Pizza Hut To Lay Off 1,200 Workers Ahead Of Newsom’s Plan Of Wage Hike

 

Hundreds of Pizza Hut locations in California announced job losses, a move that is predicted to change the fast-food delivery industry and employee compensation in the state. Federal and state papers indicate that the layoff will impact about 1200 employees. The layoffs occur before raises in the minimum wage for fast-food employees around the state.

Amidst a wave of layoffs, Pizza Hut, an international franchise and multinational restaurant chain based in the United States, plans to fire over 1200 delivery drivers in the Californian counties of Los Angeles, Orange, and Riverside.

One of two franchise operators operating Pizza Hut outlets in California is planning to lay off 1200 drivers, citing Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notifications filed with the California Employment Development Department.

The anticipated Pizza Hut layoff date is February 2024. Only a few weeks remain until the state’s $20 minimum wage law for fast-food employees takes effect before the layoffs take place.

California’s fast food business was subject to new rules when the FAST Act was abolished by Assembly Bill 1228. Assembly Bill 1228 would increase fast-food employees’ minimum pay by $4, to $20 per hour.