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18 February 2012 Last updated at 08:39 ET Right to Work campaigners claimed the government is forcing people to work for free Police have been called after about 12 protesters forced the closure of a Tesco store opposite the Houses of Parliament. They sa
A pedestrian passes an office of the government employment agency Jobcentre Plus in London on Oct. 12, 2011. It is estimated that 1 in 5 British young people ages 18 to 25 years old are out of work (WASHINGTON) Unemployed workers would no longer be able
TROWBRIDGE, ENGLAND - JANUARY 18: The Jobcentre Plus logo is seen displayed outside the employment office on January 18, 2012 in Trowbridge, England. Figures released today show that the UK unemployment rate has risen to a 17-year high increasing by... View Photo »
I think the focus of attention of ministers and the Jobcentre Plus shifted towards expanding employment opportunities for single parents and for people coming off incapacity benefit. As we focused on the next challenge, there is a sense in which we lost some of the intensity of effort on young people.
Two Jobcentres in Greater Manchester have been accused of institutionalised antisemitism after cancelling jobseekers' benefit payments to Jews who keep Shabbat. Professional Jewish employment advisers and Salford's Citizens' Advice Bureau have admitted a
Supermarket blame 'IT error' for the blunderCampaigners accuse supermarket of cashing in on people's miseryLong-term sick and disabled 'could be forced to work for nothing' under Government plans Tesco was accused of exploiting the jobless yesterday afte
Tesco was accused of exploiting the jobless yesterday after advertising for unpaid nightshift workers. A vacancy appeared online for the ‘permanent’ role stating that the applicant would receive only Jobseekers’ Allowance plus expenses. The role is one o
BATH, ENGLAND - JANUARY 18: A wan with a crutch enters the Jobcentre Plus office on January 18, 2012 in Bath, England. Figures released today show that the UK unemployment rate has risen to a 17-year high increasing by 118,000 in the three months... View Photo »
AS FAIRYTALE career opportunities go, the job advert was right up there: a permanent position on a night shift at Tesco's superstore in Bury St Edmunds for which you would be paid precisely nothing but Jobseeker's Allowance and travel expenses. The ensui
Outlook This is from a Job Centre in East Anglia offering night shifts at Tesco in return for Job Seeker's Allowance – ie nothing. Tesco says: "The advert is a mistake caused by an IT error by Jobcentre Plus and is being rectified. It is an advert for wo
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BATH, ENGLAND - JANUARY 18: A wan with a crutch enters the Jobcentre Plus office on January 18, 2012 in Bath, England. Figures released today show that the UK unemployment rate has risen to a 17-year high increasing by 118,000 in the three months between September and November, taking...
View Photo »TROWBRIDGE, ENGLAND - JANUARY 18: A man stands outside the Jobcentre Plus on January 18, 2012 in Trowbridge, England. Figures released today show that the UK unemployment rate has risen to a 17-year high increasing by 118,000 in the three months between September and November, taking...
View Photo »People are seen queuing outside a Jobcentre Plus at Gateshead, England, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011. Unemployment in Britain has risen to 8.1 percent, the highest rate in 15 years, while the number of young people without jobs has hit a record high, official data showed Wednesday. ...
View Photo »A police officer walks past a Jobcentre Plus, where windows have been smashed, in Tottenham, north London, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2011 after a demonstration against the death of a local man turned violent and cars and shops were set ablaze. One police officer was hospitalized and seven others...
View Photo »BATH, ENGLAND - JANUARY 18: A wan with a crutch enters the Jobcentre Plus office on January 18, 2012 in Bath, England. Figures released today show that the UK unemployment rate has risen to a 17-year high increasing by 118,000 in the three months between September and November, taking...
View Photo »I think the focus of attention of ministers and the Jobcentre Plus shifted towards expanding employment opportunities for single parents and for people coming off incapacity benefit. As we focused on the next challenge, there is a sense in which we lost some of the intensity of effort on young people.
