Mon Jan 7, 2013, 05:56 PM

warrior1 (12,230 posts)

Wendy’s Franchise Cuts Employee Hours To Part-Time To Avoid Obamacare

http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/01/07/1409841/wendys-obamacare/

Not long after the owner of the Olive Garden and Red Lobster chains admitted their anti-Obamacare campaigns hurt more than helped, the owner of a Wendy’s franchise in Omaha, Nebraska plans to cut 300 employees’ hours to part-time to avoid providing them with health care coverage.

By moving workers to part-time status in order to avoid paying for their health benefits, the Wendy’s franchise would shift the costs of insurance coverage onto hundreds of employees:

The company has announced that all non-management positions will have their hours reduced to 28 a week. Gary Burdette, vice president of operations for the local franchise, says the cuts are coming because the new Affordable Health Care Act requires employers to offer health insurance to employees working 32-38 hours a week. Under the current law they are not considered full time and that as a small business owner, he can’t afford to stay in operation and pay for everyone’s health insurance.

But anecdotal evidence suggests this strategy may backfire on the Omaha Wendy’s operations. This fall, Denny’s quickly distanced itself from a franchisee’s similar ploy, while Darden Restaurants saw a sharp 37 percent drop in profit after threatening to cut workers to part-time.

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Wendy’s Franchise Cuts Employee Hours To Part-Time To Avoid Obamacare (Original post)	warrior1	Jan 2013	OP
Is that just Omaha or is it corporate policy?	Hekate	Jan 2013	#1
Sounds Like A Franchise	SoCalMusicLover	Jan 2013	#6
Just the one idiot.	MADem	Sep 2013	#57
300 employee's?	lame54	Jan 2013	#2
Probably has several stores	RomneyLies	Jan 2013	#10
It's a franchise. Most franchise owners have more than one store.	Tempest	Jan 2013	#27
A typical MacD has over 100 employees	BlueStreak	Sep 2013	#53
I Hope Word Gets Out About This Location	SoCalMusicLover	Jan 2013	#3
Why didn't Obamacare address this?	leftstreet	Jan 2013	#4
This isn't anything new -	lynne	Jan 2013	#24
So Obamacare ignored the reality of the workplace	leftstreet	Jan 2013	#29
Bullshit.	xfundy	Sep 2013	#59
Ermmm ...	1StrongBlackMan	Jan 2013	#5
The article excerpt right in the OP states that the company in question	ChisolmTrailDem	Jan 2013	#15
Then ...	1StrongBlackMan	Oct 2013	#61
No shit!	gopiscrap	Sep 2013	#51
Don't worry about it. They're about to destroy their business with a one-two punch.	Systematic Chaos	Jan 2013	#7
300 employees?	Vinnie From Indy	Jan 2013	#8
I'm guessing multiple stores... -eom	gcomeau	Jan 2013	#9
There may be several thousand companies planning on doing this that we haven't heard	DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav	Jan 2013	#11
Yes, the businesses that have been doing it then see that their help quits in droves,	Ikonoklast	Jan 2013	#12
Yes, I'm totally ignorant. That's why I asked the question. I don't make minimum wage but	DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav	Jan 2013	#13
People were NOT lining up for those jobs. Why do you think those employers had to cave in?	Ikonoklast	Jan 2013	#20
I thought they caved due to bad press and being boycotted. I had no idea no one wanted those jobs.	DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav	Jan 2013	#22
Not really. The employers also have to deal with the paperwork, dealing with the insurer,	Ikonoklast	Jan 2013	#37
The situation of business owners acting like dicks?	Tempest	Jan 2013	#30
any single person age 20 making under 15,250 per year will qualify for medicare and pay 0 dollars	notadmblnd	Jan 2013	#44
I just heard of a local Pizza Hut doing this	Fumesucker	Jan 2013	#14
I'm hearing the same. I personally know a few business owners who are already starting to cut	DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav	Jan 2013	#18
They are lying	loyalsister	Jan 2013	#16
Now they are even cutting back management I gather	Fumesucker	Jan 2013	#19
I used to work for a Darden restaurant	BWC	Jan 2013	#17
We have the power to stop this nonsense	stultusporcos	Jan 2013	#21
Way ahead of you.	Tempest	Jan 2013	#33
Same with me but only about 10 years ago	stultusporcos	Jan 2013	#43
It was an Arby's in Denver that got me to stop	Tempest	Jan 2013	#46
The question for me is, is the company right that it would go out of business	Skip Intro	Jan 2013	#23
If a company chooses not to offer its employees health care they may have to pay $2,000 per employee	PoliticAverse	Jan 2013	#32
That doesn't answer the question I asked.	Skip Intro	Jan 2013	#34
Unless the franchise owner provides proof of his financial status, there is no real way to know.	Ikonoklast	Jan 2013	#45
record profits. all they have to do is add a nickle to the burgers.	seabeyond	Jan 2013	#40
The numbers I saw	Sez Eye	Sep 2013	#50
oh bullshit. fuckin stupid and you went for a post how old? go away. nt	seabeyond	Sep 2013	#52
Keeping low wage employees part time isn't anything new.	alphafemale	Jan 2013	#25
Exactly.	LisaLynne	Jan 2013	#35
Xipe Totec cuts Wendy's out of is menu to say "fuck you"	Xipe Totec	Jan 2013	#26
The following IRS webpage explains employer's responsibilities under the ACA and the 30 hour issue..	PoliticAverse	Jan 2013	#28
So based on the IRS link ...	1StrongBlackMan	Jan 2013	#38
I don't think so.	Travis_0004	Sep 2013	#54
No ...	1StrongBlackMan	Oct 2013	#62
Remember it's not the company itself - just another asshole franchise owner.	Initech	Jan 2013	#31
He is expanding his stores, by denying his workers benefits and health ins.	julian09	Jan 2013	#36
With 300	1StrongBlackMan	Jan 2013	#39
my aunt works for the city	Epiphany4z	Jan 2013	#41
i sent my email.	seabeyond	Jan 2013	#42
Do you want the person handling your Big Classic to be without health insurance?	muntrv	Jan 2013	#47
Having worked for Wendy's in the past, this is nothing new for it or the industry	davidn3600	Jan 2013	#48
another restaurant to avoid	Liberal_in_LA	Jan 2013	#49
Yes, Don't give Wendy's your money	dem in texas	Sep 2013	#55
Well I use to love eating their food but like my wife and I have done with so many other food places	diabeticman	Sep 2013	#56
Wendy's corporate has a customer service number at (888)-624-8140	BlueStreak	Sep 2013	#58
But seriously, we know the shit they sell is harmful to us and our families.	xfundy	Sep 2013	#60
Spam deleted by MIR Team	dawnwells	Apr 2016	#63

