29-07-13, 04:48 PM
(28-07-13, 03:38 PM)rustyrider link Wrote: ... the unemployed get given a job and, in return, get given their benefits. Why can't we introduce a similar scheme? ...
Because this takes jobs/hours off people who already work for the company/council. Some firms were doing it the other year, bussing in cheaper/free "experience" workers while telling their part time staff there weren't any extra hours. It might work in theory but the reality is employers want the cheapest workforce and it would lead to workers in private companies being fully funded by the state. Of course the current "sponsorship" scheme we have isn't much better.
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