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0 pointsbeardedwizard7y ago0 comments

Low income folks probably aren't working a cushy office job. It's probably manual labor.

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dahfizz7y ago· 3 in thread

Do people in equivalent jobs in Europe also get to "work from home"?

You take a separate additional sick leave as a parent with a sick child in Germany. Working from home is something the employee can do to mitigate his absence. Each parent gets 10 days per year with one kid and up to 25 with multiple kids. If you are a single parent it doubles, so 20 for one kid and up to 50 for 2+ kids

edit: kids up to the age of 12.

edit2: it can be unpaid. However you get sickpay instead.

dahfizz7y ago

Is this only for salaried employees or everyone? Does a grocery bagger get paid sick leave?

cf4987y ago

We dont have grocery bagers. I assume you mean people whos sole income are tips? Thats not legal here. You can tip the pizza guy and waiter, but they are employees getting a paycheck from their employers. Tips are a bonus for a job well done and unrelated to them making a living.

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crankylinuxuser7y ago

Indeed.

I work in IT as a sysad. If it wasn't for the company I work for requiring in-person work, my job could be 100% remote.

But quite a while back, I worked low paying no benefit jobs to make ends meet. And it's pretty hard to make coffees or stock shelves 'remotely'.

The harder the labor, the worse the pay, and the worse your health will be, and the less benefits you'll get. Unions were the antidote to that, but...

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5 comments · 2 top-level

dahfizz7y ago· 3 in thread

Do people in equivalent jobs in Europe also get to "work from home"?

cf4987y ago

You take a separate additional sick leave as a parent with a sick child in Germany. Working from home is something the employee can do to mitigate his absence. Each parent gets 10 days per year with one kid and up to 25 with multiple kids. If you are a single parent it doubles, so 20 for one kid and up to 50 for 2+ kids

edit: kids up to the age of 12.

edit2: it can be unpaid. However you get sickpay instead.

dahfizz7y ago

Is this only for salaried employees or everyone? Does a grocery bagger get paid sick leave?

cf4987y ago

We dont have grocery bagers. I assume you mean people whos sole income are tips? Thats not legal here. You can tip the pizza guy and waiter, but they are employees getting a paycheck from their employers. Tips are a bonus for a job well done and unrelated to them making a living.

2 more replies

crankylinuxuser7y ago

Indeed.

I work in IT as a sysad. If it wasn't for the company I work for requiring in-person work, my job could be 100% remote.

But quite a while back, I worked low paying no benefit jobs to make ends meet. And it's pretty hard to make coffees or stock shelves 'remotely'.

The harder the labor, the worse the pay, and the worse your health will be, and the less benefits you'll get. Unions were the antidote to that, but...

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse