So, as I was writing this Jasper post it occured to me that I wasn't sure if he had an 8-hour shift, whether he had sick days and all that stuff workers today have (and sadly have to keep fighting for in many instances).
I read through Wikipedia, but I wasn't sure whether the 8-hour workday is standard. It seemed to me that it depended on the industry.
I assume that higher-level Ministry members have it easier than say, a shop worker. So he'd have an 8-hour shift? What about holidays and sick days? Did people even get holidays back in the day? I assume that your average Working Class person couldn't afford holidays in the modern sense of the word anyway, but they'd get no work days for religious days? What about wizards and religious days/holidays? Are they more multicultural so characters of different religions can celebrate their own holidays, or does everyone get Christmas and Easter only?
What rights do workers (supposedly) have at this time? Do we want to establish that Wizards have their own labour laws? Idk, maybe Cursebreakers unionized to have a 6-hour workday because their work is dangerous and taxing compared to that of a Ministry clerck.
I realize that this might be too overthink-y and I don't expect Staff to write documentation on it etc, I just think it would be a fun discussion if anything!
I read through Wikipedia, but I wasn't sure whether the 8-hour workday is standard. It seemed to me that it depended on the industry.
I assume that higher-level Ministry members have it easier than say, a shop worker. So he'd have an 8-hour shift? What about holidays and sick days? Did people even get holidays back in the day? I assume that your average Working Class person couldn't afford holidays in the modern sense of the word anyway, but they'd get no work days for religious days? What about wizards and religious days/holidays? Are they more multicultural so characters of different religions can celebrate their own holidays, or does everyone get Christmas and Easter only?
What rights do workers (supposedly) have at this time? Do we want to establish that Wizards have their own labour laws? Idk, maybe Cursebreakers unionized to have a 6-hour workday because their work is dangerous and taxing compared to that of a Ministry clerck.
I realize that this might be too overthink-y and I don't expect Staff to write documentation on it etc, I just think it would be a fun discussion if anything!
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