Swiss companies must pay share of rent for employees working from home

Re:Swiss companies must pay share of rent for employees work... by forgingahead on Monday May 25, 2020 @10:05AM (#23301225)

This seems very distortionary to the market. So if you're a blue-collar worker, your ability to pay for housing is "less" compared with a similarly-aged white-collar worker just because the latter has his company subsidise his rent.

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Re:Swiss companies must pay share of rent for employees work... by em-bee on Monday May 25, 2020 @11:37AM (#23302115)

if you work from home you need extra space which you don't need otherwise. the winners are those that are able to make use of that extra space outside of work.

i have an office at home that is not used outdide work. if i didn't work at home i could save money with a smaller apartment. seems only fair that my company pays that difference

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Re:Swiss companies must pay share of rent for employees work... by lm28469 on Monday May 25, 2020 @11:03AM (#23301796)

Well, one is using his home electricity, furnitures, appliances while working, in the long term it adds up I guess.

Some companies will pay your gas or car insurance if owning a car is an inherent part of the job, it's kind of the same thing here.

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Re:Swiss companies must pay share of rent for employees work... by rrtthu on Monday May 25, 2020 @10:09AM (#23301272)

It's Switzerland, salaries are already distorded there. They might as well push it a little more.

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