HR: if they work 40 hours a week u have to give them benefits
Big company: hmm okay. They shall work 39
HR: if they work 8 hours u have to give them a half hour lunch and intermittent breaks
company: 7 hours and 50 minutes, it is
the law: if theyre employees you have to pay for benefits
company: lets staff through a temp service and wait so long to hire them in they quit out of frustration
the law: You must pay them this and no less.
company: I shall pay them that and no more.
The law: you have to pay your employees
Company: then we’ll replace them all with interns
The law: you gotta increase wages
Company: we’ll cut hours
the law: you have to give raises
company: mayhaps they would enjoy an extra five cents
the law: employees have rights
company: around here we call them “independent contractors”
I swear EVERY SINGLE ONE of my employers has been at LEAST two of these at once.