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Old 12-02-2013, 12:28   #22
tizmeinnit
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Re: Unpaid workschemes are illegal

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Originally Posted by martyh View Post
All they would be entitled to is stopped benefits .If they are entitled to be payed the going rate for the work they did it, would result in their claim stopping as they would be classed as earnings ,which is of course why the companies involved in the schemes where not allowed to pay them in the first place
and here we have another issue. The red tape. When someone gets a job that is temporary it should be a much simpler process to get back onto JSA once the job is over. The red tape is ridicules and it does put people off taking temp jobs

And they should have made a simple way of letting they get paid and go back onto benefits after without hassle

They will be entitled to back pay yes but what if there is found to be a civil case to answer. The courts have just found that what the government done was illegal so the very policy by definition is a criminal offence victims of said offences may well have a civil compensation claim.
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