Your comment about fuel is definitely valid. However, what is so special about COVID as it currently stands now in 2022? There is zero hope of containing it, as it has become endemic so lockdowns are pointless. There are several vaccines and effective treatments available. It is not significantly more deadly than several other common ailments like typical influenza variants. I understand why we all did what we did in 2019-2020, perhaps even early 2021, but why are we still treating COVID like it’s a special case?
I expect that as the lockdowns cost about 80 billion euros last time and we are no longer living in the spending paradise where the government basically gets paid for borrowing money they can choose between no lockdown or lockdown without supporting businesses. And the latter means either the businesses will not accept and implement the lockdown or half of them will collapse and tank the economy.
Its all cleverly excused by the Ukraine war but that is of course not the only reason for the enormous inflation; it’s also the monumental economic damage caused by the COVID measures.
The report doesn't say which fields are exempt or the criteria for finding exemptions to this "right" - which is absolutely necessary, I mean, how is a construction worker going to work from home?
I expect it would have similar wording in the law as for the right to switch from fulltime to part-time: employers would have to have a good reason to deny an employee to work from home.
You should be aware that Dutch politics is in a deep crisis right now, the governing parties have antagonized large parts of the population and stand to become a small minority if there are elections anywhere soon. And more crises are on the way.
Next year there will be indirect elections for the first chamber which has to approve all laws, if the polls are anywhere near correct they can forget getting anything approved and it becomes more and more likely the government will have to give up.
It’s not surprising they quickly try to push through some busybody bullshit like this, i expect to see more of this.
Not sure why you are downvoted, this is on the money. Our current government has been sent away, multiple times (even after election, effectively the same parties/people formed a new cabinet). Ever since the elections, and ridiculous long formation, they are polling 30 - 35 seats under the (minimal) majority of 76 seats.
I bet quite some people are very much working on diverting attention here and there.
WFH should be the default for jobs that can be done from home. If employer claims that work-in-the-office is more productive, then make them put their "money where their mouth is": commute time is (paid) work time, commute cost is paid.
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[ 5.3 ms ] story [ 56.2 ms ] threadAlso, who can afford fuel anymore, with prices now at €2,30 per liter!
Because it invokes strong reactions and calls for action, versus “seasonal flu”.
Its all cleverly excused by the Ukraine war but that is of course not the only reason for the enormous inflation; it’s also the monumental economic damage caused by the COVID measures.
Next year there will be indirect elections for the first chamber which has to approve all laws, if the polls are anywhere near correct they can forget getting anything approved and it becomes more and more likely the government will have to give up.
It’s not surprising they quickly try to push through some busybody bullshit like this, i expect to see more of this.
I bet quite some people are very much working on diverting attention here and there.