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I happened across this article from the Guardian, it got me thinking about these schemes and what their effects will be in the long term, both for the job market as a whole and individuals.
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It may well be treading on the toes of a political subject, in which case, by all means, I am happy for the mods to remove and burn this thread.
But Im more interested in peoples opinions on the actual subject as opposed to any politics behind the subject. How they view it, whether they would happily work on such a scheme themselves if their circumstances demaded it. Or whether they have actually worked on such a scheme and what, if anything, they have taken away from the scheme.
So, please do share
P.S. Please read the whole article! Theres alot in there that may otherwise be missed if quickly skimmed!
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In a nutshell, I disagree with these schemes and believe if people are going to be made to work full time hours to the same competence as other staff then they should be at the very least be paid minimum wage for their efforts. In the long term, if these sorts of schemes catch on, I can see the job market getting worse as companies lay off more staff due to "financial cutbacks" and take on more of these, essentially, free workers. Then constantly cycling through them as more and more people are laid off and end up in the chain of unemployed workers. Anything to increase their profits for the big boys at the top. Worrying prospect :shake:
Clicky
It may well be treading on the toes of a political subject, in which case, by all means, I am happy for the mods to remove and burn this thread.
But Im more interested in peoples opinions on the actual subject as opposed to any politics behind the subject. How they view it, whether they would happily work on such a scheme themselves if their circumstances demaded it. Or whether they have actually worked on such a scheme and what, if anything, they have taken away from the scheme.
So, please do share
P.S. Please read the whole article! Theres alot in there that may otherwise be missed if quickly skimmed!
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In a nutshell, I disagree with these schemes and believe if people are going to be made to work full time hours to the same competence as other staff then they should be at the very least be paid minimum wage for their efforts. In the long term, if these sorts of schemes catch on, I can see the job market getting worse as companies lay off more staff due to "financial cutbacks" and take on more of these, essentially, free workers. Then constantly cycling through them as more and more people are laid off and end up in the chain of unemployed workers. Anything to increase their profits for the big boys at the top. Worrying prospect :shake: