Robert ReichCan we please settle this debate already? There is no labor shortage. There is a living wage shortage, a hazard pay shortage, a child care shortage, a paid sick leave shortage, and a health care shortage.
Peter BrownEmeritus Prof Christopher May (@[email protected])
Here's the practicalities of the #Tories #rentier model of #capitalism, summarised in the Guardian: 'A number of middle & higher earner couples told the Guardian that punitive childcare costs & income taxation meant that going part-time & generating income through property ownership was financially more lucrative than full-time employment'! No wonder we have a #productivity problem in the UK! https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/feb/13/full-time-part-time-work-no-longer-pays-uk-economy