Wal-Mart's insurance move reveals Obamacare truth

BBC ^ | October 8, 2014 | Anthony Zurcher

[Blue Collar Christian]

I concur. Economics 101.

“It wouldn’t be surprising...if in a few years there were no companies offering healthcare to part-time employees.”

It wouldn’t be surprising if in a few years there are no companies offering full time jobs.

I mean DUH!

[SoothingDave]

As the Atlantic's David A Graham notes, many of the law's critics said the result would be that large companies cut the hours worked by their employees to fewer than 30 a week. Instead what appears to be happening is that big retailers like Wal-Mart, Target, Home Depot and Walgreens are simply doing away with the health benefits of their part-time workers entirely.

Does "instead" mean something different across the pond?

[kearnyirish2]

That’s right. In my case I have a full-time job, and part-time jobs I see offered would conflict with the scheduling (since they are no longer fixed evening or early morning hours - they want round-the-clock flexibility, probably so they can operate with minimal staff and still cover absenteeism).