Philip,
Changes in hours worked per week must be accompanied by salary adjustments as well.

Also, and a big also, is that cost of living must be reduced.

We all need to live in a more sustainable way.

There are, for example, numbers of ways of reducing energy needs.
No gas use,
all electricity, energy efficient devices,
better house insulation,
working near home,
smaller houses,
electric cars - particularly self drive cars used Uber style in metropolitan areas, etc, etc.

Major social change. Much of the above is also essential to tackle climate change.
Cheers

Tony153 - I agree totally except the implementation fails due to greed.
Politicians, lawyers, judges, doctors, dentists, CEO's etc will never agree to lower wages. Also Union officials.

I think this proposal has a good deal of merit: I suggest that all public servants should henceforth be allowed to work - no, required to work - only 24 hours per week, and be paid 60 % of their current salaries. That should save quite a bit on the bottom line.

Since that would really only be the equivalent of three days' work out in the real world, perhaps it could allow twice as many public servants to be employed over a six-day working week, including all-day Saturday (perhaps they could get penalty rates for Saturdays).

Imagine ! Twice as much work getting done, for barely 30 % more outlay. Win-win: loafers could stay at home four days a week, twice as many could be employed, for only 30 % extra cost. No more Centrelink backlogs, every phone-call answered promptly. Oh brave new world, that would have such people in it.

Thank you, Doctor !

Joe

Speaking of public servents, well hospital staff, I went to the local hospital emergency dept recently where i stood in a line of just four people, for over an hour, before i was even registered.

The lady in triage would register one person, then go away, or do something else for up to five mintes before calling the next person. Some would be there for ten minutes just explaining their situation.

My point is there was no urgency what so ever for anyone on that counter (there were three at times but only one doing the reg) to get through the line up of people, which was about ten by the time i was called.

I suggested they install a number system, similar to main roads because i said the last thing sick people want to do is stand in line. It was quickly rejected and i have even been told they do this to see if anyone is realy ill in which case they will rush you though. What, after you have collapsed.

The whole government system needs a shake up, but unfair dismisal and anti bullying laws has put an end to that as an option.

If we leave asetts in public, we get poor productivity, yet if we privatise we get the likes of Telstra, or CEO's on $6 million a year. Its a no win situation

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This is a scam, so why is it there?

While this thread seems to have died in the arse, it's still worth teasing out its implications.

For example, if we remember Dr Natale's au pair, and his generosity towards her, and if we applied his recommendations on a 24-hour week, then the good doctor would need two, perhaps three, au pairs, to carry out all of the duties that a single person has to do now. Clearly, di Natale would be willing and able to pay all three at current weekly rates.

But of course, if di Natale's current hourly rates for au pairs were applied, each au pair would be reduced to working their 24 hours for a weekly total of barely $ 150-200, maybe less.

Just wondering ......

Joe