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Work Compensation

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Work Compensation in the Idea Tree

What is the best way to compensate labour?

Work Compensation is one of the Idea Tree Icon.png Idea Research in Frostpunk 2 located in the Economy tab. Each version unlocks a policy option for the Work Compensation Labour UIT Icon Council.png Law that will increase Resource Production Efficiency or increasse Trust at the cost or slightly decreased UIT Icon Resource Heatstamps.png Heatstamps Income per capita.

Merit Work Compensation Variant[edit | edit source]

Efficiency Bonuses
Work Compensation.png
Idea info
Zeitgeist Merit.png Merit
Idea Unlocks NoIcon.png Leisure
Workforce.png Labour Organisation
Heatstamps.png Alcohol
Idea Cost 50 UIT Icon Resource Heatstamps.png Heatstamps
Idea unlocks
NoIcon.png Efficiency Bonuses

To encourage competition, the City will allocate special bonuses to the people who work the most efficiently


Merit variant of Work Compensation Idea Research unlocks Efficiency Bonuses Law. It increases Resource Production Efficiency.

Following Factions.png Communities and Factions can develop Merit Work Compensation Idea:


Equality Work Compensation Variant[edit | edit source]

Equal Pay
Work Compensation.png
Idea info
Zeitgeist Equality.png Equality
Idea Unlocks NoIcon.png Leisure
Workforce.png Labour Organisation
Heatstamps.png Alcohol
Idea Cost 50 UIT Icon Resource Heatstamps.png Heatstamps
Idea unlocks
NoIcon.png Equal Pay

Labour is labour and thus, all will earn equally. This will eliminate discrepancies between the workers and the elite.


Equality variant of Work Compensation Idea Research unlocks Equal Pay Law. It will rise Trust slightly but UIT Icon Resource Heatstamps.png Heatstamps Income per capita will be slightly decreased.

Following Factions.png Communities and Factions can develop Equality Work Compensation Idea:

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