I talked recently with a friend who is employed on a golf course. The employees have known about this for a while, have had to fill out paperwork, and been told the change is as of Oct 1.
Interesting that the AAC and Projectwide committees are just now being asked to sign off on this. Almost like the Developer sets the agenda and the AAC and Projectwide are expected to rubberstamp whatever he wants.
Will the golf employees have to be offered the same benefits package as other employees, or can they be a separate class? Will their championship discount continue? What is the effect of Florida's new minimum wage law, stepping up to $15/hour in annual steps? (Which also increases the FICA tax due.) Will we be paid a fee for managing the staffing at the championship courses? How much? Percentage or flat dollar rate?
That's just off the top of my head. There must be a lot of questions to address before committing to a big change like this. The decision should not be hurried.
If I were the suspicious type, I would think the developer is dumping a cost burden caused by the increasing minimum wage. He already cut back staffing to offset the increases so far. Perhaps there are no more cuts to be made and now the costs will rise quickly.
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