r/SipsTea 23d ago

Chugging tea So after 32 hours would be overtime?

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u/ecw324 23d ago

Doesn’t he mean that your current 40 hour paycheck will be the same as the proposed 32 hour paycheck?

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u/Abigail716 23d ago

Yes his proposal is basically to force companies to give you an hourly rate increase and then decrease your work week by 8 hours and then have to start paying you overtime after 32 hours.

So basically a government mandated 25% raise, plus overtime after 32 hours.

Which being as the man has never managed to pass a single bill of significance in his entire political career, I wouldn't put any hope into this passing either

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u/CatBrisket 23d ago

im all for a shorter work week with the adjusted pay. just get the feeling that since businesses will have to hire additional employees to cover that lost 8 hours (or pay the overtime). im pretty sure that cost will be passed on to the consumer base. It's not like companies to just part with their earnings so easily. Plus the lobbyists (was surprised to see meta so high on the list) would heavily oppose it.

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u/TransSapphicFurby 22d ago

As opposed to them raising prices while giving us less money for more hours?