Comments on: All work and no pay – the rise of workfare

By: Nimue Brown

Nimue Brown — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 10:40:50 +0000

So the big companies get free labour paid for (barely) by the government, but we stigmatise the slave labourers as being scroungers. Umm….

By: brian

brian — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 17:59:29 +0000

I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT HEALTH AND SAFETY AS I SUSPECT NO ONE IS COVERED IF THEY ACCIDENTLY SLIP AND DO DRASTIC DAMAGE THEY WONT BE ABLE TO CLAIM A PENNY AND COULD SUFFER INDEFINATELY WITHOUT COMPENSATION

By: Eowyn Rohan

Eowyn Rohan — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 19:50:00 +0000

Of course, candidates on the Flexible New Deal, who did not pursue voluntary work, were assigned to a classroom…. with graduates sharing the space with unskilled, ex offenders, those with abuse issues…. treat as if they were in Kindergarten, and treat with utter disdain and contempt by Welfare To Work Clerks. Such as A4E and Working Links.

PLUS… candidates also had to sit silently on “Employability Training”, such as basic numeracy and literacy. However, agencies which recruited candidates to deliver such programmes may it clear that candidates need not be qualified teachers, and need not even possess teaching qualifications.

Of course, the job was quite pathetic for the Welfare To Work Clerks…. to the extent that the Clerks awarded themselves the baloneous and ego boosting term of “Consultant”.

Thankfully, after the 2010 General Election, the Gravy Train was cut off, and the Welfare To Work Clerks more than likely had to sign off, and seek employment as Call Centre Clerks.

By: Adrian

Adrian — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 11:33:38 +0000

B&M stores have strated using workfare jan/2013. Receiving free labour and stopping overtime for employees with contracts. The people forced to do this free labour are not happy and neither are the employees!

By: mark

mark — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 09:57:51 +0000

Paul c. work in mcdonalds serving “food” that slowly kills people?

By: neil

neil — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:12:17 +0000

What amazes me are where are all the protests > not a banner or article on news or papers years ago there would be riots in the streets people protesting outside downing street , etc now not even a murmour , very little organised protest on the net except a few splintered groups , Im due to start this in theory in feb , unless I sign off jsa and can get a job , but then they have won! although Id prefer not to be a slave, Cameron and co aka his victorian counterpart Mr bumble (oliver) would have victorian workhouses back ! One things for sure He wouldnt do it so why should we??

By: Paul C

Paul C — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:01:45 +0000

Until the minimum wage is completely abolished people like this are going to be priced out of the market. Fix the minimum wage and you’ve a chance of helping these people to help themselves.

Alternatively this chap could take a bus to London and get a job in McDonalds tomorrow.

Paul

By: redditor

redditor — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:12:16 +0000

There’s some more discussion on Reddit here:
http://www.reddit.com/r/ukpolitics/comments/ogpo0/all_work_and_no_pay_the_rise_of_workfare/

By: peter schevtschenko

peter schevtschenko — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:00:23 +0000

article 4 of the human rights act prohibits forced labour,surely workfare breaches such an act?
i am prepared to use the h.r.a. if told to go on compulsory labour

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:13:05 +0000

Cool dude, let’s go back to slavery. Then sit back and be amazed and disgusted when more people turn to drug dealing and other crime just to eat. Nice job, society.