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For example, most workers remain in government unions with shorter work schedules than at many other hospitals.
Re "Reading, Writing, Retailing" (Op-Ed, June 27): When comparing teachers' salaries to other workers', one should take into account teachers' shorter work schedules.
Germany threw wads of cash at the problem, notably through its short-work (or Kurzarbeit) programme, by which companies could temporarily move employees onto shorter work schedules when demand was weak.
I feel compelled to respond to the readers who commented on the "shorter work schedules" to justify low teaching salaries ("How Much Is That Teacher Worth?," letters, July 3).
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Most prominent measures are wage subsidies and reductions in non-wage labor costs as well as short work schedules or work sharing, which have been widely used in advanced economies during the crisis7.
Short work schedules or work sharing programs are more complex subsidy programs; they incentivize employers to reduce labor costs along the intensive margin in contrast to the extensive margin while fully or partly reimbursing workers for hours not worked8.
He said judges get paid enough money to work 50 to 60 hours a week, but were protective of their short work schedules and hesitant to put in the work.
Officers also have a relatively short work schedule and can retire at half pay after 20 years.
This commitment meant that employees no longer had to plan their lives around very short notice work scheduling.
Even with help, planning a full agenda of initiatives could get tricky, especially when my short-term work schedule conflicted with the long-term mindset of community members (I was only staying in HaMakuya for eight weeks, but most of the community members would stay in HaMakuya for a lifetime).
These fill-ins plug holes in both short- and long-term work schedules, and are seen as a cheaper alternative to permanent hires.
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