Paid factory lockdowns in emergencies

Firms can offer short, well‑paid, temporary on‑site living arrangements (e.g., 4‑week shifts with pay and recovery time) to keep essential industrial plants operating during epidemics or other disruptions. This is both an infection‑control strategy and a market incentive that mobilizes workers to solve continuity risks no planner may foresee. — If adopted as a standard contingency, targeted compensation packages for on‑site emergency staffing could become an inexpensive, scalable tool for national resilience and should factor into preparedness and industrial policy.