EXEMPT unemployed people from restrictive labour laws and allow them to enter into employment contracts with anyone they choose, on any conditions they choose, and at any wage they find acceptable. This is the simplest, quickest and least costly way to allow thousands upon thousands of the unemployed to find themselves jobs. Unemployment is a national emergency that must be addressed with the utmost urgency. Just let them work!In February 2011 the National Treasury issued a discussion paper for public comment titled Confronting Youth Unemployment: Policy Options for SA. The paper resulted in the implementation of the youth employment subsidy. The conclusion of the discussion paper contained this dire warning:"Within this bleak situation the problem of youth unemployment is acute, half of all 18-24 year olds are unemployed and their prospects of finding a job are much lower than for the older unemployed. Without experience, young people have little chance of becoming employed. This i...
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