It is my human right not to work for Poundland: Graduate who faced losing benefit sues ministers
1) Cait Reilly has been looking for work since graduating in the summer
2) She volunteered at a museum until ordered to accept two-week placement
3) Her lawyer says the 'forced labour' breaches her human rights
Miss Reilly is now taking landmark legal action against the Government after being told she risked losing her £53.45-a-week Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) payment if she turned down the two-week unpaid work experience stint at Poundland.
Lawyers for the graduate are seeking a judicial review into Department for Work and Pensions rules that compel unemployed people to take unpaid work.
They say the scheme, part of the Coalition’s Work Programme to break the cycle of benefit dependency, amounts to ‘forced labour’ and is against the Human Rights Act.
The Government programme aims to help around 250,000 young people over the next two years through training and unpaid work experience in the public, private and charity sectors. Placement providers include chains such as Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Argos and Asda.
Source: Unemployed graduate sues ministers for being 'forced' to stack shelves in Poundland | Mail Online
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1) Cait Reilly has been looking for work since graduating in the summer
2) She volunteered at a museum until ordered to accept two-week placement
3) Her lawyer says the 'forced labour' breaches her human rights
Miss Reilly is now taking landmark legal action against the Government after being told she risked losing her £53.45-a-week Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) payment if she turned down the two-week unpaid work experience stint at Poundland.
Lawyers for the graduate are seeking a judicial review into Department for Work and Pensions rules that compel unemployed people to take unpaid work.
They say the scheme, part of the Coalition’s Work Programme to break the cycle of benefit dependency, amounts to ‘forced labour’ and is against the Human Rights Act.
The Government programme aims to help around 250,000 young people over the next two years through training and unpaid work experience in the public, private and charity sectors. Placement providers include chains such as Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Argos and Asda.
Source: Unemployed graduate sues ministers for being 'forced' to stack shelves in Poundland | Mail Online
Legal aid FTW.
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