Rudi Hedman
Member
- Location
- Caterham
- Country
England
Some good government intentions here but, as we know and as the article says, Employers NI is likely to hit jobs and recruitment (Starmer’s Labour). That’s with regards the people frustrated with opportunities…
For people who don’t want to work… Cutting unemployment benefits for people who refuse to work can be done (because anything strict is more acceptable under Labour like reform of the NHS) I expect it’s more likely to happen with people without any dependents which means mostly no housing payments in Universal Credit which is where the big costs occur. But of course you can get people playing with looking for work by performing badly in interviews, even I suppose in the workplaces the job centre knows take on anybody. See Spud in Transpotting. Increasing funding in higher areas of unemployment is no doubt needed and I expect a lot of this is now done online or on the phone without enough time spent on cases.
For people who are better off not working because of the bundle of benefits they receive, it sounds like more reform is needed here, and again, I expect that anything slightly punitive will be more acceptable under Labour.
Childcare costs. This is a real problem, not only for employment but also for the birth rate of the nation. France’s birth rate at 1.79 per woman isn’t as low as Britain’s at 1.49 per woman but then their welfare bill and borrowing is much higher. (And their large amount of employment laws are ridiculous. The most damaging one puts companies off expanding above more than 50 employees)
Work and benefits: 'I want to get a job but I don't know how'
The BBC speaks to young people yet to enter the workforce as well as those who have chosen to leave it.
www.bbc.co.uk
For people who don’t want to work… Cutting unemployment benefits for people who refuse to work can be done (because anything strict is more acceptable under Labour like reform of the NHS) I expect it’s more likely to happen with people without any dependents which means mostly no housing payments in Universal Credit which is where the big costs occur. But of course you can get people playing with looking for work by performing badly in interviews, even I suppose in the workplaces the job centre knows take on anybody. See Spud in Transpotting. Increasing funding in higher areas of unemployment is no doubt needed and I expect a lot of this is now done online or on the phone without enough time spent on cases.
For people who are better off not working because of the bundle of benefits they receive, it sounds like more reform is needed here, and again, I expect that anything slightly punitive will be more acceptable under Labour.
Childcare costs. This is a real problem, not only for employment but also for the birth rate of the nation. France’s birth rate at 1.79 per woman isn’t as low as Britain’s at 1.49 per woman but then their welfare bill and borrowing is much higher. (And their large amount of employment laws are ridiculous. The most damaging one puts companies off expanding above more than 50 employees)
