Problem
Unproductive workers
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Unproductive labour resourcesDeclining worker productivity
Inefficient labour use
Incidence:
In the 1990s, high wages and social costs, whether paid directly by employers or indirectly by taxpayers, were eroding the productivity of European workers. According to OECD statistics, industrial production in Europe in 1993 was virtually at the same level as in 1989, although wages had risen from 7-8% per year. Per-unit costs of output in Germany were 35% higher than in Japan, and 540% higher than in the USA.
Broader Problems:
Waste of human resourcesInefficient use of resourcesNon-productive members of societyUnderdevelopment of industrial and economic activities Narrower Problems:
MalingeringUnderworked staffAvoidance of workIncapacity from workWorkers uninterested in productionLow productivity of agricultural workers Related Problems:
Informal sectorDisguised unemploymentAbuse of prison labourLoss of animal productivityDeclining agricultural land Aggravates:
OverworkDeclining economic productivity Strategies:
Monitoring worker productivityUsing labour Subject(s):
Cybernetics → Cybernetics Economics → Productivity
Economics → Resource utilization
Metapolitics → Political theories
Social Activity → Human resources
Social Activity → Work
Social Activity → Workers
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
C: Cross-sectoral problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST