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Originally Posted by lane912
if the official work week was shortened to 30 hrs would that "create" a situation where more people are hired to fill the gaps or will companys just pay more overtime?
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Kellogg's (the cereal company) did this during the Depression. They went to four 6 hour shifts instead of three 8 hour shifts. It didn't cost them any more and it employed more people even though the existing workers made less $/week.
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