Imagine the uproar if Labour introduced assistance which enabled union members but not other staff who didn’t belong to unions to work nine-day fortnights.
That seems to be what’s being suggested now and my first reaction isn’t positive.
We’re facing unusual times and it is impossible to spend taxpayers’ money on a scheme like this in a way which doesn’t advantage some people and disadvantage others unless assistance is universal.
But at first glance spending tens of millions of dollars on a scheme for which at best 15% of the workforce is eligable looks like giving too much to too few.
