Court ruling against government back to work scheme.

[dizzyblonde]

Here's an interesting one. Whereas I agree folk who unfortunately lose a job, shouldn't rest on their laurels and get back out to seek new employment, nor do I agree with lazy people refusing work. I don't agree with refusal of benefit because you don't want to work for free and look for work at the same time, just to.please the government figures.


http://www.publicinterestlawyers.co....ils.php?id=298

[tonyk]

I'm looking for a job for the past 20 years !!! how dare they make me do any sort of work for my benefits.
i'm still looking ...............
Amazing that it does not give any time to do any voluntary work, which i enjoy.....
But in the meantime the rest of you go to work and pay tax's, the harder you work, the more tax you pay....lol.

Hang on if its refusal of benefit because you dont want to work for free then you're not working for free are you. You're working for your benefit.

Perhaps I should sue my company for slavery since If I don't do a months work for free they don't give me any money at the end of the month!

[dizzyblonde]

I think the time would be better suited finding a decent job, than doing whatever this scheme has to offer,it would seem.

I found it an interesting read, it was on the news at lunchtime but I didn't catch it in time.

Finding a job is hardly a full time activity.

Especially if you've been off work for 6 months or more. Gonna update your CV that you've mastered the ability to squeese an extra 2 pints of special brew from your dole money.

[Biker Biggles]

The trouble with this policy is that it must fall foul of the minimum wage legislation if they try to force people to work for benefit money.If they found them proper jobs,then removed their benefits if they refused to take the job,that would be more logical.

[tonyk]

I believe in, "you work you get benefits, if you can’t be bothered to get off your ass then you should get NOTHING."
There must come a time when we just cannot carry on giving out handout for ever. for people who just dont want to work.


Right. light's paper and runs.

[Biker Biggles]

Originally Posted by tonyk

I believe in, "you work you get benefits, if you can’t be bothered to get off your ass then you should get NOTHING."
There must come a time when we just cannot carry on giving out handout for ever. for people who just dont want to work.


Right. light's paper and runs.

Thats kind of what I said,but if you work you should get a wage like anyone else who works.Benefits should be for those who cant work.But that would have to include those for whom there is no work,something which may be problematic in the current economic climate.

[dizzyblonde]

Precisely what I thought BB.


This isn't about benefit scrounging. This is about exploiting the jobless. There's a lot of jobless looking for employment. This scheme just really takes the pee out of folk already falling on bad times trying desperately to find a way out of it.

[keith_d]

Originally Posted by tonyk

I believe in, "you work you get benefits, if you can’t be bothered to get off your ass then you should get NOTHING."
There must come a time when we just cannot carry on giving out handout for ever. for people who just dont want to work.

Right. light's paper and runs.

There's a big difference between 'safety net' and 'security blanket'.

I'm thinking that benefits should cover rent, utility bills, council tax and basic food. No 42" colour TV's, no foreign holidays, and no flashy cars. It should be a safety net to ensure we don't have people starving, or dying in shop doorways in the winter, not a way of living comfortably at other people's expense.

I guess that makes me some kind of victorian throwback.