He can't go out to work unless he earns £1500 per month.

[gnvqsos]

poaching from other UK firms isn't an ideal situation as they won't be able to replace those staff. Full employment (if such a thing were possible) is not a particularly desirable situation. A low level of unemployment, with a rapid turnover for those who are unemployed is ideal, nobody is out of work for the long term and there is a pool of resource available to allow growth.

 

You're correct that we could hire in from abroad, but given the population pressures we face due to housing shortages that's not really desirable either.

 

It was called a reserve army of labour and is exploited by employers wishing to break strikes etc.It was usd by right-wing economists to weaken labour and undermine solidarity.I will make no further posts as I resent giving such advice freely.

[Mecky]

I remember that Tory bumf spitting his dummy out last week when he was reminded that high unemployment was a price worth paying ... didn't like that at all

[gnvqsos]

I remember that Tory bumf spitting his dummy out last week when he was reminded that high unemployment was a price worth paying ... didn't like that at all

 

The people who make those remarks usually have either a secure job or are of independent means

[Mecky]

The people who make those remarks usually have either a secure job or are of independent means

 

or fiddling the system (e.g. offshore bank accounts)

[gnvqsos]

or fiddling the system (e.g. offshore bank accounts)

 

They think a dole q is a musical expression,like B flat and A sharp

[Guest sibon]

Back on topic please.