Comment on I'm a California restaurant operator preparing for the $20-an-hour fast-food wage by trimming hours, eliminating employee vacation, and raising menu prices

marcos@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  It seems strange to us, but vacation time isn’t something required by law. In fact, there are no federal requirements for companies to cover paid sick leave, either (some states have them).

  Those things mostly came about as a way for companies to attract and retain employees, and because of union negotiations.

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  • rainynight65@feddit.de ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I assume you’re talking about this being the case in the US, because in many other countries things like annual leave, sick leave etc. are absolutely mandated by legislation or national standards.

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    • AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yep, hence “federal,” but I should have been specific.

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• athos77@kbin.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I'm just surprised that there's a restaurant that offers it. I mean, some restaurants do, but they're not usually chains.

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  • TigrisMorte@kbin.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    My bet is there never were any vacation days except on paper.

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    • Anticorp@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Winner!

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• ULS@lemmy.ml ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Just have no faith and you will stop asking these questions.

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  • marcos@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I meant to ask if it isn’t illegal or something like that?

    Around here one could get a nice pay out of it by suing. So much that company even thinks about it.

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    • isles@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Paid time off is not a guaranteed/protected benefit in the US. Even getting paid for the hours you work is lightly protected.

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      • metaStatic@kbin.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        You're lucky to have a job; and you want to get paid too? Damn entitled Zoomers.

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• harold999@lemm.ee ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Vacation leave is not paid but its still a cost to the business because they have to go through the process of finding another worker.

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  • marcos@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Vacation leave is not paid

    Wait, what?! You are just little-fired for a month?

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