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>It's not clear where you'd just "find 10% more people" Well, you just gave millions of low-income workers 10% less money and 10% more time, so my guess is tha
by koala_man 5y ago
>It's not clear where you'd just "find 10% more people"
Well, you just gave millions of low-income workers 10% less money and 10% more time, so my guess is that more people would be forced to get a second job.
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- mlyle 5y agoOn the absolute margins, of people already working 2 jobs-- sure, this policy is likely to mostly cause a reallocation in hours between employers at first. * Some other people will be content working less. * Other people who already get overtime every week will be getting more overtime. * Exempt employees are likely to slowly evolve to working less as the 36 hour workweek becomes the norm. * Employers faced with paying more overtime or getting less hours will need to pay more and work harder to train up lower skilled workers to fill positions. And in the end, everyone shifts up a bit from this reallocation.