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Gary

Janet wrote:
>
> In article >, says...
> >
> > Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > >
> > > >> We have one too; it's $7.25/hour. However, companies like WalMart
> > > >> will hire twice as many people at 20 hours per week, so that they
> > > >> don't have to pay benefits (for example, paid time off, health insurance,
> > > >> retirement fund) to these part-time employees.
> >
> > Someone correct me if I'm wrong but there's no law requiring private
> > companies to pay extra benefits for full time employees.
>
> In the UK there is, and partimers share the same entitlements.
>
> Janet UK

Not in the US though. To my knowledge NO company *has* to pay extra
benefits unless the employees are unionized.

G.