Emeritus Prof Christopher May on Nostr: For a range of reasons including the continuing rise in the long-term sick (a trend ...

For a range of reasons including the continuing rise in the long-term sick (a trend that notably predates the pandemic), Britain is the only G7 country with a lower employment rate than before Covid hit.

There's lots of talk of 'incentivising' people back to work... but lets (for a minute) turn it round the other way.

If the 'demand' for work has dropped, perhaps we might look at work as the problem;

If it was a product & demand was down only an idiot would blame the consumer!

#workers