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Originally Posted by LuvtheVillages
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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Noone (or more exactly-none of us-to the best of my knowledge) working for the Championship courses knew about this prior to 2 days before it was published in the paper, including most or all of the Golf Pro's who manage the courses. 'Paperwork' will begin to be filled out at VCCD held orientations beginning next week. I don't believe the change is up for discussion, as it's already a done deal. As the article stated the AAC already gave it a 4-1 yes vote ,which I believe would have been the last hurdle, or one of the last anyhow. The minimum wage increase will continue to happen every September, and parity between what recreation facility workers, already employed by the VCCD make and the golf course staff will happen when the change becomes official on October 1. It's been explained (to us) and it feels like that this is just a matter of putting the administration of human resources where it can be done more easily and more successfully. The developer will be more successful when they focus on developing, rather than operating, and the VCCD already has an infrastructure in place to do it better and more efficiently. IMHO-if the change mandates that the 'Championship Golf Discount' goes away for current employees, it's likely that violence on the first tee will become commonplace, as there will be no golf employees left!