What Will Happen to the Hard Rock Employees During the 8-Month Close?

What is going to happen to all of the employees of the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino when they close for 8 months to be refurbished into Virgin?

Hard Rock/Virgin is working hard to retain as many of its nearly 2,000 employees as it can while their paychecks aren't coming in during the eight-month shutdown for the transition to the new property.

Management has implemented what it calls a "Stick Around and Come Back" lump-sum retention bonus of up to 10 weeks for all employees -- gaming, non-gaming, union, non-union -- who return to their jobs, which will be held open for them.

The unions approve. For Culinary, Operating Engineers, and Teamster workers, it will be official: They'll "have the right to be recalled to their jobs when the property reopens without having to reapply for their positions," according to a group statement issued by the unions.

It's a good deal all around, we think. In a tight labor market, Virgin has an experienced staff when it reopens and the laid-off employees can return to their old jobs with a little extra cash incentive, after presumably working elsewhere or collecting unemployment for the eight-month closure.

What will happen to all the employees when the Hard Rock closes for eight months to be refurbished into Virgin?

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Dave Nov-01-2019

Unemployment?

In all my 61 years, I’ve only collected to a total of 3 weeks, so I’m unclear on the law - which I realize can vary among the states. 

That said, can they really collect if they have a future job promised to them?

Randall Ward Nov-01-2019

yes they can

at least in OK you can collect if you're laid off, the GM plant did it several times a year.

Kevin Lewis Nov-01-2019

Refurbished?

How come nothing is ever plain old furbished?

David Nov-01-2019

Absolutely unemployment

These people lost their jobs through no fault of their own. This is exactly why unemployment exists.

Dave Nov-01-2019

Very Nice

That is actually a really good deal for them. They get paid for 2.5 months to start off, then unemployment (it is 6 months max?). so that puts them at just over 8 months of semi payment. They can part time it for a bit if needed (which will effect their unemployment amount) or take an 8 month vacation if they can afford it.

David Miller Nov-01-2019

Hide and watch...

 A "new" broom sweeps clean. I suspect when the casino/hotel reopens that there will be several prior employees missing. For now, the "policy" in place is just CYA for the owner(s).

Roy Furukawa Nov-01-2019

Smart

That's a good gesture to their employees and it's good for both sides. Eight months is a long time, so if they can get most of their old employees back, it sure saves a lot of training costs for the company and it's a good deal for those returning employees.

Todd Sweet Nov-02-2019

Tips?

Since a lot of the employees work for tips, will the 10 week bonus figure in an average tip amount or only be based on base hourly rate?

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