Hours of Labor
To businesses, hours of labor indicate productivity and human capital invested into rendering a product or service. For employees, however, the time spent working—as well as free from working—is more likely considered a quality-of-life measurement or a gauge of how much income to expect. The lines are clearly drawn: companies, under ideal circumstances, wish to gain as much employee time as possible at the least cost, whereas workers generally wish to obtain as much compensation as possible for the smallest practical investment of their time. But each side's demands don't end there. Employees want to arrange their working hours as best suit their lifestyles and are infuriated when...
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