March 22, 2007
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Tougher rules for unemployed (The Local, 3/22/07)
The government has called for the introduction of tougher rules for the unemployed in a bid to get people to rejoin the labour market.According to the new proposal, the current 100 day grace period for finding suitable employment in a job seeker's home region is to be removed. Instead people must be prepared to move or change professions from the day they become unemployed.
In another change, it will no longer be possible to seek an extension to claim unemployment benefits for over 300 days. The only exception is for people with children under the age of 18, who may receive benefits for up to 450 days.
If a person has not found work at the end of this period they will be covered by the government's 'job guarantee'.
...as History Ends there too. Posted by Orrin Judd at March 22, 2007 8:02 AM
The notion that unemployment insurance is to subsidize vocational and spatial nostalgia is counter-progressive. It removes the necessity for the individual to adapt to economic change. Even a socialist should be able to figure this out.
Posted by: Lou Gots at March 22, 2007 10:06 AMOnly 300 days of unemployment payoffs? What a bummer!
Posted by: erp at March 22, 2007 7:16 PM