Employer of Last Resort
In the event that a citizen cannot find employment after retraining, and their National Income Supplement is ready to expire, they can visit the Department of National Restoration.
This would function as an employer of last resort, in which the income supplement would be reinstated in exchange for taking an assigned part-time job. The mandate for this department would be to assign temporary jobs in areas where there is a labor shortage, and which would serve the nation and society. This could potentially include infrastructure building in remote regions, reforestation projects, cleaning public spaces, and environmental protection. The roles would be capped to a maximum contract length (e.g., 1 year) to encourage the workers’ eventual reintegration into the private sector and to limit effects on market wages. The jobs would meet national labor regulations, and a certain amount of working time would be set aside for the workers to apply for permanent, private-sector work. Salaries would be equal to the NIS amount (in some cases in addition to provided housing). If more people lost employment in the private sector, the value of the NIS payment would automatically fall (as there would be fewer contributors), and would automatically discourage people from remaining in public employment, and shift labor resources back into the private sector.This program would ensure that national labor resources do not go unutilized, and that the unemployed regain a sense of purpose and momentum. It would also avoid the trap of paying capable individuals to remain inactive. At the same time, it would not remove labor from the productive private sector. It would ensure full employment regardless of consumption growth. Finally, it would act as a backstop to prevent people from sliding into destitution, while filling needed vacancies to build the nation.
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