On 2/28/2017 6:45 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

>
> Funny we should be talking about fast-food jobs. Wendy's isn't
> reducing the number of burger flippers it employs, but it is putting
> in self-serve ordering kiosks, thus reducing the number of order-takers
> it employs. Initially, they plan to retain the order-takers and make
> them burger-flippers, although I couldn't find information on whether
> that means reduced hours for both current burger-flippers and those
> being transitioned from order taking.
>
> I see that the kiosks cost $15,000 and Wendy's expects to break even
> in two years, suggesting that an order-taker makes $7,500 per year.
> Probably one of those industries that are unwilling to give employees
> more than part-time hours so that they don't have to provide health
> insurance.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>

I wonder what would happen if they did give them the hours and benefits.
Prices would have to increase of course so if only one place did it
they would lose out to the competition.

The typical fast food place has maybe 30 employees. Insuring them would
be maybe $15,000 a month. I have no idea how many items they sell in a
month and what it would add to an order of fries. If we don't pay for
it in the price of burgers, we pay for it in taxes or higher bills for
those of us that are insured when they show up at the ER and need
treatment.