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>Retailers have taken it to another level by requiring you to commit to availability without a commitment to have work. Nobody gets 40 hours — you target around
by gozur88 9y ago
>Retailers have taken it to another level by requiring you to commit to availability without a commitment to have work. Nobody gets 40 hours — you target around 28 typically.
This is the law of unintended consequences as applied to the ACA. If they give you more hours care their costs go up dramatically unless they're already offering health.
- sdenton4 9y agoThe careful tailoring of work hours to avoid healthcare requirements was a thing long, long before the ACA.
- gozur88 9y agoNot in the US. Prior to the ACA there was no requirement to give FTEs health care.
- sdenton4 9y agoIncorrect. It seems mandates were state-by-state prior to the ACA, and certainly existed. Here's a quickly dredged up citation. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2014/09/16/348956212/health-law-tempers-states-insurance-mandates https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2014/09/16/3489562...
- gozur88 9y agoWhat are you citing? There's nothing in that article about hours or benefits that accrue to FTEs only. Did you even read it?
- Spooky23 9y agoIn the dark red states, sure. Not everywhere. Most places added those requirements 30 years ago. It’s not just health care. Intrusive regulation like requiring a nominal amount of paid sick leave is mandated in my state over a certain number of hours. (32 iirc)
- gozur88 9y agoBy "not everywhere" you mean... Massachusetts? Benefits like paid sick leave are rounding errors compared to health care.
- Spooky23 9y agoMany labor rules kick in with full time status. As a assistant manager in a mall store in 1996, scheduling more than 2-3 people (out of about 30) over 30 hours was up there with skimming the till in terms of severity of offense.
- maskedSlacker 9y agoIt has little to do with the ACA. This has been happening in retail and restaurants for DECADES.
- awalton 9y agoThis was happening at least a decade before the ACA was a glint in anyone's eyes. Probably more like three decades...