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Pierre · 08-11-2010, 08:34

All I can say is at least this government are prepared to try things to get people back to work.

I know, personally, several people that have got full time work through undertaking voluntary work whilst they were unemployed.

The fact they had done this work showed that they had a work ethic and weren't happy to sit on their backsides expecting the government to wipe their arse for them.

It also gave them valuable experience and it gave then something to put on their CV.

There will of course be caveats to this idea involving the disabled and people with other challenges but on the whole, as an idea worth persuing, I think it's a good one.

08-11-2010, 08:34	#125
Pierre cf.mega poster Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: floating in the ether Posts: 13,331	Re: Unemployed could be forced to do compulsory manual labour All I can say is at least this government are prepared to try things to get people back to work. I know, personally, several people that have got full time work through undertaking voluntary work whilst they were unemployed. The fact they had done this work showed that they had a work ethic and weren't happy to sit on their backsides expecting the government to wipe their arse for them. It also gave them valuable experience and it gave then something to put on their CV. There will of course be caveats to this idea involving the disabled and people with other challenges but on the whole, as an idea worth persuing, I think it's a good one. __________________ The wheel's still turning but the hamsters dead.