Burger King wants a manager for $48K. Experts say foreign workers aren’t the answer | Globalnews.ca

A Burger King in Mississauga , Ontario , posted an opening for a restaurant manager position on the federal government’s online job bank.

Underneath the posting, a banner reads, “This employer has applied for a Labour Market Impact Assessment ( LMIA ) to hire a foreign worker to fill labour or skills shortages on a temporary basis.

The job comes with an annual salary offer of $ 48,000 , which works out to be just under $25 an hour, with hours listed as “Day, Evening, Night, Weekend, Early Morning , Morning”.

In August , the federal government announced it was introducing restrictions to the TWF program.

The government said it will refuse applications for low-wage temporary foreign workers in regions with an unemployment rate of six per cent or higher.

Restaurants Canada says the hospitality sector needs foreign workers.

But please help us find those individuals within Canada that don’t have a job and would be willing to work and learn on onsite,” Max Roy of Restaurants Canada said. Tal said that while restaurants may feel the pinch in the short term, this move could improve productivity in the long run. “You have to innovate. You have to think about different menus. You have to think about different ways of attracting people while employing less people or paying them a bit more.”.