Saturday, July 5, 2014

People who refused to work for free could get £130million benefits payout after court says retrospective laws breach human rights


The taxpayer faces paying £130million in benefits to people who refused to work for free.

‘A government back-to-work scheme withdrew benefits from people if they did not take up placements in shops and offices to improve their employability. After legal flaws were discovered in the scheme, the government passed retrospective laws shore it up.

But the emergency laws have been torn up by the High Court because it could breach their human rights.’

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