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[-] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 76 points 2 years ago

Stop asking for more benefits. Ask for more money.

We need to prohibit corporations from offering any benefit at all.

Universal healthcare, for example, will never happen until corporations are out of the picture completely.

[-] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 years ago

I mostly agree with you, but some benefits don't have a publicly funded alternative (eg. Vacation days)

[-] SheeEttin@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Get paid more and you can afford to take time off unpaid.

[-] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago

True, but you also need the right to take time whenever you want without fear of losing your job. There is some negotiation of exactly how many days in a year your employer is willing to let you take off, regardless of whether or not they are paid.

[-] SheeEttin@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

If your company can't handle planned absences, it sure as hell can't handle unplanned ones, like when you get sick.

Yes, I know most companies don't staff properly.

[-] Steve@communick.news 56 points 2 years ago

Or you could simply pay people more.

[-] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 29 points 2 years ago

All these headlines are always like "employers trying yet more tricks to make employees happier while not paying them any more"

[-] e_t_@kbin.pithyphrase.net 38 points 2 years ago

Job loss is one of the most common reasons for needing an emergency fund. Any kind of tie between emergency savings and employment is a terrible idea.

[-] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago

Right? My first response was HELL NO I don't want my employer having anything to do with my emergency fund

[-] abracaDavid@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

Yeah I want to be able to earn enough money to have my own emergency fund. Every single problem is fixed by paying CEOs less and workers more.

[-] moistclump@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

Yeh this feels very iffy. Another way of creating indentured servitude to a given company.

[-] unfreeradical@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Also, a health problem is one of the most common reasons for being pushed out of the workforce. Any kind of tie between health care and employment...

[-] callouscomic@lemm.ee 35 points 2 years ago

Ask for more money, deposit it yourself.

[-] seaQueue@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I'm sure this is going to go over really well when people actually try and use that money.

"I'm sorry, your claim is denied"

This feels like just another excuse to offer "benefits" that can't be used rather than paying people.

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago

We're sorry, but nothing actually qualifies as an emergency. Claim denied!

[-] seaQueue@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

"Oh. It appears you've not used your emergency funds this year, sadly they've expired and will be used to pay administrative fees."

[-] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago

workers are asking

"employers are putting words into workers' mouths"

[-] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

And of course it's NBC parroting that corporate propaganda

[-] SheeEttin@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago

Unless this is pretax money, I only see downsides to this versus just opening a regular account at your bank yourself and using your direct deposit allocations.

[-] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

I could see a case for, like, emergency fund matching. But straight up having your boss control your money? No way in hell are so many workers asking for that. I am highly suspicious of their numbers.

[-] SheeEttin@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Well, it probably wouldn't be under the company's control. My company goes through Fidelity for the retirement account, for example. Even if I leave the company I still have access.

this post was submitted on 16 Oct 2023
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