Conor:
"Would limiting the length of the working day back to the 12.5 hour spreadover help to make the job more attractive? "No. Not even close. Your average millennial balks at the thought of a 40hr working week, they’re sure as hell not going to want to do anywhere near a 12hr shift.
I think the difference is that women are more likely to work full-time these days, and are thus more likely to expect men to participate in keeping the house and child-rearing, as well as relaxing together in the evenings, which is impossible to square with such long working hours.
There is also a weaker social culture in the workplace and on the road, which supports long hours of attendance at work.
As for youth balking at a 40hr working week, what are the pay and conditions on offer for it? Or does this just peddle the same propaganda of employers, who complain they can’t get slaves for 40 hours of night work, in exchange for a minimum wage that doesn’t even pay the rent? Similar to how they complain they can’t get drivers?