Unemployed one gets appropriate payment, nothing less (4)
I believe the answer is:
idle
'unemployed' is the definition.
('idle' can be similar in meaning to 'unemployed')
I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.
(Other definitions for idle that I've seen before include "Not active or at work" , "out of a job" , "Without work" , "staying in bed all day?" , "Trivial" .)