LogFAQs > #979386213

Dikitain posted...

I think a better solution would be to just do away with wages entirely and move everyone to salary, in addition to requiring anyone working over a certain amount of hours a week (32 in this case) to be given compensation for additional hours worked.

"Oh, I'm sorry, you want to cut my hours because you don't have enough work for me? Too bad, you still need to pay me the same regardless!"

That, or UBI and do away with wage laws more or less entirely (except the basics like "you need to pay people what you agreed to pay them"). Most of the problems with wages and hours and whatnot boil down to the fact that pushing back against questionable practices is so rarely worth the jeopardy that puts many people's livelihoods in. Secure their basic survival such that employment is large optional, and that puts the onus on the employer to make the compensation appealing enough to keep them doing the work.