She is one of the first people to take part in a model testing that's called "solidarity-based basic income," or SGE. "I really enjoy it," she says of her job that's funded by Berlin's government. Gehn's boss, Stefanie Trecinski, is likewise a fan of solidarity-based basic income. For employers, the solidarity-based basic income is uncomplicated; bureaucracy and reporting are manageable, she says. That view chimes with a city housing association, the Wohnungsbaugesellschaft Berlin-Mitte (WBM) which hired seven people for posts funded by the solidarity-based basic income project to help caretakers and janitors.

Source: The Star September 13, 2020 01:52 UTC