"(3) With respect to any employee described in paragraph (2) who in any workweek is brought within the purview of this subsection by the amendments made to this Act by the Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act, the employer of such employee may not reduce the total workweek compensation rate, including the regular rate at which the employee is employed, or any other employee benefit due to the employee being brought within the purview of this subsection by such amendments."
And yes, wages can definitely be determined by the government; see the Federal minimum-wage limit. Salary would remain the same; your hourly-wage would be increased by 1.25x.
Does the bill also include at least a 1.25x minimum wage increase to enforce this as well?
That would be logical, but still would affect only people earning close to minimum wage.
It would increase pay for some, and leave others without their jobs. Same as any other minimum wage increase.
Yes, but combined with shorter work week, which may cause some increase in the amount jobs of exactly for people earning close to minimum wage, the result may be less noticeable.
If a shorter work week results in there being more jobs, that conflicts with the notion we’d get just as much done in 32 hours as in 40.
I guess you’re saying this effect is more likely in non-creative professions that simply can’t be compressed, which also happen to be the most likely to be minimum wage?
Then what you’ve accomplished is cutting the hours of higher earners from 40 to 32, and increasing the hours of minimum wage earners from 40 to 64.
Salary would remain the same
For somebody hired before the law is enacted.
EDIT: And minimum wage, if it's going to be increased, will mostly affect people earning the minimum wage. Obviously.
From the bill itself:
And yes, wages can definitely be determined by the government; see the Federal minimum-wage limit. Salary would remain the same; your hourly-wage would be increased by 1.25x.
Does the bill also include at least a 1.25x minimum wage increase to enforce this as well?
That would be logical, but still would affect only people earning close to minimum wage.
It would increase pay for some, and leave others without their jobs. Same as any other minimum wage increase.
Yes, but combined with shorter work week, which may cause some increase in the amount jobs of exactly for people earning close to minimum wage, the result may be less noticeable.
If a shorter work week results in there being more jobs, that conflicts with the notion we’d get just as much done in 32 hours as in 40.
I guess you’re saying this effect is more likely in non-creative professions that simply can’t be compressed, which also happen to be the most likely to be minimum wage?
Then what you’ve accomplished is cutting the hours of higher earners from 40 to 32, and increasing the hours of minimum wage earners from 40 to 64.
For somebody hired before the law is enacted.
EDIT: And minimum wage, if it's going to be increased, will mostly affect people earning the minimum wage. Obviously.