay the baristas, to soft fire, by just removing their shifts and holding their T4s, when they try to approach this with you, is not okay or acceptable. Not long ago this practise would have never stood, it should not now.
Exploiting people who have the vulnerable enough circumstances to be forced to accept it, is disgustingly, unacceptable. In Canada and that means Alberta, we must uphold our standards of fair practice for everyone equally, in accordance with laws created for everyone residing in Canada.
When a person works for you they must be paid on time, in full, for their time; and any company that allows this treatment of their staff to continue, and allows the owner also to apply financial fines as punishment to her employees, whether it as Alberta Born franchise or not, should see their business fail as a result. These baristas are amazing, this treatment if them is deplorable. Not a very Good GoodEarth