https://www.tn.se/arbetsmarknad/foretagarnas-larm-anstallda-sager-upp-sig-for-dyrt-att-jobba/
Article from a Swedish paper called “Tidningen Näringsliv”
Translation for non-swedes:
“Unemployed people reject job offers and employees leave top jobs, business owners warn. Runaway living costs and high allowance levels are cited as reasons. “When I offer a job, I get the answer that the difference is too small compared to not working,” says Kristina Kopsch, CEO at Y Carlstedt, to TN”
“A Fatal Failure”
That high contributions mean that people do not choose to work is something that even Thommy Backner, CEO of Scandinavian Resorts, has noted.
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I think that there are far too generous rules around the unemployment insurance fund now after the pandemic. During the pandemic, I thought it was obvious, but the fact that it is the same rules now after the pandemic means that it is hardly worth going to work. It's bloody stupid. The government must reduce unemployment, he says and continues:
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It is a fatal failure that we have so many unemployed people in Sweden. The government that comes, no matter what color it is, must make sure that people are not unemployed when there are an incredible number of vacancies.
One thought… raise the salary? Big corporate businesses like the ones named in the article could absolutely afford to higher their salaries for the workers.
Yet it’s easier to blame the system, which at this point just helps the unemployed to keep food on the table and a roof over their head, they’re not living in luxury.
Thoughts?