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Kroger to Slash Hourly Workers to Avoid Obamacare Penalties
Flopping Aces ^ | 11/4/2012 | Doug Ross

Posted on 11/12/2012 12:05:46 PM PST by tobyhill

Operative Faith reveals that Kroger will soon join the ranks of Durden Restaurants and slash the hours of its non-exempt (hourly) workers to avoid millions in Obamacare penalties.

To give you a sense of Kroger’s size and importance, its sales last year were $90 billion and it employs nearly 350,000 people. Most of its jobs are hourly and the vast majority of workers are neither millionaires or billionaires.

Faith is a mid-level manager at Kroger and reports the dire news:

Last week we found out that, beginning in January, any employee who is not full-time at that point,will be limited to 28 hours per week and all new hires will be subject to the same policy.

Currently, part-time employees can work as many hours as needed.

Many Kroger employees, I believe, will be shocked to find out about this new policy.

(Excerpt) Read more at floppingaces.net ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2012; bhoeconomy; bholayoffs; bhomcjobs; democrathealthcare; democrats; economy; elections; forwardtohell; fuobamavoters; hopeychangey2; jobs; layoffs; mcjobs; obama; obamacare; socialisthealthcare
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To: tobyhill

These stories are getting traction. I didn’t think it would hit so quick.

All of the big companies trying to get out ahead of obamacare regs & costs will shortly be getting a visitor from the Obamastapo. The kenyan doesn’t like bad PR and will send in the thugs. Guaranteed.


61 posted on 11/12/2012 12:38:28 PM PST by lodi90
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To: napscoordinator

“Wagman’s is one of the top grocery stores in the United States and maybe the world”

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And I never even heard of them.

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62 posted on 11/12/2012 12:38:33 PM PST by Mears
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To: tobyhill

They’re almost all black here, too. The incompetence is overwhelming. I think there’s five or six white employees, and none at the cash registers. It’s not a matter of demeanor, because most are nice, but very incompetent. I think there’s a high turn over, and it’s a huge store.


63 posted on 11/12/2012 12:38:40 PM PST by onyx (FREE REPUBLIC IS HERE TO STAY! DONATE MONTHLY! IF YOU WANT ON SARAH PALIN''S PING LIST, LET ME KNOW)
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To: cripplecreek

When I worked for Kroger in the late 1980’s, I remember it messing with my hours so I wouldn’t join the UFCW. Didn’t care much at the time, as I didn’t care for the UFCW. I wonder if any of the employees affected here are members of the union?


64 posted on 11/12/2012 12:39:30 PM PST by 1rudeboy
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To: Conserev1

once they get rid of that “loophole”, there will be no more jobs. You have that exactly right.


65 posted on 11/12/2012 12:40:29 PM PST by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: lodi90

Over 40K hard layoffs in less than a week, and that’s just what I’ve been able to document.


66 posted on 11/12/2012 12:40:29 PM PST by null and void (America - Abducted by Aliens...)
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To: Mears; napscoordinator

I’ve never heard of Wagman’s either.

Hiya sweet Naps!!!!


67 posted on 11/12/2012 12:41:02 PM PST by onyx (FREE REPUBLIC IS HERE TO STAY! DONATE MONTHLY! IF YOU WANT ON SARAH PALIN''S PING LIST, LET ME KNOW)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

Fly in the ointment here is that they will need to nearly double the number of part-time employees on the payroll in order to cover all their shifts.


Not if you replace a lot of those retail and restaurant employees with touch screens and other forms of automation.


68 posted on 11/12/2012 12:42:05 PM PST by lodi90
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To: GoodDay

Maybe not so much unemployment as UNDERemployment. However, the same person could work half time each at two different grocery stores and not get Obamacare-bombed. The invisible hand is quicker than the Democrat eye.


69 posted on 11/12/2012 12:42:05 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (How long before all this "fairness" kills everybody, even the poor it was supposed to help???)
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To: tobyhill

A running list of these type hourly work force reductions needs to be maintained.

So far:
Kroger
Papa Johns
Applebees
Durden Restaurants

Who else? Please add.


70 posted on 11/12/2012 12:42:31 PM PST by Rebelbase (The most transparent administration ever is clear as mud.)
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To: lodi90

These companies have to plan 2 to 3 years in advance or shareholders bail.


71 posted on 11/12/2012 12:42:56 PM PST by tobyhill
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To: null and void

You left out Papa Johns and Applebee’s.

Fact is that all retail-type businesses will be forced to do the same


72 posted on 11/12/2012 12:43:12 PM PST by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: GoodDay

Disagree... If an employer has X number of hours of work to be done but has to limit each employee to less than is needed, the only other option they have is to hire more workers. A larger number of workers doing less work essentially accomplish the same amount of work.


73 posted on 11/12/2012 12:44:27 PM PST by paul544
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To: Rebelbase

To all laid-off or hours-cut-back employees
...Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha...if you voted for DIMs/Libs/nobama.


74 posted on 11/12/2012 12:45:19 PM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: napscoordinator

Kroger is the premier grocer in our area, and nothing comes close to them. It is the largest supermarket chain in America, but operates other grocery stores besides the Kroger flagship name.


75 posted on 11/12/2012 12:46:40 PM PST by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! True supporters of our troops pray for their victory!)
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To: GeronL

Yes I did. Good catch! Adding now.


76 posted on 11/12/2012 12:46:51 PM PST by null and void (America - Abducted by Aliens...)
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To: tobyhill

I foresee a mad scramble among workers trying to get a second under 30 hour/week job to get enough hours to make ends meet. The lucky people will have two jobs. The not so lucky or qualified will get poorer real fast.


77 posted on 11/12/2012 12:47:25 PM PST by married21 (As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.)
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To: Toespi

Companies like Kroger make a KILLING with all those added customers swiping their EBT cards. No surprise here that they support Obama.


78 posted on 11/12/2012 12:48:11 PM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: onyx

It’s Wegman’s. Started in Rochester, NY. Mostly in the NE and mid-Atlantic states, but spreading. Lots of pre-made and specialty foods. Caters to people who have lots of money and don’t like to cook.


79 posted on 11/12/2012 12:48:11 PM PST by randita
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To: jsanders2001
Only his plan is going to backfire big time on him and I’m going to tell you why. Only the young idiots that voted for him will have any jobs because no one else ill be able to survive on part time wages so they will have to live at home with their parents until 0 has dumped out all of of their parent’s savings to live on.

I know a young guy like this. He voted for Gary Johnson. Most of his friends voted Obama. He thinks the biggest thing that happened last Tuesday was that Colorado legalized pot smoking, and he thinks it's pretty cool he can stay on dad's health insurance till age 26.


80 posted on 11/12/2012 12:51:15 PM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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