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> I see no reason why opening hours should be regulated. Society here apparently thinks that restricting opening hours helps employees at grocery stores. I can
by the_mitsuhiko 5y ago
> I see no reason why opening hours should be regulated.
Society here apparently thinks that restricting opening hours helps employees at grocery stores. I can't judge that, but public opinion is unlikely to change, so there is not much hoping for these restrictions to be lifted.
- Ekaros 5y agoI once heard the argument about that. Somehow the whole thing does apply to shops, but not bars and restaurants. It was like that allows families to visit them, but when I asked when do those working at bars or restaurants get to visit anything I got answer they get free weekdays... The logic escapes me, why wouldn't we limit everyone equally. The families and friends can then take time off to visit restaurants in business hours during week.
- cehrlich 5y agoWaiters tend to be paid better than supermarket staff (at least here in Austria) due to tips. I could imagine a future system where outside of regular operating hours supermarket prices increase by x% and in return hourly salaries during that time increase by y%. Shifting the off-core hours work from grocery store staff who are salaried employees to delivery people who are contractors (let’s be honest, as soon as one of these companies is dominating they’ll try to pull an Uber) doesn’t help anyone IMO. It’s just looking away and pretending the issue doesn’t exist.