German experiment gave people a basic monthly income – the effect on their work ethic was surprising | CNN
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A German experiment has found that people are likely to continue working full-time even if they receive no-strings-attached universal basic income payments.

A German experiment has found that people are likely to continue working full-time even if they receive no-strings-attached universal basic income payments.

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  • thejoker954@lemmy.world
    11·
    2 天前

    I’m gonna be real. Theres no way in hell I would continue to work fulltime.

    Especially with the amount of wasted time at work when you can’t even be productive if you wanted to.

    • cynar@lemmy.worldEnglish
      10·
      2 天前

      One of the unspoken benefits of UBI is that it rebalances the power dynamic between employer and employee. When your back’s not against the wall financially, you can negotiate a lot better for a reasonable setup.

      People getting a decent living wage via a 3 day week should be the norm, not an exception. I’ve seen several studies where companies went to a 4 day week, for the same pay. Actual productivity went up, not down. It turns out a happy, rested workforce is a lot more than 20% more productive.