Work & social protection
For each question, what divides the two sides and the best argument of each, without caricature.
- Should unemployment benefits be time-limited?Your neighbour has been unemployed for 3 years and turns down jobs below their qualifications.
- Should people work until 67?Working until 67?
- For or against the 4-day week?The 4-day week with no loss of pay should become the norm.
- Platform couriers: employees or self-employed?A platform delivery rider works 50 hours a week as a self-employed contractor.
- Right to strike: should there be a minimum service?A transport strike blocks your commute for 3 days.
- Do trade unions have too much power?Trade unions have too much power.
- Should welfare come with obligations?Should someone receiving welfare benefits have duties in return?
- For or against a universal basic income?There should be a universal income paid to everyone, with no conditions.
- For or against Sunday shop opening?A business owner wants to open their shop on Sundays.
- Burnout and long sick leave: check or support?Long-term sick leave (burnout…) is soaring. What should come first?
- Are civil servants overprotected?Civil servants have too much protection compared with the private sector.
- Should firing be made easier?Dismissing an employee should be…
- Should pensions include private savings?Pensions should be partly funded by individual savings (funded pensions).
- Should CEO pay be capped?An employee earns €1,800 a month, their CEO 300 times more.
- Should temporary contracts be limited?The use of fixed-term contracts and temp work should be more limited.