So "instead of" taking an annual vacation, one should limit their work hours to 48 hrs a week, organize their time better, and take up a hobby like knitting.
I've got a better idea. Keep the vacation and cut work hours down to 40.
I've got a better idea. Keep the vacation and cut work hours down to 40.
Pff, more like we should go to 35hrs with mandatory _paid_ overtime and also _increase_ vacation to 6 weeks.
And also demand reparations for all the stolen time. (Real pay hasn't increased since 1970.)
After that we can talk about taking it further.
It has, it's just been pretty shallow growth. That flatlined in the late 90's. And then fell to 1970's levels in 2008/2009