[bgirard]

It's an interesting idea. In practice I bet it would push business for more automation and to for splitting into a highly profitable R&D entity with highly payed workers and 'independent' contracting firms that are barely profitable under which low wage employees would work under.

[drieddust]

I really want to put more thoughts into this so your input is appreciated.

Not to nitpick but what you described is happening today. If companies are measured on all of the metric then I how do they escape. If they move their work to contracting firms, won't they also be evaluated on the same metrics.

[visarga]

Same as with cleaning services - used to be part of large corporations, but it now is subcontracted to a different company with the purpose of paying lower wages, ability to fire people at will / or the whole service company.

[deepnotderp]

Wouldn't the first outcome be a preferable scenario?