On the surface, initiatives such as the 10-hour workday, national health-care, and telecommuting would seem to be boons to business. Fixed expenses, such as office space, energy costs, furnishings, and such are costs deducted from the bottom line. The same is true with health care, a cost which has increased dramatically, with no end in sight.
There is a flipside to ‘assisting’ business on these issues – a benefit that is balanced with a cost.
First, telecommuting and a shortened work week (with a lengthened workday) give employees more flexibility and a day off – a day that they may use to find new employment. The same could be true in regards to telecommuting. Many employees stay in an unhappy work situation out of necessity due to their own healthcare or healthcare that is provided to their families. How many employees would leave their jobs if given the choice, with employment no longer tied to their healthcare.
All of the above, as well as other initiatives intended to provide relief to employers and emplyees may eventually result in increased mobility for workers as well as increased competition for talent, which in turn will lead in competition due to one of the few areas left – wages? Might this be the reason there has been so little adoption of these forward thinking workplace practices?
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Amen, brudda; however, I only wanna givest unto thee, my just and worthy liege, an opportunity to grow-up, not down after thy demise. So, permit me to say if the following isn’t too relevant, that’s poifectly understandable; yet, Christ the King is always relevant if thou knowest where thou goest after you croak — Got bawls? Alas, most of U.S. don’t!! Read the signs of the times and know God’s a concrete, kick-ass reality! (check-out ‘Lui et moi’ by Gabriella Bossis – fascinating read) GOD BLESSA YOUSE -Fr. Sarducci, SNL