(ONTARIO, CANADA) - Employees at the Tim Hortons locations owned by the children of the co-founders of the franchise say they’ve reduced Employee Benefits and cut back paid breaks to help offset Ontario’s $2.40 jump in Hourly Minimum Wage.

Jeri Horton-Joyce and Ron Joyce Jr. wrote a letter to Employees at their two Tim Hortons restaurants in Cobourg, Ontario that those who want to continue receiving dental and health benefits will have to pay a portion of the plan’s costs themselves.

Those working at the restaurant for more than five years will have to pay half, while those working from more than six months to five years will pay 75%.

Employee breaks will also no longer be compensated, the letter dated December 2017 read.

For example, those working nine-hour shifts will be paid for eight hours and 20 minutes, while those on three-hour blocks will be paid for two hours and 45 minutes.

 “We apologize for these changes,” the letter, widely circulated on Social Media, read. “Once the costs of the future are better known we may bring back some or all of the benefits we have had to remove.”

For More On This Labor News Story, Read: Tim Hortons Sued By U.S. Franchisee - A Developer Of Tim Hortons Franchises In The St. Louis Area Is Suing The U.S. Arm Of The Company For Failing To Meet Its Obligations at www.thestar.com/business/2017/11/28/tim-hortons-sued-by-us-franchisee.html