The DWP know that "work for your dole" schemes such as the "Community Work Placements"
starting next Monday could tempt rogue employers to replace paid staff
and get free labour. They tackle this by having "strict" guidelines that
paid jobs must not be displaced.
But do they do any research, auditing or enforcement of the rules? No,
they don't and that's official. I know because I asked them via some
Freedom of Information requests and they have now admitted they don't know saying "the Department does not hold the information you have requested"
So if you lose your job because your employer has recruited someone via
the Jobcentre who must work 30 hours a week for 26 weeks or lose their
benefits, you'll know why. Your former employer doesn't even have to pay
them their £71.70 a week, the taxpayer does that. From the taxpayer's
point of view, it's worse than that - in most cases, a "provider" gets
thousands for arranging it all.
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