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Re:It's time to switch to a four-day working week, say two e... by bryanlarsen on Saturday June 08, 2019 @04:42PM (#20135034)
If you do it unilaterally, yes. However, if your competitors are forced to make the same change at the same time, prices will adjust to compensate.
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Re:It's time to switch to a four-day working week, say two e... by jammygit on Saturday June 08, 2019 @07:32PM (#20135913)
Forced to? Even if it forces small businesses out of business?

I don’t think that forcing people to do things is ideal, personally.

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Re:It's time to switch to a four-day working week, say two e... by kennywinker on Saturday June 08, 2019 @08:58PM (#20136262)
We already “force” people to do all kinds of things. We call them labour laws, safety regulations, minimum wages. These are all mostly good things.
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Re:It's time to switch to a four-day working week, say two e... by drivingmenuts on Saturday June 08, 2019 @05:02PM (#20135143)
They’ll go up to make up for loss in profits.
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