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Four former staff of scandal-hit dole-to-jobs firm A4E admit swindling taxpayers
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Fraud investigations -
Hull -
On 28 June 2009, The Observer disclosed information regarding a fraud investigation into A4e which was instigated after the Department for Work and Pensions uncovered discrepancies in its "confirmation of employment" forms - discrepancies which centred upon the falsification of employers' signatures by a number of recruiters. One recruiter also made a fraudulent deal with a local temp agency.
A4e's official statement read: 'All the matters raised in the article are known to both A4e and the DWP and have been the subject of both an A4e investigation and a DWP led investigation. The A4e investigation revealed that whilst candidates had real job opportunities, these jobs did not meet the funding criteria being less than 13 weeks and 16 hours a week in duration. These investigations have resulted in the departure of both individuals from the company and the ceasing of all activity with the employment agency concerned.'
Teesside -
Another case of signature forgery emerged on 6 March 2012. This took place while A4e was working for Redcar and Cleveland Council to help disadvantaged young people into education, training or employment. A Council inquiry found that learners' signatures had been forged to exaggerate the number of vulnerable people the project had reached. A4e was forced to withdraw from this part of the project.
Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland MP Tom Blenkinsop said: 'There needs to be a full investigation into this case. This is public money here, and this must be looked into to restore confidence into all regeneration projects carried out locally.'
2012 fraud investigations.
In January 2012, four former employees of A4e were arrested on suspicion of fraud dating back to 2010. The alleged fraud was uncovered by an internal investigation by A4e. The two women, aged 28 and 49, and two men, aged 35 and 41 were bailed until mid-March.On 22 February The Guardian revealed that A4e had forced jobseekers to work unpaid in its own offices, had been investigated nine times by the Department for Work and Pensions since 2005, and had been forced to repay public funds on five separate occasions after government investigations found 'irregularities'.
Emma Harrison resigned as chairman of A4e on 24 February 2012, amid criticism of 'improper' conflicts of interest regarding government contracts and allegations of 'routine', 'utterly rife' fraud from whistleblowers.
On 26 February 2012, Thames Valley Police’s Economic Crime Unit was revealed to be investigating the alleged theft by A4e staff of ‘tens of thousands of pounds' worth of vouchers meant to help the unemployed back to work.
The Labour MP Fiona Mactaggart who sits on the Public Accounts Committee has stated 'My view is that this company has demonstrated that it is unfit to hold this kind of contract'. in relation to the Work Programme.
On 9 March 2012, the Department of Work and Pensions announced it had 'been made aware of an allegation of attempted fraud in relation to a Mandatory Work Activity contract with A4e'. It stated that it had begun an investigation into this allegation, and also, as a result of the allegation, an 'independent audit of all our commercial relationships with A4e'.
On 22 March 2012, the BBC's Newsnight current affairs programme revealed that they had received a leaked document suggesting 'systemic fraud' at the company. The following day, Labour MP Margaret Hodge, who chairs the Commons Public Accounts Committee, called on the government to suspend its contracts with the jobs training agency.
On 3 April 2012, Exaro news revealed that A4e was being lined up for another major government contract despite being at the centre of a fraud investigation. Ministers made the company the preferred bidder to take over the sensitive Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) helpline to advise people of their rights in discrimination cases.
On 20 April 2012, Police officers raided A4e's office in Slough after allegations were referred to them by the Department for Work and Pensions. A 33 year old man was arrested and later bailed.
On 22 May 2012, Exaro news published leaked internal audit report which exposed 'potential fraud' at A4e. The report compiled by the audit and risk department examined a sample of 224 of the company’s job placements and found that "potential fraudulent/irregular activity is not confined to one particular geographical area of the division, and shows a potential systematic failure to mitigate the risk towards this behaviour at both an office and regional level". Auditors also discovered A4e sent an unemployed job-seeker to work in lap-dance club.
Three further arrests were made on 14 February 2013 as Police investigations continue.
20-year-old Sok Pheakdey is an electrical engineer in Siem Reap, Cambodia. He found the job through the help of the local job center. He now have enough financial means to support his study. ©ILO/Wei Xiangnan
The ILO/China South South cooperation project helped build capacity of employment officials in Cambodia and Lao PDR for them to provide better service delivery for the public.
