Work Programme: illegal scheme... refuse to sign data consent forms!

Ipswich Unemployed Action.

• Work Programme prime Seetec refuses travel expenses
  Work Programme prime contractor Seetec is reportedly refusing to reimburse travel expenses for those attending for less than 2 hours. Is this happening with other Work Programme providers? As far as Ipswich Unemployed Action understands, Work Programme adviser appointments last under an hour. Work Programme participants have the right for their travel to be
• Work Programme and Papworth Trust: are you disabled?
  Simple question if you are sent to The Papworth Trust (or similar charities like it) for the Work Programme& are you disabled? Ipswich Unemployed Action suspects many sent to the Work Programme subcontractor doesnt have a disability of any description.Why do we ask? Well its not a witch hunt& we are not discriminating against those
• Boycott Workfare.
  Photo from Harpy Marx (see below). People have asked what can we do? Well heres a campaign worth supporting: Boycott Workfare. Workfare  compulsory work for benefits  is being rolled-out across the country. We call on public sector bodies, voluntary organisations and businesses being offered these placements as well as
• Unemployed as it is lived.
  Ipswich Unemployed Action aims to give the unemployed a voice. The contributors to the comments boxes are as much a part of the site as the posts. It strikes us that from them, the experience of our supporters, and simply people we meet, that three themes come out. Firstly, being unemployed is hard. Above all
• Youth Unemployment Scheme. Huh?
  The BBC Reports, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg says a £1bn plan to provide subsidised work and training placements will provide hope to thousands of young people. The youth contract scheme will give employers subsidies worth £2,275 to take on 160,000 18-to 24-year-olds, for six months, over three years. Youth unemployment hit 1.02 million in