How? Would it not just reintroduce free will?It would open the door to exploit workers.
How? We have a welfare state, why would anyone work for nothing? Owning another person is against the law in this country.It would introduce slavery by the back door.
Also it would encourage people not to look for work. People are not going to work for peanuts.Is there not a risk that by doing so you would actually increase unemployment(less staff needed)?
There is much talk about the need to cut the minimum wage since people can’t afford to live on any less.
Why not remove this law which limits the right of a person to work when and how much they choose? That way a person on €6.00 an hour could work 60-70 hours a week and have a reasonable income. 70 hours is 85.5 pay hours. That’s €513 (or about €25’000 a year) at €6 an hour.
How? Would it not just reintroduce free will?
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No, we don’t want people working 100 hours a week and still staying under the poverty line but since we have nowhere near the levels of immigration that they have in the USA (or a border with Mexico) and we do have a welfare system that provides family income support etc this is very unlikely to happen.Also it would encourage people not to look for work. People are not going to work for peanuts.
This is like the US system. People working 100 hours a week just to make ends meet. Crazy. Do we really want that here?
I think it would be better to reduce everybodys working time (and pay) at the same time to 35 hours per week (like france).
At least then there would be potentially more jobs and people would have a better standard of living (id prefer this to tax increases anyways)
How would it leave people with only those two choices?would it really? or would people be left with 2 choces, work an 80-100 hour a week for a low hourly wage or lose their social welfare? is that free will?
I think it would be better to reduce everybodys working time (and pay) at the same time to 35 hours per week (like france).
At least then there would be potentially more jobs and people would have a better standard of living (id prefer this to tax increases anyways)
In my line of work, we put in a good 60 - 70 hours per week. If you started on about your "rights" to limit your working hours, you'd be out the door.
This is not exploitation: merely giving people the freedom to work as many hours as they choose...
We make it clear that overtime will be required. If you don't want to work it then don't take the job.You must be kidding. You make it clear that in your place of work there is no place for those who choose to work 40 hours per week.
I agree, the employee should be paid for their overtime. If this happens then both parties benefit.Working heroic hours for the benefit of an employer is a mug's game.
I agree 100%. The working time act takes away the basic right of an individual to work as they choose.This is not exploitation: merely giving people the freedom to work as many hours as they choose. It is Europe at its worst when some distant Eurocrat decides the maximum number of hours anyone should work.
Big brother at its worst
Is it a max of 48 hours per week ??
I know a person who often works Saturday and Sunday overtime (voluntarily) - 39 hrs Ord + 16 hrs o/t = 55 hours.
Is the employer breaking employment laws ? Or is it averaged over the year ?
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