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Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed - Press Release:
Budget 2013 and unemployment
After much speculation Budget 2013 has finally been announced. The Budget does not do enough in two vital areas. It will make the path to work, education and training more difficult for unemployed people and will further undermine the social insurance model, a model that the Minister sees as integral to our social protection system.
As predicted the duration an unemployed person can stay on Jobseekers Benefit has been cut from 12 months to 9 if he or she has made over 260 PRSI contributions. Similarly, if the person has paid less than 260 contributions they will only now have an entitlement to a JB payment for 6 months. So, for example, a person who has worked for 20 years or more and whose partner is working may find themselves cut adrift from any supports from the State after nine months. Yet he or she will be unemployed, see him or herself as unemployed but they will receive no supports from the State to assist them to get back to work.
Yet the State will be taking more PRSI contributions off all workers as anyone earning over €352 per week will pay on everything after: this is a regressive step and will particularly hit low income workers.
Another striking feature of the budget is the cutting of supports for unemployed people undertaking further education and training. This will hit in particular young people for whom Jobseekers Allowance had been cut in the past to encourage them to take up education and training options. The rationale for offering participants a full rate was to support people to re-skill themselves, to improve their chances of securing employment. Yet the cut to the Cost of Education Allowance; the equalisation of a training allowance with a participant’s previous social welfare payment; and a maximum limit of €160 for young people will make it harder for people to go down this path as they will find it unaffordable.
Child Benefit has not only been cut by €10: it has also been cut from €148 for the third child to €130; and from €160 for 4th child+ to €140. The provision of additional childcare or early years supports may be of benefit to some families. However, for many families struggling on a social welfare payment or a low income job this cut in Child Benefit is further exacerbated by the cut in the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance. This payment has been cut from €150 to €100 for children of primary age; and from €250 to €200 for children aged 12+. Yet the cost of education continues to rise. According to the last Consumer Price Index education inflation ran at 6.7% in comparison to a national average of 1.2%.
The INOU is acutely aware of the importance of local and community development in providing important supports and services to unemployed people including the provision of access to employment. At a time when increasing demand on the ground it is disappointing to see further expenditure cuts envisaged for these programmes.
On a positive note the maintenance of the basic social welfare rate, as sought by the INOU, is to be welcomed. As are the additional places in Community Employment, TUS, JobBridge: it is critical important that these supports are meaningful for participants and lead on to decent employment.
Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed - Press Release:
Budget 2013 and unemployment
After much speculation Budget 2013 has finally been announced. The Budget does not do enough in two vital areas. It will make the path to work, education and training more difficult for unemployed people and will further undermine the social insurance model, a model that the Minister sees as integral to our social protection system.
As predicted the duration an unemployed person can stay on Jobseekers Benefit has been cut from 12 months to 9 if he or she has made over 260 PRSI contributions. Similarly, if the person has paid less than 260 contributions they will only now have an entitlement to a JB payment for 6 months. So, for example, a person who has worked for 20 years or more and whose partner is working may find themselves cut adrift from any supports from the State after nine months. Yet he or she will be unemployed, see him or herself as unemployed but they will receive no supports from the State to assist them to get back to work.
Yet the State will be taking more PRSI contributions off all workers as anyone earning over €352 per week will pay on everything after: this is a regressive step and will particularly hit low income workers.
Another striking feature of the budget is the cutting of supports for unemployed people undertaking further education and training. This will hit in particular young people for whom Jobseekers Allowance had been cut in the past to encourage them to take up education and training options. The rationale for offering participants a full rate was to support people to re-skill themselves, to improve their chances of securing employment. Yet the cut to the Cost of Education Allowance; the equalisation of a training allowance with a participant’s previous social welfare payment; and a maximum limit of €160 for young people will make it harder for people to go down this path as they will find it unaffordable.
Child Benefit has not only been cut by €10: it has also been cut from €148 for the third child to €130; and from €160 for 4th child+ to €140. The provision of additional childcare or early years supports may be of benefit to some families. However, for many families struggling on a social welfare payment or a low income job this cut in Child Benefit is further exacerbated by the cut in the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance. This payment has been cut from €150 to €100 for children of primary age; and from €250 to €200 for children aged 12+. Yet the cost of education continues to rise. According to the last Consumer Price Index education inflation ran at 6.7% in comparison to a national average of 1.2%.
