(Bucca di Beppo) Orlando's Earl Enterprises cuts workers' hours, denies health-care link [View all]
Source: Orlando Sentinel
About 400 workers from Orlando-based Earl Enterprises, primarily in its Buca di Beppo restaurant chain, have had their hours cut to less than 30 a week across the country, founder Robert Earl acknowledged Monday.
The company is the first in Central Florida to reveal it is reducing some workers' hours to under 30 a week — the threshold at which employers will have to provide health insurance under "Obamacare." Still, Earl insisted the changes were not a response to health-care reform. Instead, he said, it's being done to hire more people.
Earl said in a brief interview that he did not know whether the reductions would affect his other chains, including Planet Hollywood and Earl of Sandwich.
"Our reason for the schedule (change) is the work force size," not health care, said Earl, adding that because of high industry turnover, the company wants more workers.
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Oh knock that "work force size" BS off, Mr. Earl. I know what you're thinking. I'm crossing Bucca di Beppo off my eat-out list, maybe Planet Hollywood too. I've got better Italian restaurants in my area.
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