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Originally Posted by jamiefrost
Can't see much wrong with this.
It's a 4 week placement to do community work for charities and local councils. If it's targeted at people believed to be sabotaging their chances of work then all the better.
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But what about them losing their benefit completely, the original tough sanctions? will we think it's ok for them to carry on claiming and having no intention of finding work because they've done some free labour?
do these people go back to the original rules and sanctions after they've done the 4 weeks, or do they now have the publics blessing of trouble free benefits?
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The government will have to pay for wages, tools, protective clothing, transport costs, insurance, and a lot more.
the people doing this free labour would be under the care of the government at the time. all responsibility would be with them.
they are prepared to fund this. and a lot of jobs will be replaced by the use of free labour which will and can make these positions redundant.
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Anyone refusing to take part or failing to turn up on time to work could have their £65 Jobseekers' Allowance stopped for at least three months
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This is in addition to the already existing rules of where if you don't look for work you will have your benefits stopped.
in those 30 days you won't be looking for work.
isn't it the case that there are already 30 days unpaid work placements on the government schemes they get sent to? and they are for people who don't fit into the "play ball or it is going to be difficult" catagory, but the 'it will give you some work experience and something to put down on your CV'?
unless we make the distinction between the two that the one is punishment, and the other is help.
I wonder what colour they're going to paint the mini buses?