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How about we make a law saying that employers have to pay job applicants a minimum of an hour's wage just for the time it takes to apply and get an interview? (lemmy.world)
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Like seriously, time is money right? I'm sure most people can relate to wasting time on numerous applications before ever landing a job. If they set that into law, employers will probably be much less likely to reject applicants, and even when they do, you still get paid for your wasted time.

Edit: I'm not particularly referring to the application part alone, I'm referring to application + interview = rejection. People should get paid for someone calling you in, only to end up wasting your time. Hell, I could have spent that time better at the sperm bank.

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[–] [email protected] -5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

That's what unemployment is for. :) It's not on the business to pay applicants.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The last time I had unemployment, it was a lousy $64 per week, and only for 3 months no less. Unemployment is a joke.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Depends on your income before you were unemployed... My wife is drawing it right now and it's something like $450 a week for her.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

I was working for 6 days a week, 6 hours a day, for $10 per hour, for over 2 years. Yes, $10 an hour sounds like chump change these days, but this was back in like 2007.

Still..