Full pay is a clear moral hazard

Nobody should be furloughed on full pay, as is much of the public sector.
There has to be a tangible benefit to working, and a tangible loss for not working.

Otherwise you also get unions demanding safety for employees essentially designed to male it harder for employers to return to work.

But There is no way to make it safe. Corona is now a fact of life.
It is not part of workplace safety to eliminate risks in the environment.

Otherwise the unions will then start proceedings against employers if their members get covid!


Quote Originally Posted by Witton Park View Post
I think there is a great deal of truth in your post Mark.

I think add in to that several other elements:

Has society increasingly become dependant on people to strongly guide them through most aspects of life?

If you are a furloughed worker on full pay, are you really in a rush to get back?

If you are a small business getting a £10k grant and free rates for the year, are you in a rush to get back?

If you are so extremely anti this current Government, are you inclined to act in a way that might help them?

If you are a leader of a devolved assembly, do you want to make a point of difference between you and a Govt that is politically an opponent? Are you concerned that too much alignment might reflect badly and affect future elections? (see LibDems in coalition)

Many factors are at play, but I think you have nailed quite a few.