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Testing the fairness of workfare

The Social Security Advisory Committee made a Key Recommendation: " We recommend that mandatory work activity does not proceed." "The Committe are concerned that placements should not be used by employers as a way to obtain free labour and especially if it were at the expense of a paid post. We feel that an employer could potentially work around the requirement of additionality by providing a rolling placement, whereby they take on a different individual every four weeks for a lengthy period of time, and in doing so be able to fill a post at no cost." That's what it's all really about, a steady flow of free labour for big business.

5-Mar-2012

11:07 am