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Do you agree with The Court of Appeal
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OneFootInTheGrave | Report | 12 Feb 2013 11:02 |
Oh dear there will be some very unhappy people in the government today :-D |
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Porkie_Pie | Report | 12 Feb 2013 11:29 |
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DazedConfused | Report | 12 Feb 2013 11:45 |
Of course it was - especially as she was already working for free in a charity shop. |
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Porkie_Pie | Report | 12 Feb 2013 11:50 |
In this case i do agree, |
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DazedConfused | Report | 12 Feb 2013 11:55 |
Porkie Pie I totally agree with you about these companies using this as free labour - they get the staff and do not have to pay. If they have so many of these 'free' jobs advertise them and then employ and pay someone to do the job. |
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Porkie_Pie | Report | 12 Feb 2013 11:55 |
Business is already heavily subsidised at the tax payers expense, |
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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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Muffyxx | Report | 12 Feb 2013 12:01 |
Can see both sides of this tbh. |
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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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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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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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supercrutch | Report | 12 Feb 2013 12:20 |
Agrees with PigletsPal. |
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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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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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♥†۩ 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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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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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 13:37 |
AnninGlos, |
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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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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 |