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California’s state senate passed a bill last week that could revolutionize the west coast and U.S. fast-food industry. If signed into law, the bill would create a council that would set wages and working conditions for the industry.
According to a study by UCLA and UC-Berkley, nearly two-thirds of fast-food workers in Los Angeles said they’d experienced wage theft. Nearly half experienced injuries or faced health and safety hazards on the job.
This legislation would be the first of its kind in the country. If passed, other places in the U.S. and maybe even other nations could follow suit.
We hear from a fast-food worker who’s been speaking out about the poor working conditions at his job and why he hopes this bill could change that. We also talk to one of the co-authors of the study.
According to a study by UCLA and UC-Berkley, nearly two-thirds of fast-food workers in Los Angeles said they’d experienced wage theft. Nearly half experienced injuries or faced health and safety hazards on the job.
This legislation would be the first of its kind in the country. If passed, other places in the U.S. and maybe even other nations could follow suit.
We hear from a fast-food worker who’s been speaking out about the poor working conditions at his job and why he hopes this bill could change that. We also talk to one of the co-authors of the study.
The future of working in fast food
Posted from the1a.org
Food/Chow
Restaurants
Jobs
Employment
University of California – Berkeley
Posted >1 y ago
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."While higher wages, health care, tuition reimbursement, and scheduling flexibility, are just the basics quick-service restaurant employers need to offer, restaurants trying to attract talent by providing only basic benefits are fooling themselves. Currently, quick-service restaurants are even having to pay potential employees to interview, which is unsustainable.
So, companies need to rethink what it means to take a job in fast food. Culturally, people are shifting their work expectations, reimagining their careers, and leaving their employers behind. quick-service restaurants need to break the cycle, really understand the human issues, and create fundamental change to provide the vision for a viable future career in their sector.
But back to SpongeBob. While his primary occupation for 21 years has been as a happy fry cook, he’s actually had a wide breadth of job experiences. From lawyer to newspaper editor, caped crusader to karate teacher (with aspirations of being a race car driver), and yet even he has bigger dreams. So, the secret to keeping him -- or any of your employees -- long-term, is to help them feel understood, supported, challenged, and valued. Square pants or otherwise."
..."While higher wages, health care, tuition reimbursement, and scheduling flexibility, are just the basics quick-service restaurant employers need to offer, restaurants trying to attract talent by providing only basic benefits are fooling themselves. Currently, quick-service restaurants are even having to pay potential employees to interview, which is unsustainable.
So, companies need to rethink what it means to take a job in fast food. Culturally, people are shifting their work expectations, reimagining their careers, and leaving their employers behind. quick-service restaurants need to break the cycle, really understand the human issues, and create fundamental change to provide the vision for a viable future career in their sector.
But back to SpongeBob. While his primary occupation for 21 years has been as a happy fry cook, he’s actually had a wide breadth of job experiences. From lawyer to newspaper editor, caped crusader to karate teacher (with aspirations of being a race car driver), and yet even he has bigger dreams. So, the secret to keeping him -- or any of your employees -- long-term, is to help them feel understood, supported, challenged, and valued. Square pants or otherwise."
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If you want to make money in fast food -- be the guy that repairs the self-order equipment.
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We already have organizations designed to monitor and affect wages and working conditions. How about they just do their job rather than creating more redundancy in government.
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