Gov Newsome signed a wage increase bill that increased the minimum wage to $20/hour. Delivery people at PH are now losing their jobs.
Unintended consequences or, ah the companies will pay it.....?
You can't fix stupid.
Pizza Hut is set to lay off more than 1,200 delivery drivers in Los Angeles, Orange and Riverside counties in the coming year, ahead of a new state law that boosts the fast-food minimum wage by $4 to $20 per hour.
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A second Pizza Hut franchise, Southern California Pizza Co., is also planning to lay off 841 drivers. The layoffs will impact drivers in Pizza Hut locations in Sacramento, Palm Springs, Los Angeles, Central California, Southern Oregon, the Reno-Tahoe area, among others.
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Yum! Brands, which owns Pizza Hut and other fast food companies such as Taco Bell and KFC, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Following the law's passing, Holden in a statement said the pay increase will help workers feed their children, keep gas in their vehicles, and improve the quality of life of many.
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It was previously reported that other food chains such as Chipotle and McDonald's said they planned to raise menu prices as a way to offset the costs of higher wages in California.
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AB 1228 will impact more than 550,000 fast food workers and about 30,000 restaurants in the state.
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Unintended consequences or, ah the companies will pay it.....?
You can't fix stupid.
Pizza Hut is set to lay off more than 1,200 delivery drivers in Los Angeles, Orange and Riverside counties in the coming year, ahead of a new state law that boosts the fast-food minimum wage by $4 to $20 per hour.
_____________________________
A second Pizza Hut franchise, Southern California Pizza Co., is also planning to lay off 841 drivers. The layoffs will impact drivers in Pizza Hut locations in Sacramento, Palm Springs, Los Angeles, Central California, Southern Oregon, the Reno-Tahoe area, among others.
_____________________________
Yum! Brands, which owns Pizza Hut and other fast food companies such as Taco Bell and KFC, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
______________________________
Following the law's passing, Holden in a statement said the pay increase will help workers feed their children, keep gas in their vehicles, and improve the quality of life of many.
______________________________
It was previously reported that other food chains such as Chipotle and McDonald's said they planned to raise menu prices as a way to offset the costs of higher wages in California.
_______________________________
AB 1228 will impact more than 550,000 fast food workers and about 30,000 restaurants in the state.

Pizza Hut to lay off thousands of California workers
Pizza Hut is set to lay off more than 1,200 delivery drivers in Los Angeles, Orange and Riverside counties in the coming year, ahead of a new state law that boosts the fast-food minimum wage by $4 to $20 per hour.
