As of this moment, and according to Business Insider, only 47% of
working age American work full time. It is common for companies such as
Walmart to give their employees just under the limit which would make
them full-time, thus dodging the need to pay out a variety of benefits
these employees would otherwise be entitled to. I have many friends who
work extremely hard every week, only to be given 38 or 39 hours of work
with no chance of any real benefits.
So I took it upon
myself to think up how to circumvent the problem. Lowering the hours a
week needed wouldn't really help, as I imagine the corporations in
question would simply lower the amount they give to every part-time
employee. How does one get around the monumental problem of these easily circumventable loopholes? My thought seemed so simple, I'm sure I can't be the first one to imagine such a solution- what if 'Full-Time' was judged by the average number of hours worked by workers at the company? I understand enforcement could be an issue, but this way would force the majority of firms would be unable to deny their workers any amount of benefits by using a cheap loophole.
The thought is imperfect, and requires more thought, it is an interesting concept. As always, I would love to hear what you think about both my idea and the issue at large.
That's a really brilliant concept. It wouldn't be too difficult to enforce, I believe. It would mean setting a new department, perhaps, in order to manage the analysis of those averages across the many companies and businesses, but definitely worthwhile as this is an issue in our society.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you think so! My thoughts exactly.
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