> It strongly implies that there are a large class of jobs where the employer has all of the power, and does not have to compete to attract employees That is

> It strongly implies that there are a large class of jobs where the employer has all of the power, and does not have to compete to attract employees That is even true in cases where there is even balanced employment-employer availability due to other factors. My country should be more civilized by my dad got 6 years of pension payment reduced because the employer "failed to pay" but on every balance sheet his pay was added because "automatic" and nobody warned him, just the employer. Afterwards the lawyers told him to take the "I'll pay one year" deal of the employer because of the likelyhood of getting nothing due to limited liability companies protection. And this in Europe, not even the US. The balance is so far off it's not even remotely fair game.