The INOU is acutely aware of the importance of local and community development in providing important supports and services to unemployed people including the provision of access to employment. At a time when increasing demand on the ground it is disappointing to see further expenditure cuts envisaged for these programmes.
On a positive note the maintenance of the basic social welfare rate, as sought by the INOU, is to be welcomed. As are the additional places in Community Employment, TUS, JobBridge: it is critical important that these supports are meaningful for participants and lead on to decent employment.
Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed - Press Release:
Budget 2013 and unemployment
After much speculation Budget 2013 has finally been announced. The Budget does not do enough in two vital areas. It will make the path to work, education and training more difficult for unemployed people and will further undermine the social insurance model, a model that the Minister sees as integral to our social protection system.
As predicted the duration an unemployed person can stay on Jobseekers Benefit has been cut from 12 months to 9 if he or she has made over 260 PRSI contributions. Similarly, if the person has paid less than 260 contributions they will only now have an entitlement to a JB payment for 6 months. So, for example, a person who has worked for 20 years or more and whose partner is working may find themselves cut adrift from any supports from the State after nine months. Yet he or she will be unemployed, see him or herself as unemployed but they will receive no supports from the State to assist them to get back to work.
Yet the State will be taking more PRSI contributions off all workers as anyone earning over €352 per week will pay on everything after: this is a regressive step and will particularly hit low income workers.
Another striking feature of the budget is the cutting of supports for unemployed people undertaking further education and training. This will hit in particular young people for whom Jobseekers Allowance had been cut in the past to encourage them to take up education and training options. The rationale for offering participants a full rate was to support people to re-skill themselves, to improve their chances of securing employment. Yet the cut to the Cost of Education Allowance; the equalisation of a training allowance with a participant’s previous social welfare payment; and a maximum limit of €160 for young people will make it harder for people to go down this path as they will find it unaffordable.
Child Benefit has not only been cut by €10: it has also been cut from €148 for the third child to €130; and from €160 for 4th child+ to €140. The provision of additional childcare or early years supports may be of benefit to some families. However, for many families struggling on a social welfare payment or a low income job this cut in Child Benefit is further exacerbated by the cut in the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance. This payment has been cut from €150 to €100 for children of primary age; and from €250 to €200 for children aged 12+. Yet the cost of education continues to rise. According to the last Consumer Price Index education inflation ran at 6.7% in comparison to a national average of 1.2%.
The INOU is acutely aware of the importance of local and community development in providing important supports and services to unemployed people including the provision of access to employment. At a time when increasing demand on the ground it is disappointing to see further expenditure cuts envisaged for these programmes.
On a positive note the maintenance of the basic social welfare rate, as sought by the INOU, is to be welcomed. As are the additional places in Community Employment, TUS, JobBridge: it is critical important that these supports are meaningful for participants and lead on to decent employment.
Nearly 500 job seekers and 120 employers participated in the College of DuPage's third annual Career Fair.
The event provided information and networking opportunities for job seekers who are unemployed or underemployed, looking to change careers, or recent graduates who are not yet employed in their chosen field.
DPAC & UK Uncut hold ATOS Closing Ceremony - 31.08.2012
As the Grand Finale to a week-long national campaign of protests against French IT company ATOS Origin and its spinoff ATOS Healthcare which carries out the much-criticised Wirk Capability Assessments on behalf of the DWP, which has seen tens of thousands of severely sick and disabled people declared to be "Fit for Work" and thrown off their disability benefits, several hundred activists from DPAC (Disabled People Against Cuts), WinVisible, Disabled Activists' Network, UK Uncut, Right to Work Campaign, Unite the Union, the GMB Union, Occupy London and the National UNion of Students descended on ATOS' London headquarters to carry out what they had billed as the "ATOS Closing Ceremony" - a reference to ATOS' hugely derided sponsorship of the Paralympic Games which is, say the activists, an act of spectatular cynicism by a corporation which is currently contracted by the Cameron government to the tune of £100 million to conduct the much-feared medical assessments without any reference whatsoever to peoples' medical notes of histories.
