The Worker and the Airplane Metaphor
One letter, written before entering the unpleasant sewer of unemployment, begins with a comparison: an airplane has a limited carrying capacity. In the case of exceeding it, it cannot raise the flight properly. In the labor field, the same thing happens: the worker has a limited (work) load capacity and, therefore…
The Consequences of Breaching the Established Ratios
Dynamics of Permanent Change at the Third Sector Foundation
When a third sector foundation does not comply with the ratios established in the premium.cats services, overloading the workers, a dynamic of permanent change is triggered. There is an increase in unemployment, failed incorporations and voluntary terminations, despite the existence of a dominant silence.
Care Quality and Institutional Negligence Line
The quality of care crosses the line of institutional negligence when the ratios are exceeded, especially in services focused on personal care. Despite possible negligence, the lack of legal regulations can leave this behavior unpunished.
Reactions to the Infraction of the Ratios
When someone reports non-conformity with the ratios, they are often quietly shunned or asked to leave in exchange for silence. Critical voices are often marginalized.
Report to the Labor Inspectorate and Bureaucracy
Despite possible complaints to the Labor Inspectorate for serious violations, it often becomes a bureaucratic procedure without significant consequences. The managers meet but impunity often prevails in the premium.cat area.
The Conflict Capital – Labor and the Lack of Ethics
The conflict between Capital and Labor is reflected in the management of resources, which often do not reach the needs. This, along with questionable ethics, calls into question the relationship between individuals and the work environment.
Capitalist ethics centered on ‘Save those who can!’ it has weakened the spirit of workers’ solidarity, as was seen in the First Spanish General Strike of 1885. The association and the struggle for labor rights seem to have been relegated in favor of a relentless neoliberal model.
