Fear of sanctions is demotivating the unemployed from getting a job, a new study aims to show. Meanwhile, Germany’s political left is mulling a welfare reform to refit the system for 21st century work. Jobcenter in Leipzig (picture-alliance/dpa) A basic principle of social security in Germany is this: The best incentive to get people into work is to cut their payments if they miss an appointment, or fail to finish a training course, or refuse to sign an "integration agreement" in which they pledge to do all they can to find a job.
But this simply doesn’t work, says the […]
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