Delaware North is laying off a total of 3,323 positions in Florida. Delaware North is the parent company of Patina Restaurant Group, which has several restaurant locations in Orlando. So these layoffs are affecting restaurant workers at Epcot and Disney Springs. The company said it originally expected its workers to be on “temporary leave” or “temporary layoff” status for less than six months, but the ongoing pandemic has made the company unable to forecast when business will return enough to recall the employees.
The affected jobs include 505 workers at various Disney operations — including locations overseen by Delaware North-subsidiary Patina Restaurant Group — and another 525 workers at Kennedy Space Center. The Disney workers receiving layoffs include those at restaurants such as Tutto Italia, Morimoto Asia, and Vivoli il Gelato.
A representative of Delaware North provided this e-mail response for Orlando Business Journal:
“A number of our Patina Restaurant Group’s employees in restaurants we operate in the Orlando area have been on temporary leave since April. They recently were notified that as a result of Covid-19’s ongoing impact on the business, the leave could be extended through September or beyond. We are thankful we have been able to recall a number of employees since May as we re-opened those restaurants with limited hours and appropriate health and safety measures under our Dine Safe program for guests and employees.”
Executives with Disney were not available for comment. The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting many individuals and their jobs. We’re all in this together and we hope business activity can resume normal operations once this is over.
Source: Orlando Business Journal
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