EDITORIAL: Where are the jobs in the recovery plan?
While business is not focused on protecting jobs, which is disappointing, the government should be
22 October 2020 - 18:00
The starkest criticism of the government’s economic recovery and reconstruction plan published last week has been its government-centric focus and the scant attention paid to stimulating and supporting the private sector.
This is especially true when it comes to jobs, with the government committing to a R100bn employment stimulus over the next three years, which will come mainly in the form of mass public employment programmes. It is a hugely ambitious plan and envisages that 800,000 part-time job opportunities will be created between now and the end of the financial year in March 2021...
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