Would it make more sense to have hyper flexible hours.
Say you pay 25$ an hour, but it's only 8 hours a week during peak ?
I think with the gig economy young people are used to only working when they want.
Say you pay 25$ an hour, but it's only 8 hours a week during peak ?
I think with the gig economy young people are used to only working when they want.
What I'm wrestling with is whether this is utopian or dystopian? That's why I say it's an "interesting" idea. I can see it appealing to some people and not appealing at all to others. Maybe there's room for both kinds of people in the labor market? Your "base" workers who are always there and reliable and the "peakers" who are taking care of your excess load at peak times?
https://www.snagajob.com/ I imagine it depends on your situation.
If I was 19 I'd love it. I'd hate living like this with a family to support
I live in a 50k poulation town, and $14 is not a living wage.
What do you think 'market rate' means? If you aren't able to hire for $14 but someone else is for $18... then $14 is clearly not the market rate and $18 is. That's what a market rate is - the rate things are selling for in the market.
If someone can Doordash, etc, and make more( while arguably dealing with less stress) they'll rationally do that.
Or since this is HN, can you automate some of these tasks ?
Imagine if instead everyone wanted to work at your restaurant, EVERYONE, you'd fire your 6 guys and pay $2 their replacement, no ?
Doesn't that maybe suggest that $18/hr is probably the current market rate then? My understanding of market rate is "amount at which the two parties are willing to negotiate", not "amount that the employer wants to lock in at, all other factors be damned"
If one can't afford to pay competitive wages, that may suggests they're not actually financially healthy enough to stay in business.