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I like the idea, but now, in the midst of labor shortage?
by clavicat 5y ago
I like the idea, but now, in the midst of labor shortage?
- brtkdotse 5y agoIt’s less of a labor shortage and more a surplus of garbage jobs that don’t pay enough.
- Proven 5y ago
- Apocryphon 5y agoSo try to extract concessions while labor power is at an upswing.
- mwigdahl 5y agoThis is exactly it. This wouldn't have a ghost of a chance in a buyer's market for labor.
- shkkmo 5y agoPerhaps moving to standardized 4-day work weeks or 6 hours days will intice some of the elderly who have retired to return to the workforce?
- honkycat 5y agoThis was my understanding as well. People under 55 have extremely high labor participation, but a LOT of people retired. Do you have a citation for this information? I was looking the other day and was unable to find the right search terms.
- munk-a 5y agoThis is in Canada but my spouse (aged 55) has scaled back their workweek to three days. I think the 40 hour grind (lets face it - almost nobody works 9-5 anymore, paid lunches are a thing that most companies have jettisoned) wears folks down and once you hit your middle years your priorities really shift. Providing a healthier work schedule is really to everyone's benefit now.
- philmcp 5y agoThis is irrelevant imo A shorter week → More rested employees → Higher productivity → Similar output https://4dayweek.io/blog/benefits-of-a-4-day-work-week-the-pros-and-cons https://4dayweek.io/blog/benefits-of-a-4-day-work-week-the-p...
- burntoutfire 5y agoIsn't the labor shortage caused by the government paying people to not work, i.e. the covid relief money? Receiving that money is contingent on not picking up a job.
- JaimeThompson 5y agoI believe all / most of that aid stopped in August or September but even the states which didn't use the aid are seeing issues getting all jobs filled.
- narraturgy 5y agoNo, that is not the cause of the labor shortage.