Talk:Working time/Archives/2013

An Improper Example of Industrializing Economy
"Working hours in industrializing economies like South Korea, though still much higher than the leading industrial countries, are also declining steadily."

This sentence appears pretty outdated. In terms of industrial structure and output, South Korea is one of the leading industrial countries rather than an industrializing economy. It's also incongruous with the statement in "Industrialisation" article that "In the case of South Korea, the largest of the four Asian tigers, a very fast paced industrialisation took place as it quickly moved away from the manufacturing of value-added goods in the 1950s and 60s into the more advanced steel, shipbuilding and automobile industry in the 1970s and 80s, focusing on the high-tech and service industry in the 1990s and 2000s. As a result, South Korea became a major economic power." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.116.130.36 (talk) 04:22, 16 February 2013 (UTC)

Sick days, holidays in U.S.
re: this sentence: "However, regular, full-time workers often have the opportunity to take about nine days off for various holidays, two weeks of sick leave and two weeks of paid holiday time..." I don't believe this is accurate for the majority of workers in the U.S. For example, at Wal-Mart, the nation's largest employer, you certainly don't get anywhere near nine days for holidays or 2 weeks for sick leave. I'd bet fewer than 30 percent of U.S. workers get those sort of benefits. This sort of thing might have been common back in the 1950s, when unions were strong. But today, you're lucky to get 2 or 3 sick days per year. And even then, many employers intimidate their workers into not taking sick days. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.11.223.18 (talk) 11:30, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

"Points in favor of and against Standard Working Hours" - unbalanced
The following points in the "Against" section of "Points in favor of and against Standard Working Hours" are not explained. The whole table seems improperly cited.

Unemployment (Unemployment should go DOWN with people working fewer hours, because employers will need to hire more) Extend retirement age, the lifelong work hour may not change Standard working hour is not a good measure to achieve work-life balance (Why?) Problem in calculating work time may cause dispute between employers and employees (Why?) 184.166.6.102 (talk) 19:37, 13 May 2013 (UTC)