Recently, online allegations by a former employee have been made regarding my business practices at Baileys’ Restaurants, including allegations regarding my personal character and my care and treatment of the restaurants’ employees. As owner of Baileys’ Restaurants, I have consistently communicated to the managers and staff that they are good people, each of great value, and that they each have a right to be respected, understood, and treated kindly. I value each one of them as a human being and hold no employee’s right to respect and kindness above another’s or my own. We expect the same of all the managers and staff. While employees work in different locations, we are one family, in one boat, and I will not let any of them sink. I have explained and demonstrated my protectiveness of the staff as a whole, and will not hesitate to address a staff member or a customer who in any way threatens the safety, health, or happiness of our employees and guests. We have employees who have worked for us for five, six, seven, even more than eight years and an amazing crew of well over 200 people, soon to top 300. I do not see every employee every day, and as the business grows, some time may pass before I meet each employee personally. Fortunately, the staff is independently responsible and successful, but consequently, there can be, at times, a perception that I am disconnected. However, I continue to work alongside the staff on a daily basis, and do so happily because I love the staff. It is my duty and my honor to make sure that I fulfill my promise of fair pay for fair work. In fact, I consider it my most important job as a business owner to make every payroll, which I have done thus far as a result of the hard work and the contributions of our employees, customers, vendors, and too many others to thank. Baileys’ Restaurants has been and will continue to be a company that is good to its employees, good to its customers, good to its city, and one that gives back to the communities in which we reside. For those of you that know me and our restaurants, I appreciate your continued support. For those of you who don’t know us, I ask that you evaluate us based on our real actions and values, not on the contrived allegations of one individual. I am proud of what we have done and will gladly defend my reputation when falsely attacked. It is an unfortunate reality that anyone can make unproven allegations online, whether true or false, and those allegations are taken seriously. My job at that point is to listen, communicate the facts, work harder than ever, be kinder than ever, and to continue to build a company that people are proud to work for. Thanks for your time, David Bailey 314-899-0430 Dave@BaileysRestaurants - Allegations were made that Baileys’ Restaurants denied an employee medical insurance despite a personal medical situation; made a former employee work seven days a week and more than sixty hours per week despite the former employee’s personal medical situation; that the former employee was underpaid; and that the former employee was terminated because of the personal medical situation. Nothing could be farther from the truth. - Based upon the allegations, the former employee believes that a decision was made to not enroll that former employee in the health insurance available under Baileys’ Restaurants employee welfare benefit plan. This is not correct. The former employee did not qualify under the terms of the health insurance or employee welfare benefit plan. The current plan only covers managers who have worked in that capacity for 180 days. The former employee was not a manager and also did not work in the position that the former employee believes qualified as a management position for 180 days. Under the plan in effect, when new managers are enrolled, preexisting conditions are not covered. This plan has been the same for the past seven years; however, Baileys’ Restaurants is updating its plan in order to comply with the ACA and hopes to provide coverage for all of its employees and cover preexisting conditions in the near future. The same rules apply for all employees regarding eligibility and enrollment and the former employee was simply not eligible under these circumstances. - The former employee also alleged consistently working seven days a week, 60 hours a week, and that he was underpaid. That too is false. Baileys’ Restaurants has documentation and pay stubs demonstrating that the hours and days worked are not what has been alleged. The former employee received a salary, credit card tips, and cash tips that significantly exceed what has been alleged publicly. Additionally, when the former employee fell ill and was unable to work for a period of time, Baileys’ Restaurants continued to pay the former employee who was unable to work despite having no obligation to do so. - It has subsequently been alleged that Baileys’ Restaurants terminated the former employee’s employment. Again, this is not correct as the former employee voluntarily terminated employment (which has been acknowledged by the former employee).
Posted on: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 22:38:29 +0000
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