“I’m only allowed to schedule people for 29 hours a week - tops. Above minimum pay, but no benefits.
All due to ‘complying’ with Obamacare.”
The local state university used to pay full benefits, including subsidized health insurance, to all employees working 20 hours or more per week. Because of the cost of the Obamacare-mandated benefits, the university “complied” with the law by eliminating benefits for most of the people working 20-29 hours per week. Some people previously working between 20 and 29 hours per week were fired, and a few were given enough hours to get them to 30 hours and keep their benefits. Overall, it’s been a fiasco for the vast majority of the part-timers.
It’s hard. In one sense, I’ve been able to cut the fat which helps my bottom line, and also shed some workers I was ‘stuck’ with form a previous manager.
BUT - that’s nothing I wouldn’t have done, anyway - it just forced my hand.
We’re ALL Free Agents - more so now than ever.