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Julie Bove[_2_]

"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> 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.

I've never been in a union but I would think that just being in one wouldn't
necessarily gain one benefits.