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Title: 74% of small businesses will fire workers, cut hours under Obamacare
Post by: James on July 17, 2013, 07:44:49 AM

Despite the administration's controversial decision to delay forcing companies to join Obamacare for a year, three-quarters of small businesses are still making plans to duck the costly law by firing workers, reducing hours of full-time staff, or shift many to part-time, according to a sobering survey released by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

"Small businesses expect the requirement to negatively impact their employees. Twenty-seven percent say they will cut hours to reduce full time employees, 24 percent will reduce hiring, and 23 percent plan to replace full time employees with part-time workers to avoid triggering the mandate," said the Chamber business survey provided to Secrets.

Under Obamacare, just 30 hours — not the nationally recognized 40 hours — is considered full-time. Companies with 50 full-time workers or more are required to provide health care, or pay a fine.

The administration recently decided to wait a year before businesses had to comply, but many are trying to get ready anyway. The president did not delay the mandate that Americans must have health insurance or pay a fine, however.

http://washingtonexaminer.com/74-of-small-businesses-will-fire-workers-cut-hours-under-obamacare/article/2533131

Title: Re: 74% of small businesses will fire workers, cut hours under Obamacare
Post by: Archer77 on July 17, 2013, 07:49:05 AM

So I guess this will benefit business after all.

Title: Re: 74% of small businesses will fire workers, cut hours under Obamacare
Post by: doison on July 17, 2013, 10:14:53 AM

Once a business finds out they can keep up production with a reduced workforce, you can't expect them to go back to paying unnecessary man hours later on. 

The recession has already shown businesses that they can keep up production levels with a reduced work force...yet we're supposed to expect them to look at the ACA and decide to not only keep the current work-hours and pay the fees....but ALSO to increase hiring to pay workers the recession showed them they didn't need in the first place?

Title: Re: 74% of small businesses will fire workers, cut hours under Obamacare
Post by: chadstallion on July 17, 2013, 11:14:28 AM

good.
that will create more openings for the 11 million illegals.
the rest can go pick lettuce and peaches.