Cable Forum - View Single Post - Sainsbury's pull out of 'Work for your benefits scheme'

**Maggy** · 29-02-2012, 21:02

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Originally Posted by Gary L

Good news Marty. the sanctions have only been removed from the one of the work programs. and if nobody volunteers to go on that one without sanctions, they'll put them on the mandatory one instead.

So no doubt those who are against 'slave labour' will focus on this one now. and this one will probably have to be changed too. because afterall, the point was being forced to work for no wage.

and they'll be basing this argument solely on a few points.
(Loss of benefits for not wanting to work for free, minimum wage laws, not doing anything about jobs, and instead just admitting defeat and getting something out of them to keep the voters happy, boosting companies profits, loss of real jobs available due to free labour)

it should be fun.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/b...xperience.html

That article is dated 30 Nov 2011 and is about the Autumn statement..Let's deal in the here and now..

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Originally Posted by danielf

Well guess what:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17200688

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Chief executive of Barnardo's Anne Marie Carrie, who was at the meeting on Wednesday, told BBC Radio 4's World At One: "We discussed frankly what has gone wrong in public perception about this scheme.
"Work experience is a vital lifeline for some of the most disadvantaged young people in this country. They've been failed by the education system, they've been failed by the care system and they cannot easily find employment in this tough climate."
She said she was "delighted" at the news that the sanctions would be dropped as she was worried that they could threaten the future of the scheme.

I think that this sums up what the scheme should be about nicely and if Bernardos are happy with the scheme as it is so am I.