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Do you agree with The Court of Appeal
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OneFootInTheGrave | Report | 13 Feb 2013 09:25 |
I always have my radio on in the background and I regularly I listen to the discussions on a local chat show. |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 12 Feb 2013 19:34 |
People moan about tax payers paying the unemployed, but seem quite willing to fund firms - who get paid to employ the unemployed person, and then don't have to pay them!! |
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RolloTheRed | Report | 12 Feb 2013 18:44 |
Jack Jazz posted on 12 February 2013 3:52pm |
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Muffyxx | Report | 12 Feb 2013 14:45 |
I did a YTS when I left school...during a time of very high youth unemployment during the 80s...yes the pay was poor but it gave me a CV and showed that I had a work etchic that put me in good stead in later years. |
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AnninGlos | Report | 12 Feb 2013 14:10 |
People didn't use to agree with the YTS scheme. I was responsible for co-ordinating it when in Civilian personnel for RAF MOD. We had a lot through our books most were ok some, as Sue says as with work experience didn't quite 'get it' and didn't turn up, were late, didn't work etc. Those who were good were invariably invited to apply when jobs came up and the best ones were employed. We knew they would work. |
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Porkie_Pie | Report | 12 Feb 2013 13:52 |
Carol, as Errol says people in full time work claim housing benefit, in fact 60% of benefit claimants are in low paid work according to officials |
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supercrutch | Report | 12 Feb 2013 13:39 |
It's rather like having school children in their work experience week being sent to a placement that bears absolutely no similarity to their job expectations. |
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OneFootInTheGrave | Report | 12 Feb 2013 13:37 |
AnninGlos, |
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eRRolSheep | Report | 12 Feb 2013 13:31 |
Housing Benefit is a seperate issue because it is paid to people on low incomes rather than the unemployed - if you see the distinction. |
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OneFootInTheGrave | Report | 12 Feb 2013 13:30 |
Sadly, governments of all shades have tended to make policies on the hoof and many people suffer as a result. |
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♥†۩ Carol Paine ۩†♥ | Report | 12 Feb 2013 13:22 |
Roy it has not been stated whether or not she was claiming housing benefit etc, hence me saying 'probably'. |
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AnninGlos | Report | 12 Feb 2013 13:03 |
It is a pity this was not thought through more, as an incentive to go and do some work/any work when drawing benefit is good. However, in this case she was doing voluntary work in the area in which she was qualified and searching for jobs. That should have been seen as fulfilling the terms of the scheme. Not knowing others' problems, experiences with the scheme I can't comment. |
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OneFootInTheGrave | Report | 12 Feb 2013 12:50 |
I totally agree with any initiative to encourage people into work, however we abolished slavery in the 1800's and I do not believe that these schemes which make people work for free is the way to do encourage them. |
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supercrutch | Report | 12 Feb 2013 12:20 |
Agrees with PigletsPal. |
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Porkie_Pie | Report | 12 Feb 2013 12:19 |
Carol, "Government were paying her & probably more than basic wage for the amount of hours she was doing. (not just JSA )" |
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Rambling | Report | 12 Feb 2013 12:18 |
D's perspective, it's a really good idea to take on a job that isn't in your field of expertise rather than be on the dole, because it will give you experience working with and for people and show you're willing to work BUT that job should at least pay the same rate as an apprenticeship job ( which I think is about £2.50 for his age group? or minimum wage for older person).. |
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DazedConfused | Report | 12 Feb 2013 12:12 |
The 'work' she was doing related to the degree she had taken - what relevance would working in Poundland or any of the other places where this scheme was operating have had. |
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Muffyxx | Report | 12 Feb 2013 12:01 |
Can see both sides of this tbh. |
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♥†۩ Carol Paine ۩†♥ | Report | 12 Feb 2013 11:55 |
Looking at this from another perspective, why should the tax payer s money be used to allow her to ‘play’ in the Museum? She was not ‘unpaid’ the Government were paying her & probably more than basic wage for the amount of hours she was doing. (not just JSA ) |
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Porkie_Pie | Report | 12 Feb 2013 11:55 |
Business is already heavily subsidised at the tax payers expense, |