Keyser_Soze Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 California Pizza Huts lay off all delivery drivers ahead of minimum wage increase WWW.USATODAY.COM Fast-food workers in the state are set to get a pay bump of close to 30% in April as the minimum wages rises from $16 to $20 an hour. Quote Pizza Hut is laying off more than 1,200 delivery drivers in California. The layoffs, which will take place through the end of February, come as California's minimum wage is about to go up by $4. Fast-food workers in the state are set to get a pay bump of close to 30% in April as the minimum wages rises from $16 to $20 an hour. PacPizza, LLC, operating as Pizza Hut, said in a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act notice that the company made a business decision to eliminate first-party delivery services and, as a result, the elimination of all delivery driver positions, according to Business Insider. The notice was filed with the state's Employment Development Department. Southern California Pizza Co., a second Pizza Hut franchise, is also eliminating its in-house delivery services and laying off 841 drivers, according to a WARN Act notice from Dec 1. The layoffs impact drivers at Pizza Hut locations in Sacramento, Palm Springs, Los Angeles and other cities throughout the state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unogueen Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 Corporate cynicism is the real problem. Not wages. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 Do most restaurants still have their own delivery driver anymore? Pretty much in my area (+200k population) everything is pretty much done by Skip the Dishes, Door Dash, or Uber Eats for fast food delivery. I think Dominos and a few independent Chinese restaurants still use their own, but that’s about it. Surprising to kinda see driver layoffs stateside, as I thought we were behind you guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Air_Delivery Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 I know they think they are being cute but Dominoes and Papa Johns are gonna take that extra buisness. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unogueen Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 9 minutes ago, silentbob said: Do most restaurants still have their own delivery driver anymore? Pretty much in my area (+200k population) everything is pretty much done by Skip the Dishes, Door Dash, or Uber Eats for fast food delivery. I think Dominos and a few independent Chinese restaurants still use their own, but that’s about it. Surprising to kinda see driver layoffs stateside, as I thought we were behind you guys. I cannot emphasize enough how shit rideshares are for foodservice business. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted December 27, 2023 Author Share Posted December 27, 2023 48 minutes ago, unogueen said: I cannot emphasize enough how shit rideshares are for foodservice business. They also jack up the price so it cost double than it normally would. Imagine ordering a $7 pizza and then it cost $15 to get it delivered. If it was delivered from the pizza place they allegedly include the delivery fee in the price but it's generally not much. This should hurt Pizza Hut in the long run but never underestimate lazy people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unogueen Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 11 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: They also jack up the price so it cost double than it normally would. Imagine ordering a $7 pizza and then it cost $15 to get it delivered. If it was delivered from the pizza place they allegedly include the delivery fee in the price but it's generally not much. This should hurt Pizza Hut in the long run but never underestimate lazy people. Pretty much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoberChef Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 WHOA! Minimum wage in Cali is now $20!? Only just now hit $15 in NYS. Wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unogueen Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 As far as foodservice goes, the most important priority should be eliminating the two tiered wage system for service staff. Ontario did this with the last min wage raise. Also any add for restaurants like the $2 for the restaurants in Ubereats goes straight to Uber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 4 hours ago, Air_Delivery said: I know they think they are being cute but Dominoes and Papa Johns are gonna take that extra buisness. Hopefully will benefit some local shops too 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Fizzzzle Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 5 hours ago, SoberChef said: WHOA! Minimum wage in Cali is now $20!? Only just now hit $15 in NYS. Wow! I mean... let me put it this way... I have 2 friends who work for facebook that live in San Jose. Between the both of them, they make something like $250k/year. They're roommates. Granted, they have a very nice apartment and both drive nice cars, but still. The problem is, especially in the bay area, they've far passed the point where service workers can't afford to live anywhere near where they work, which has led to a dearth of service workers in places like San Francisco. They have no choice but to keep raising the minimum wage, otherwise silicon valley employees won't be able to get their cappuccinos or go out for drinks anymore, because the service workers are commuting from Stockton every day and many/most will find that it simply isn't worth it. As usual, the problem with California is HOUSING. FUCK THE NIMBYS AND BUILD IT 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osxmatt Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 Let’s see. This is bad for customers. This is bad for workers. Just who exactly is this good for? (I don’t actually need an answer to this) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ominous Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 12 hours ago, silentbob said: Do most restaurants still have their own delivery driver anymore? Pretty much in my area (+200k population) everything is pretty much done by Skip the Dishes, Door Dash, or Uber Eats for fast food delivery. I think Dominos and a few independent Chinese restaurants still use their own, but that’s about it. Surprising to kinda see driver layoffs stateside, as I thought we were behind you guys. All the pizza places do, but that's it as far as I know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jwheel86 Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 11 hours ago, Keyser_Soze said: They also jack up the price so it cost double than it normally would. Imagine ordering a $7 pizza and then it cost $15 to get it delivered. If it was delivered from the pizza place they allegedly include the delivery fee in the price but it's generally not much. This should hurt Pizza Hut in the long run but never underestimate lazy people. One night I compared the local pizza place's delivery service vs DoorDash (same place, order, and tip), was only $1 difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakoo Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 I give them about 1-2 months before they backtrack due to poor sales. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 To protest this unjust treatment of workers my lifelong boycott of Pizza Hut shall continue unabated. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted December 27, 2023 Share Posted December 27, 2023 Once again, I am fully justified in my firm opposition to using food delivery services of any sort. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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