What happens when all of your co-workers quit?

Re:What happens when all of your co-workers quit? by bee_rider on Friday August 20, 2021 @12:38PM (#28248065)

Minimum wage works well for a bit, but eventually inflation wipes it out, right?

I think what is more likely here is that businesses are betting that people will eventually burn through their savings and pandemic money and come back. It is a competition to see who remains solvent longer.

If the people and government really wanted to play hardball, we'd do something like a basic income. Then businesses would have to provide a working environment that people are actually willing to voluntarily show up to.

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Re:What happens when all of your co-workers quit? by makapuf on Friday August 20, 2021 @01:22PM (#28248715)

Index minimum wages on inflation? The minimum wage in France by example is indexed on inflation (in fact half the increase of an average worker increase) https://fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salaire_minimum_interprofess... (sorry french, no EN translation)

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Re:What happens when all of your co-workers quit? by bee_rider on Friday August 20, 2021 @03:11PM (#28250142)

I prefer a basic income indexed to inflation. It seems like if people are financially safe, they'll be able to implement their own personal ideas about what the minimum wage should be.

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Re:What happens when all of your co-workers quit? by malux85 on Friday August 20, 2021 @04:31PM (#28251054)

This is the solution - the negotiating power dynamic is too much in favour of the employer when the alternate choice for the employee is (another equally exploitative job|destitution)

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