> though you have to admit in basically all situations the employer has more leverage than a single employee This depends on how happy/able the employee is to

> though you have to admit in basically all situations the employer has more leverage than a single employee This depends on how happy/able the employee is to leave to find an alternative. A while ago I was at a trade fair in Germany and happened to see an advert from a jobs website, it read (roughly translated): "Hate your job ... ? It's your own fault!" (ie that you've not yet left the job you claim to hate...)