Why Work?
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Hell Mike
fuck melodic black metal
We're in no short supply of lebensraum, just get on the damn plane and stop complaining. I don't think I've ever even met a mexican.Municipal staff in Gothenburg will act as guinea pigs in a proposed push for six-hour workdays with full pay, with hopes that it will cut down on sick leave, boost efficiency, and ultimately save Sweden money.
"We think it's time to give this a real shot in Sweden," Mats Pilhem, Left Party deputy mayor of Gothenburg, told The Local.
He explained that the municipal council would use two different departments - a test group and a control group, in essence. Staff in one section will cut down to six-hour days, while their colleagues in a different section stick to the ordinary seven-hour day. All employees will be given the same pay.
"We'll compare the two afterwards and see how they differ. We hope to get the staff members taking fewer sick days and feeling better mentally and physically after they've worked shorter days," he said.
Pilhem said he hoped the move would create more jobs, as he had seen evidence that longer shifts entailed less efficiency. In some sectors, such as elderly care, the problem was not staff shortages, he claimed, but people working inefficiently over longer shifts.
He added that a Gothenburg car factory had recently tested the six-hour method and the results were encouraging.
The opposition in the western city has reacted strongly to the test run.
Maria Rydén of the Moderates, who also sits on the city council, told the Metro newspaper that the proposal was a "dishonest and populist ploy" with elections just around the corner. She added that she didn't think such a move would have any impact on quality.
But Pilhem said the plan was nothing new.
"We've worked a long time on this, we've not planned it to be an election thing," he said. "These people are always against shortening hours."
Various parts of Sweden have experimented with shorter working hours before, but the concept has yet to take off.
Motherfuckers.
Krilons Resa
Jerry's married?!
Blind Guardian
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Don't know why he said that, the normal Swedish work day is 8 hours - 7 to 4 or 8 to 5.
Ellestin
one-click buy
So people will pay tax money that will be redistributed to companies so they can work less? Brilliant!
Tranquillian
Svartmetallist
Reading the thread from the beginning and reacting to the concept of sick days. What happens when you run out of them, you get to be home sick but aren't paid a nickle for those days?
Here we have the first day unpaid and after that we get 80% of our normal salary for the rest of the days we are home sick. Up to a limit of course, before you need to consult a doctor and get their verdict on if you need to stay at home longer.
Here we have the first day unpaid and after that we get 80% of our normal salary for the rest of the days we are home sick. Up to a limit of course, before you need to consult a doctor and get their verdict on if you need to stay at home longer.
Exactly. Then you fall behind on your bills, and go deeper into debt. Oh wait, I mean you can rely on your personal savings to cover any gaps in regular pay:
Just kidding, we only deal in debt here. But, if you are sick indefinitely you can apply for disability, maybe get it, which then deems you a low-life and/or fraud until your pansy ass gets back to work. The American Way!
EDIT: On the other hand... since we are left to our own devices in the US, plan your decisions accordingly, and you might end up just fine.
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