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McDonald’s hiring 14-year-olds in Oregon amid labour shortage
An Oregon branch sees flood of applications after failing to recruit older workers.
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To take up the slack?
The unproductive merely dictate to the productive....How many people actually “produce” anything at work anymore? Quantifying how effect most people are at work seems to be becoming increasingly difficult.
None at all, we have friends that do just that. Just not possible with all jobs.If you do the hours in 4 days, what's the problem?
You obviously do not employ anyone, to employ 2 workers instead of 1 doubles your costs in pension commitments, holiday entitlements & all the other expenses the government keep piling on, I think there maybe places that would try this but only where the extra cost is easily past on to the taxpayers or customers.Employers could benefit from 4 day weeks if a job is a 7 days position, having two employees means an employer will not have to pay overtime rates , also the employer could employ two staff with different skills, win win.
The 4 day week and having to employ a second person for the balance of the week will effectively kill off SME's.You obviously do not employ anyone, to employ 2 workers instead of 1 doubles your costs in pension commitments, holiday entitlements & all the other expenses the government keep piling on, I think there maybe places that would try this but only where the extra cost is easily past on to the taxpayers or customers.
Not sure how this would make a company more competitive against it’s foreign competitors, still there is always the dole queue!
There does seem to be two-tier labour market. Office staff/middle class get to work from home/flexibly, now heading towards four days. Few shortages of staff where your job is sitting on your jacksey. Meanwhile, everyone else who actually has to go into a workplace, wherever that may be, carry on as before as a lot did through the pandemic. Many jobs unfilled which involve being actually present and maybe even doing a bit of physical labour.Flexitime was introduced in the 1970's, nowt new here, just a bit of political posturing.
It is for ' office and clerical staff' not the hourly paid that do all the physical graft and need the hours to make a decent wage.
Just a bit of Political BS to grab the headlines.
We are in a period of labour inflation, so unless it's a law, then most will opt out.
Worked out well for them didn't it...... Number 1 brand now......At college in the 70's we visited the Leyland Tractor factory at Bathgate.
After the talking and lunch, we walked round the assembly lines. Nowt going on, we asked why, and were told the line had met it's target for that day's production, however they were paid a team bonus for over production on a weekly basis, that target had also been met, it was a Thursday !!
Good old Unions !!!
We seem to be becoming a society where the people who actually produce things to create the wealth of this country are disadvantaged whilst the pen pushers seem to end up getting all the benefits, this will eventually end badly.There does seem to be two-tier labour market. Office staff/middle class get to work from home/flexibly, now heading towards four days. Few shortages of staff where your job is sitting on your jacksey. Meanwhile, everyone else who actually has to go into a workplace, wherever that may be, carry on as before as a lot did through the pandemic. Many jobs unfilled which involve being actually present and maybe even doing a bit of physical labour.
And shut on SundayCorrect me if I'm wrong but I've heard the old timers say shops used to shut half day on thursday?
Local butcher reckons sunday opening cut meat sales as people weren't at home to cook.And shut on Sunday
P76, legend mate!!!Worked out well for them didn't it...... Number 1 brand now......
I wouldn't class myself as an old timer but I can remember half-day closing for the shops on Wednesday where I was broughtup.Correct me if I'm wrong but I've heard the old timers say shops used to shut half day on thursday?
It was a great example of what NOT to doWorked out well for them didn't it...... Number 1 brand now......