X-Post from Uplifting News:
There is no law of economics that says natural changes in demand or technology have to be met with brutal, unanticipated layoffs, that MEANINGFUL retraining can’t be offered, or that unemployment payments should be poverty wages.This article shows one country’s industry doing the first two at least!
As an American it’s always been hard to believe the absolute sloth and lack of investment shown in helping workers retrain. I’m from Oregon, and we still have communities that never recovered from forestry preservation initiatives in the 80s. In laid the groundwork for bitter, powerless, formerly proud souls to be courted by lying politicians. I suppose it shouldn’t be surprising given companies want to minimize investment in worker training here while being surprised they can’t hire qualified employees 🤔. If only there were solutions…
When my dad plant at gm closed. They offered him a college education for free.
Unemployment is an insurance program. I think it should provide full pay for x amount of time. I think employers should be financially incentivized to avoid layoffs or terminations.
Right now the payouts are a joke.