Comments on: Apple Skips Debate, Commits to Health Insurance

By: Smart Mac Guy

Smart Mac Guy — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:06:53 +0000

So apparently Mac Guy’s an idiot. If there’s universal healthcare in a country you wouldn’t need it at work anyway. Oh, I forgot. Your universal healthcare sucks.

By: Guest

Guest — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:30:04 +0000

The announcement came this morning from Ron Johnson. I don’t know what else we would be dissatisfied about, but this indeed makes me very satisfied.

By: Marktrek

Marktrek — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:29:16 +0000

China will have full healthcare for all of their citizens in a year. Iraq has in their new constitution that everyone will have the right to healthcare.

By: guest

guest — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:03:09 +0000

That’s nice. But lack of health insurance is not the core reason why the employees are “dissatisfied”.

By: Negli U.S.A. Apple allarga la copertura sanitaria ai dipendenti part-time - TheAppleLounge

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:22:23 +0000

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By: Guest

Guest — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:49:36 +0000

This has not been announced internally, but I don’t doubt that this issue was raised quite a bit in the last survey. I know many people would take advantage of this offering.

Also notable is how the Mac web is reporting this news and attributing heavily to this single article. Is ifo even news or is it just like Fox Noise?

As for part time being a “second job” or workers not being “committed” if they’d only schedule the hours, they’d be more than thrilled to work. Instead they keep bringing on new people and screwing over the existing employees.

By: El Wozo

El Wozo — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:56:50 +0000

Both Mac guys,

From the sounds of it, the health care options for both part time AND full time employees are opt-in. Many of the part timers are college kids who don’t need/want insurance (why spend the beer money when mom and dad or BlueCross have cheap insurance for you already?), and others are retirees, self employeed, or house-spouses who want to have fun in WIlly Wonka’s Computer Factory. Sadly, though, in this economy, what used to be a “second job” can very quickly become an “only job.” I know 3 teachers who work weekends and some evenings at two different Apple Stores in a state that is likely going to be shuttering lots of schools. One of those guys just had a baby. When the local grocery chain gives ALL their employees health benefits, why can’t a multinational corp with $35Billion in the bank at least offer to help some of their parttimers with realworld needs?

By: Apple expandirá oferta de assistência médica para funcionários que trabalham por meio período | MacMagazine

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:39:46 +0000

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By: Apple extending full-time health benefits to part timers « Gadgetsteria

Apple extending full-time health benefits to part timers « Gadgetsteria — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:53:18 +0000

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By: An Apple a Day: Part-Time Apple Store Employees to Receive Full Benefit Medical Insurance : It's Barry

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:38:08 +0000

[...] to ifoapplestore.com: Apple will skip the controversy entirely and extend full-benefit medical insurance to part-time [...]

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:09:42 +0000

Apple does not provide its part time Canadian retail employees with health care. In canada health care is provided by the government and it covers things such as doctor visits, EMS, and various surgeries that are deemed medically necessary. It does not cover prescriptions, dental or eye care and a variety of specialists. In canada there are extended health plans that are offered by private insurers that cover prescriptions, dental and eye care and covers the cost to see certain specialists. Apple offers EXTENDED health insurance coverage ONLY for their full time employees in Canada.

By: Ron

Ron — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:47:12 +0000

Lucky to be in the UK? Think not;;

http://reason.com/archives/2009/07/02/theres-no-such-thing-as-free-h

and

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/09/03/health/main5284708.shtml

By: Marcus

Marcus — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:11:45 +0000

Ah, the ironies of my life. I just spent about a month pressuring my Apple Store managers to move me to full time, which they finally did. I really didn’t need the extra hours or the other benefits, what I really needed was health coverage. I would have qualified for this in an instant because I have over a year residency at Apple, and I work well over 15 hours a week.

I am pleased to hear this though, as it’s good news for all my coworkers and the company in general.

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:24:15 +0000

“Another Mac Guy,

So why do part-time employees in Apple Store employees in Canada and the UK bother to show up for work if their employer doesn’t have the stick of health care to lord over them?

Really, playing with people’s lives like that for commercial gain horrifies me.

Mac Guy”

Huh?

By: Mac Guy

Mac Guy — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:59:02 +0000

Another Mac Guy,

So why do part-time employees in Apple Store employees in Canada and the UK bother to show up for work if their employer doesn’t have the stick of health care to lord over them?

Really, playing with people’s lives like that for commercial gain horrifies me.