Reducing unemployment must be the priority. But over the medium term, the government must lift overall employment levels by helping people who do not work. It must unite economic and social policy. Increased female employment requires a major expansion in affordable childcare, as the system results in little incentive to work. We should also allow second earners – overwhelmingly women – to keep more of their earnings before support is withdrawn under Universal Credit, the government’s flagship welfare reform. And to increase employment among older workers we should reform the tax system to strengthen incentives to stay in work – for instance, raising national insurance thresholds beyond the age of 55.
降低失业率必须是重点。但中期而言,英国政府必须通过帮助那些不工作的人们来提高整体就业水平。它必须将经济和社会政策结合起来。增加女性就业,要求大举扩充价格适度的儿童保育服务,现行体制让女性几乎没有出来工作的动机。我们还应允许家庭的第二个有收入的成员——大多数是女性——在英国政府旗舰福利改革——统一福利(Universal Credit)撤消对她们的支持之前保留更多的收入。要增加老年人就业,我们应改革税收体系,以增强继续工作的激励,例如提高55岁以上人群缴纳国民保险(NI)费的门槛。
We must also address the pervasive problem of low pay. This costs the taxpayer, who funds wage subsidies, as well as those trapped in poorly paid jobs. An across the board rise in the minimum wage would be unwise given the fragile labour market. But the Low Pay Commission, the government’s independent advisory body, should identify sectors where a higher minimum wage would be affordable.
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