Comments on: Forced labour for Jobseekers

By: Henryk Baranski

Henryk Baranski — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 15:11:50 +0000

One question – I unable to work so how can they force me to work and what would be the consequences?

By: Henryk Baranski

Henryk Baranski — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 15:09:20 +0000

One question – I am unable to work so how can they force me to work and what would be the consequences?
Jajo

By: The £52-a-week lifestyle choice — MULE

The £52-a-week lifestyle choice — MULE — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 08:51:44 +0000

[...] Furthermore many aspects of the New Deal programme introduced by Labour and aimed at people unemployed for more than 6 months are patronising: they force you on to unhelpful courses which do nothing to build skills or experience, attended by many simple to receive JSA; or even worse other schemes including compulsory full-time work placements during which the person can be paid less than £2 an hour. Aside from being viewed as cheap labour and rarely kept on for proper employment, this can have the knock-on effect of lowering other workers’ wages – evidenced by a similar scheme that ran in America. [...]

By: Incapacity benefit claimants under scrutiny in ‘fitness to work’ trial — MULE

Sat, 15 May 2010 00:30:29 +0000

[...] parents, unemployed workers, carers, and low-waged workers read MULE’s previous articles here and [...]

By: We’re Closing Down « Other Than

We’re Closing Down « Other Than — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:55:40 +0000

[...] See here and here for the related coverage in MULE. [...]

By: Welfare Reform: who will it affect? — MULE

Welfare Reform: who will it affect? — MULE — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:19:44 +0000

[...] more coverage of the trial, see Patrick Smith’s article on how Jobseekers may be forced to work for as little as £1.27 per hour just to claim their [...]

By: Manchester Jobseekers: 40 hours week workfare for 6 months | Flexible New Deal Provider Information & Flexible New Deal Scandal

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:52:55 +0000

[...] a reality Despite high levels of unemployment due to the recession jobseekers in Greater Manchester will be forced to work up to 40 hours a week as part of the Work for Your Benefits (WfYB) pilot scheme. The region is set to be the trialling [...]

By: Forced Labour for Jobseekers Pilot. « Ipswich Unemployed Action.

Forced Labour for Jobseekers Pilot. « Ipswich Unemployed Action. — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:01:45 +0000

[...] Forced Labour for Jobseekers Pilot. Filed under: Campaigns for Unemployed, Welfare State, Workfare, jobseekers allowance — Tags: Unemployment, Workfare — Andrew Coates @ 4:01 pm Forced labour for Jobseekers (Via Manchester Mule here) [...]

By: Concerned Netizen

Concerned Netizen — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:23:18 +0000

The cost of Gtr Manchester’s city region status grows daily.

What wont our mis-representers do to feed their ego’s?

Selling it’s citizens down the swanny for what? to gain a little ‘autonomy’ from Whitehall?

Devolved power, more like devolving politics.