Re:Atlassian fired me while I was taking care of my wife who...
by opo on Friday September 17, 2021 @12:25AM
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>In a world without "government interference" you wouldn't have leave, you'd work every day of the week, and you'd work 12+ hours a day.
If this were true, none of us would be earning more than the minimum wage.
Re:Atlassian fired me while I was taking care of my wife who...
by Twixes on Friday September 17, 2021 @09:50AM
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Roughly 1 in 5 workers do earn just that or very close to it. Easy to forget working in tech. But labor laws aren't just for in-demand techies. They are for everyone, including your cashier.
Re:Atlassian fired me while I was taking care of my wife who...
by opo on Friday September 17, 2021 @01:33PM
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You are moving the goal posts. The original post said:
>...In a world without "government interference" you wouldn't have leave, you'd work every day of the week, and you'd work 12+ hours a day.
The claim is that without a government rule specifying otherwise, we would be working every day of week for almost all of our working hours. The government does mandate a minimum wage - if the original point was true, we would all be paid at the minimum wage. Your "1 in 5" percentage seems high, but as you point out, most people are paid more than the minimum wage.
Re:Atlassian fired me while I was taking care of my wife who...
by digianarchist on Friday September 17, 2021 @11:05AM
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Wasn't governments that won the 8 hour workday. It was unions.
Being paid out leave, and having leave accrued isn't a stupid rule. It's a law that's made in reaction to companies writing an upfront amount of leave into contracts, and never allowing their employees to take that leave.
When you side with no regulation, you side with abusive employers, not for "common sense winning out". People will abuse you as much as they're legally allowed to.