Misguided Union Dude

[SueEllen]

Doesn't that result in companies getting lumbered with bad workers? The good ones all leave and become contractors, or negotiate better pay with competitors.

Nope.

They have a different mindset.

[KentPhilip]

I'd disagree. One of the reasons the German economy has flourished is that their 'inflexible' labour market and stronger unions leads to companies trying to retain staff rather than fire them at the drop of a hat. This also reduces the risk of training them, so they have a higher skilled workforce, making them perfectly placed to exploit opportunites as they arise.

Doesn't that result in companies getting lumbered with bad workers? The good ones all leave and become contractors, or negotiate better pay with competitors.

[doodab]

You should change the title of this thread to "Union dude". The fact that he is misguided should be obvious.

I'd disagree. One of the reasons the German economy has flourished is that their 'inflexible' labour market and stronger unions leads to companies trying to retain staff rather than fire them at the drop of a hat. This also reduces the risk of training them, so they have a higher skilled workforce, making them perfectly placed to exploit opportunites as they arise.

[KentPhilip]

You should change the title of this thread to "Union dude". The fact that he is misguided should be obvious.

[NotAllThere]

Some context: Self-employed worker numbers soar in UK | Money | guardian.co.uk

[doodab]

The recent rise in job levels is being driven by self-employed, part-time and temporary jobs, rather than the full-time, permanent work that many people want and need

Want and need? Are you high?

There may be perfectly good reasons for being self-employed, but it would be naive to think that all these workers are really budding entrepreneurs.

There may indeed.

Why don't you try and do something about something useful like try and tackle ICT abuse?