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The car thief doesn't seem like a great analogy. If an hourly employee checks and responds to email in the evening on their phone then they are probably "on th
by jcrites 12y ago
The car thief doesn't seem like a great analogy.
If an hourly employee checks and responds to email in the evening on their phone then they are probably "on the clock" and need to be paid for it. How many companies enforce that? Probably not a lot. It's very easy for me to imagine the situation that Kluny described.
If employees are trusted with discretion about when they work, and the company benefits from flexible work hours (responding to email at home), then the solution of course is for employees to be salaried.
- crdoconnor 12y ago>The car thief doesn't seem like a great analogy. I don't see why not. It is about as easy for a company like linkedin to commit accidental wage theft as it is for a black guy in the 'hood to accidentally steal a car. >If employees are trusted with discretion about when they work, and the company benefits from flexible work hours (responding to email at home), then the solution of course is for employees to be salaried. The point being that this solution is SO simple and obvious that not implementing it couldn't possibly have been an accident. Companies like LinkedIn don't make 'mistakes' like this that benefit their employees to the tune of $6m. Ever.