auranyxi t1_izq2vi4 wrote on December 11, 2022 at 12:15 AM

This is a prime opportunity to review all Europeans countries and implement the best employee protection laws from each in the US.

The companies shouldn’t be free to decide what to do. We live in 2022 not 1960. Copy all laws from countries like France or Norway. Have mandatory 4-6 month notice from both employers and employees.

Mandatory severance…mandatory unions on over 50emps. Mandatory explanation why you fired and proof you tested the employee in at least 2 other positions. Force everyone to have unemployment insurance close to 70% of salary for 2 years.

Companies who fire and hire at will need to stop. Also laws need to be enacted for 6 months paid paternity. Vacation time like EU starting with 4 weeks and increasing every 5-10 years of work. Unlimited sick pay, disability, etc.

We supposedly are the most advanced economy with a huge GDP and still treat employees like garbage.

HomeMadeWhiskey t1_izs6nl7 wrote on December 11, 2022 at 1:29 PM

I was missing some explanations here. What I really wanted to read about after reading your list of demands was your own reasoning and maybe a recap here and there.

auranyxi t1_izs76k9 wrote on December 11, 2022 at 1:34 PM

Does there need to be a reason for our country to align with todays times? We are in 2023 and we are still working with “employment at will”? We are making young people take 100s of 1000s in student loans and then we don’t even mandate basic work benefits.

I came to the US from Europe and they talked about “benefits” and I thought wow they offer more than what I was getting in Europe! Little did I know that I had to even negotiate my vacations! I had to be happy that they offered sick days, disability or covered part of my health insurance! A restaurant worker in Europe gets all that without even asking. They are mandated by each country and the EU.

We keep talking about equality but we don’t have paid maternity leave??? How can you explain that to a European? I work in Switzerland now and talk to many Europeans. Every time someone has a kid and is out on maternity/paternity I am the running joke. They keep referring to me and laughing that I got 0 days and had to work and get on calls from the hospital the next day my wife gave birth!

I now have a contract and 4 months notice. 5 weeks vacations, unlimited sick days and there’s a law against working Saturdays after 6pm, Sundays and National holidays. Also I have to take by law 2 weeks vacations in a row. Overtime is paid and we are encouraged to take time off if we have any overtime. There’s a system where we have to log the hours we work each day.