Page 49 - Worker Adjustment News Today

Thousands of Pizza Hut workers are facing layoffs Wednesday, a result of a new law increasing the fast-food minimum wage in California that goes into effect in April.

Two large Pizza Hut operators in California are laying off all their delivery drivers ahead of a new state law that raises the minimum wage for fast-food workers to $20 an hour, Business Insider reports. The layoffs impact hundreds of Pizza Hut locations across the state including Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, Ventura and San Bernardino […]

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.

 

Adverse consequences are anticipated as fast-food chains implement measures to mitigate the impact of increased labor costs. Read more.

Multiple Pizza Hut franchises in California are planning to lay off delivery drivers as the restaurant chain braces for an increase in the minimum wage for fast food workers next year.

Auction Direct USA in Victor closing Victor

Two Pizza Hut franchise operators with hundreds of stores across California will lay off all delivery drivers in February, according to a report by Business Insider. That's more than 1,200 jobs.

Pizza Hut plans to lay off 1,200 of its delivery drivers in California following a new policy increasing the state’s minimum wage.

Franchises that are part of a company that made nearly $7 billion in revenue in 2022 would rather lay off over 1,000 people than pay them more money.