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That's (surprisingly, to me) not the main point of the article- the point is that if more people take more vacation time then companies will have to hire more e
by sageabilly 11y ago
That's (surprisingly, to me) not the main point of the article- the point is that if more people take more vacation time then companies will have to hire more employees to ensure the same level of base coverage and voila job creation!
- vkou 11y agoA shorter working week would accomplish something similar. You can phase it in by mandating OT pay for hourly employees after 40h, then 35h, then 30h. Eventually, salaried jobs will catch up.
- briandear 11y agoHave we not learned anything from France? That was the exact same argument made for the 35 hour workweek and it had no positive effect on unemployment rates. It's a ridiculous idea. We have unemployment chronically above 10% both with a 35 hour week and generous vacation and leave.
- vkou 11y agoWould you have less unemployment with a 40 hour work week? An 80 hour work week?
- marcosdumay 11y agoI could imagine why that would be the case. The more important question is, how are similar countries that didn't adopt the 35 hour week doing?
- mikeyouse 11y agoWould it surprise you to learn that France has a much higher employed proportion of their population than the US? http://i.imgur.com/g9NA76s.png http://i.imgur.com/g9NA76s.png An extra 5% of working age employment in the US would mean something like 7M more jobs.