Re:Employee shortages: Where have all the workers gone?
by Dylan16807 on Saturday July 31, 2021 @03:01PM
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One of my dream labor reforms would be something like classifying any shifts that aren't scheduled at least two weeks in advance as overtime. It won't guarantee a steady number of hours but it will definitely help smooth things out and allow better planning.
Re:Employee shortages: Where have all the workers gone?
by e12e on Saturday July 31, 2021 @03:56PM
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That is essentially the law in Norway - the work schedule need to be posted minimum two weeks in advance - and extra shifts should generally be considered overtime. Unfortunately it's probably one of the regulations that are most frequently broken.
Norwegian link: https://www.arbeidstilsynet.no/regelverk/lover/arbeidsmiljol...
Re:Employee shortages: Where have all the workers gone?
by adaml_623 on Saturday July 31, 2021 @04:38PM
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So just to be clear if a company is not paying an employee the money they should be it is called wage theft.
So if Norway were having the same issues with employee shortages you could add the reason that maybe the employees are tired of having the company steal from them.
And maybe that's a factor common to other countries
Re:Employee shortages: Where have all the workers gone?
by throwawayboise on Saturday July 31, 2021 @03:48PM
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Will you also commit to buying a Big Mac and Fries between 12:00 and 1:00pm on Tuesday two weeks hence?
Also, I used to manage a McDonalds. Paying a bonus to have people come in on short notice to cover no-shows, sick calls, or unexpected business volume was not uncommon.
Re:Employee shortages: Where have all the workers gone?
by mgkimsal on Saturday July 31, 2021 @03:56PM
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That's a nice idea (short-notice bonus). 30 years ago, no one had cell phones, so even trying to get ahold of someone on 'short notice' wasn't really possible. But it would have been a nice gesture to balance out the times we'd send people home early.
30 years ago, I managed a Burger King, and even then, they had us send people home if it got really slow, or.. call up people and cancel their shift an hour before, because of bad weather, etc. Someone's already arranged childcare or transportation for their shift, then cancelling it same day is just not a way to work.
I would imagine that a lot of places are still like that today.
$15/hr sounds great, but if it's 20 hrs one week, then 7 the next, then 24, then 4... that's still a bit unstable for a lot of folks. For someone who has no dependents, or has a stable partner... it's probably doable.