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Lawsuit alleges wages paid Pizza Hut delivery drivers fall below mandated minimums - Kansas City Star (http://www.kansascity.com/business/story/1315877.html - broken link)
Well, gee, we already pay a $2.00 delivery fee, then tip the pizza guy a few more bucks, which s/he more than likely doesn't declare on his/her taxes. Deliver 2-3 pizzas an hour and you'll have doubled the minimum wage.
But, hey, that claim for reimbursement of laundering his/her uniform (translate: throwing a cotton polo shirt in the wash with the rest of his/her clothes) is pretty creative. Is there a company in America that pays employees for washing the clothes they wear to work?
...But, hey, that claim for reimbursement of laundering his/her uniform (translate: throwing a cotton polo shirt in the wash with the rest of his/her clothes) is pretty creative. Is there a company in America that pays employees for washing the clothes they wear to work?
Man if that works, maybe I should get my co-workers together......
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Pizza Hut should pay per mile or provide delivery vehicles. Same with cell phones. Provide a company phone or pay the driver a reasonable fee (I would say $8 per week) for the use of his cell phone for company business.
Location: Jonquil City (aka Smyrna) Georgia- by Atlanta
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Originally Posted by goodbyehollywood
Well, gee, we already pay a $2.00 delivery fee, then tip the pizza guy a few more bucks, which s/he more than likely doesn't declare on his/her taxes. Deliver 2-3 pizzas an hour and you'll have doubled the minimum wage.
But, hey, that claim for reimbursement of laundering his/her uniform (translate: throwing a cotton polo shirt in the wash with the rest of his/her clothes) is pretty creative. Is there a company in America that pays employees for washing the clothes they wear to work?
If the company requires you to wear a uniform as a condition of employment, they should not be allowed to charge you for it. If it is washable in a machine with other clothing items, the company should not have to give you anything to clean it BUT if it requires dry cleaning, the company should pay for that.
Is this going to raise the price of an already over priced pizza?
There are some pretty good
frozen store pizzas out there for less than half the price..
Maybe Congress can authorize more foreign contracts like employees from Mexico to replace these people who think they deserve minimum wage at $7.00 an hour. After all they are paid to do a job and not complain about how unfair life is!
Location: Jonquil City (aka Smyrna) Georgia- by Atlanta
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Maybe Congress can authorize more foreign contracts like employees from Mexico to replace these people who think they deserve minimum wage at $7.00 an hour. After all they are paid to do a job and not complain about how unfair life is!
Well, then there would be no pizza delivery, because the consumer wouldn't pay for it to be delivered. There would probably be no pizza business if the minimum wage were $10 an hour.
I honestly don't know why people waste their time and money on ordering substandard, overpriced, unhealthy pizza. I stopped doing it about six years ago. I completely went off the frozen pizzas about a year ago. It's just as easy to buy a crust, make your own sauce and do your own pizza. Not only is the cost a mere fraction, it tastes better and is healthier (most likely less salt).
But as to your original comment, legislating that minimum wage would only guarantee more unemployment - and more inflation once the government stepped up efforts to dealing with said unemployment (i.e. printing money to pay for jobs that the market can't support).
Location: Jonquil City (aka Smyrna) Georgia- by Atlanta
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Well, then there would be no pizza delivery, because the consumer wouldn't pay for it to be delivered. There would probably be no pizza business if the minimum wage were $10 an hour.
I honestly don't know why people waste their time and money on ordering substandard, overpriced, unhealthy pizza. I stopped doing it about six years ago. I completely went off the frozen pizzas about a year ago. It's just as easy to buy a crust, make your own sauce and do your own pizza. Not only is the cost a mere fraction, it tastes better and is healthier (most likely less salt).
But as to your original comment, legislating that minimum wage would only guarantee more unemployment - and more inflation once the government stepped up efforts to dealing with said unemployment (i.e. printing money to pay for jobs that the market can't support).
Of course there would be. A decent deilvery man can do at least 4 pizzas an hour if not more. That would be $2.50 to $3 per pizza to deliver it. And since tips can be assumed of at least $2 or so, you can see where the pizza man can bring in $16 an hour which should pay for wages, gas and the use of his cellphone plus a few bucks left over for profit for the business which is already making a good profit on the pizza itself.
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