Convicted criminals recruited as carers for elderly

Peter Taylor and his mother Dorothy

Private care agencies, fulfilling contracts for councils across the country, have been employing convicted criminals to work in elderly people’s homes. In some cases, the criminals have been sent in without police checks or risk assessments being carried out, publicly … Continue reading

Jobless graduate who claimed working for free in Poundland ‘was like forced labour’ and against her human rights loses case

Legal challenge: Cait Reilly, pictured, was 'forced' to leave her voluntary work at a museum to stack shelves at Poundland or risk losing her benefits

Cait Reilly said Government programme  breached Article 4 of the European Convention on Human Rights,  prohibiting  slavery and forced labour But the High Court threw out her claim  today But the Government was criticised for not  explaining the work was … Continue reading

Man sets himself on fire at JobCentrePlus “When there’s no hope left this is what happens” I hope your happy Cameron…

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Do you think you could douse yourself in petrol and light a match just to draw attention to your plight? Well a man has done just that, not in some far away land but in the UK, an unemployed man walked into … Continue reading