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Testing the fairness of workfare

Let's accept the premise that the Workfare programme is legally mandated "training". If that is the case then the onus should be on the employers to achieve certain criteria in order that the employees actually acquire the skills they need to find work once the work placement has been completed. The problem is, there are NO criteria. There is no effort being made to address the reasons - disability, learning difficulties, drug/alcohol abuse, poor education, poor social skills - these people are unemployed in the first place. In addition, those that HAVE skills are not being given transitional training to enable them to 'switch' careers in order to find employment. In addition, there is no training in the Workfare programme to enable people to transition from management level to manual labour or visa versa. In short, my biggest objection is that it neither covers the letter of the "law" nor the spirit. To the Government's get out I say this: define "training".

5-Mar-2012

5:58 pm