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Darden tests limiting worker hours as
health-care changes loom
Orlando Sentinel, by Sandra Pedicini
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Posted By:NuGoddess, 10/8/2012 6:24:31 PM
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| In an experiment apparently aimed at keeping down the cost of health-care reform, Orlando-based Darden Restaurants has stopped offering full-time schedules to many hourly workers in at least a few Olive Gardens, Red Lobsters and LongHorn Steakhouses. Darden said the test is taking place in ''a select number'' of restaurants in four markets, including Central Florida, but would not give details. The company said there has been no decision made about expanding it. In an emailed statement, Darden said staffing changes are "just one of the many things we are evaluating to help us address
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Comments:
This is due to Obamacare.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
Stlouislaxbros dad, 10/8/2012 6:28:08 PM (No. 8918918)
And this is Obama's idea of an improving economy?
Sorry Dems... Obamacare will kill jobs...in addition to destroying our healthcare.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
schnapps, 10/8/2012 6:32:34 PM (No. 8918923)
Darden will find it cheaper just to contribute to the Øbama campaign, then ask Sebelius for a waiver.
Y'know, the Chicago way.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
horacer, 10/8/2012 6:35:39 PM (No. 8918927)
24-28 work weeks will become the norm in many segments of our economy. This in turn will make more eligible for food stamps swelling their ranks as well as medicaid. The 47 will soon be 57.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
horacer, 10/8/2012 6:36:06 PM (No. 8918928)
24-28 hour work weeks
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Dante, 10/8/2012 6:39:01 PM (No. 8918931)
Of course the clueless, self-righteous dims will argue this shows the cruelty of corporate America rather than recognize this is a company trying to stay in business.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Patchy groundfog, 10/8/2012 6:40:33 PM (No. 8918936)
Darden should take it one step further. Ask employees if they agree with the 99% nonsense. If they do, reduce their hours to zero and sack them.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
jimboendaatl, 10/8/2012 6:46:04 PM (No. 8918945)
Wow, I'm shocked that businesses are not just going to bend over and take it. And in other news, studies show that water is wet.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
krause, 10/8/2012 6:46:17 PM (No. 8918946)
Those pesky unintended consequences.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
volksford, 10/8/2012 6:53:21 PM (No. 8918957)
Well first of all ,Red Lobster sucks, they can screw up seafood better than anyone. Longhorn is the essence of a lame ,noisy pack em' in steak joint. Olive Garden..Italian ?...gimme a break! Boycott the Obama lovin' Dardins .
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
RUReadyY3K, 10/8/2012 7:12:28 PM (No. 8918974)
They'll then need additional part time employees, which apparently will lower the unemployment rate.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
tappin52, 10/8/2012 7:26:20 PM (No. 8918995)
Didn't Darden succomb to Michelle's suggestions about lowering the salt and fat content of their menu selections?
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
balogreene, 10/8/2012 7:42:06 PM (No. 8919023)
I sort of disagree with #9, in re Longhorn restaurants, one near us is very quiet, the other very rowdy. Did you notice the last girl to comment on the short hours no longer works at the restaurant? We can vote with our feet if we think they are hurting their employees. Or we might realize even our own companies are cutting hours.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
SoCalGal, 10/8/2012 7:43:23 PM (No. 8919025)
Moochelle had some photo ops with Darden's Olive Garden and got them to employ her healthy eating in their menus. I had expected them to be out of business by now. What she didn't do, he will with Obamacare.
The Dynamic Duo.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
FIREMAN28, 10/8/2012 7:49:11 PM (No. 8919037)
Sorry #9 - no go.
In the Atlanta, GA suburbs these 3 chains are usually full of customers.
Good food, reasonable prices.
Sometimes the music is a bit loud in the bar area.
Plus if you eat at lunch time, they still have their lower prices.
Oh, by the way, did you know that several of the big box companies stopped hiring full time retail people more than a year ago.
This trend is not new.
So what you do is work in two seperate companies. Ask a retail sales person or cashier. The New Normal.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
DARling, 10/8/2012 8:16:35 PM (No. 8919076)
I haven't set foot in an Olive Garden since the "we don't need no stinkin' American flags here" debacle in Alabama. A club had booked a section of the restaurant for a meeting, and the members were told that their flag might cause problems. The company made excuses, then backpedaled.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
woodsman, 10/8/2012 9:36:22 PM (No. 8919201)
The u6 number is going to go through the roof when this thing hits
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