Response to warrior1 (Original post)

Mon Jan 7, 2013, 05:59 PM

Hekate (61,707 posts)

1. Is that just Omaha or is it corporate policy?

That will have an influence on whether I decide to boycott our local Wendy's or not. It just may be one rogue franchisee, in which case corporate HQ should be put on notice that they need to rein the jerk in because it will harm their brand if they don't.

Wendy’s Franchise Cuts Employee Hours To Part-Time To Avoid Obamacare

1. Is that just Omaha or is it corporate policy?

6. Sounds Like A Franchise

57. Just the one idiot.

2. 300 employee's?

10. Probably has several stores

27. It's a franchise. Most franchise owners have more than one store.

53. A typical MacD has over 100 employees

3. I Hope Word Gets Out About This Location

4. Why didn't Obamacare address this?

24. This isn't anything new -

29. So Obamacare ignored the reality of the workplace

59. Bullshit.

5. Ermmm ...

15. The article excerpt right in the OP states that the company in question

61. Then ...

51. No shit!

7. Don't worry about it. They're about to destroy their business with a one-two punch.

8. 300 employees?

9. I'm guessing multiple stores... -eom

11. There may be several thousand companies planning on doing this that we haven't heard

12. Yes, the businesses that have been doing it then see that their help quits in droves,

13. Yes, I'm totally ignorant. That's why I asked the question. I don't make minimum wage but

20. People were NOT lining up for those jobs. Why do you think those employers had to cave in?

22. I thought they caved due to bad press and being boycotted. I had no idea no one wanted those jobs.

37. Not really. The employers also have to deal with the paperwork, dealing with the insurer,

30. The situation of business owners acting like dicks?

44. any single person age 20 making under 15,250 per year will qualify for medicare and pay 0 dollars

14. I just heard of a local Pizza Hut doing this

18. I'm hearing the same. I personally know a few business owners who are already starting to cut

16. They are lying

19. Now they are even cutting back management I gather

17. I used to work for a Darden restaurant

21. We have the power to stop this nonsense

33. Way ahead of you.

43. Same with me but only about 10 years ago

46. It was an Arby's in Denver that got me to stop

23. The question for me is, is the company right that it would go out of business

32. If a company chooses not to offer its employees health care they may have to pay $2,000 per employee

34. That doesn't answer the question I asked.

45. Unless the franchise owner provides proof of his financial status, there is no real way to know.

40. record profits. all they have to do is add a nickle to the burgers.

50. The numbers I saw

52. oh bullshit. fuckin stupid and you went for a post how old? go away. nt

25. Keeping low wage employees part time isn't anything new.

35. Exactly.

26. Xipe Totec cuts Wendy's out of is menu to say "fuck you"

28. The following IRS webpage explains employer's responsibilities under the ACA and the 30 hour issue..

38. So based on the IRS link ...

54. I don't think so.

62. No ...

31. Remember it's not the company itself - just another asshole franchise owner.

36. He is expanding his stores, by denying his workers benefits and health ins.

39. With 300

41. my aunt works for the city

42. i sent my email.

47. Do you want the person handling your Big Classic to be without health insurance?

48. Having worked for Wendy's in the past, this is nothing new for it or the industry

49. another restaurant to avoid

55. Yes, Don't give Wendy's your money

56. Well I use to love eating their food but like my wife and I have done with so many other food places

58. Wendy's corporate has a customer service number at (888)-624-8140

60. But seriously, we know the shit they sell is harmful to us and our families.