For two hours the crowd chanted slogans, listened to oral testimonies from people whose lives have been badly affected by ATOS decisions, heard accounts of people driven into such despair by dealing with ATOS that they have comitted suicide, and also heard many accounts of seriously ill people thrown off their benefits by ATOS who have been forced to look for work - having been declared fit for work - and who have died shortly afterwards. The list of people irreperably harmed by ATOS' computer-driven tick-box assessment which cannot possibly take into account the huge range of physical and mental disabilities seems endless.
Following some dogged Freedom of Information requests by two Daily Mirror journalists earlier this year it is now known that an average of 32 sickness or disability benefit claimnants who have been thrown off their benefits by the DWP following an ATOS zero-point rating and placed in the Work-Related Activity Group or who have been put on Jobseeker's Allowance have died shortly afterwards. In many instances relatives of the deceased have claimed that the stress of being treated in such an inhumane way by ATOS contributed to their deaths.
During the protest at Triton Square the 500-strong crowd were entertained by a street theatre performance which saw a fraudulent "ATOS Miracle Cure" booth set up. The "ATOS Reverend" would lay hands on a disabled person and tell them that "by the power of ATOS you are no longer disabled", and sent them through the ATOS Miracle Cure arch, but sadly once through the arch the disabled people realised they had been tricked and they were still, of course, disabled... but worse was to come, as each disabled person was then confronted by an "ATOS Doctor" who stated that because they were now officially no longer disabled and were fit for work they could now be assigned to do their dream jobs, to which end the phoney doctor handed each person a sheet of paper on which was written "100 meter runner", "Bar Tender", "Mountain Climber" and other completely unsuitable job titles.
At around 2:30pm a section of the crowd took off and headed for Westminster where they picketed outside the Department for Work and Pensions, during which an over-agressive action by the police resulted in a disabled man's shoulder being broken as he was knocked off his wheelchair when police shoved protesters into him.
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Updated 24.08.2013
Today I received through post a letter from jobcentre, outlining their decision on my jobseekers allowance payments, ie financial assistance with finding work, food, cloth, also, money for bills. I have enclosed pictures of the letter I got today from Jobcentre. I am not happy, I am going to carefully approach and contact/telephone jobcentre, to ask to have another look at my jobcentre jobseeker allowance case, I cannot sit back and do nothing. Its affecting my job search, also I was meaning to contact ie approach recruitment agency (now I have to Postpone that plan again!!) with the money I get from jobseeker allowance. They might have overlooked evidence.
I am trying everything to get back to work, the money i get. My former employer and employees, and those who crossed my path (tall, big, small, fat and intimidating they looked!) thought i didn't have balls, i.e to survive out there by myself!, and make and earn lot of money, hence they were wealth and powerful!, threw my cv to one side, while i watch them walk away, with smile on their faces with rolex, omega watch's on their wrist!. similar style of people!. I did Not want to post this letter i got from jobcentre on my flickr account, i have no other option, whose going to believe me!, also, take my word seriously over theres, what ever them claim they are!, of cause i take them seriously, also my former employers, employees, .!......
This page is also linked to my other flickr page, on this same account, please click on link then scroll down page, for posting dated 23.8.2013, www.flickr.com/photos/sajidpervaizfazal/9098427293/in/pho...
2) - This page is also linked to my other flickr page, on this same account, please click on link, www.flickr.com/photos/sajidpervaizfazal/9582572133/in/pho...
Kind regards, Mr sajid pervaiz fazal
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Updated 28.08.2013
Jobcentre telephone number i rang at the jobcentre: 0845 6043719, then i tried 0845 608 8545
I spoke to Jobcentre today to appeal against the decision made on my JSA, my 'jobseekers allowance payment were suspended because a doubt was raised with regards to finding work'. when i spoke to jobcentre, i pointed out the decision was incorrect, because they have seen the evidence, i.e. what work i have been doing to get back to work, both on paper, online, that took place on Thursaday 22nd August 2013 at 9.15am and 10.00am. Sound of here voice, she thinks it never happened i.e they never saw evidence i put forward to them on 22.8.2013 at 9.15am and 10.00am!!. I replied i was there last week, I then asked politely i wanted to appeal (reference to the letter, complete leaflet GL24), against the decision, the reply i got back was NO!.
I then asked also appointed out, the decision to suspended my JSA payment, does that in anyway relate to further training courses, they want me to attend, that i was not aware of. The reply was, from sound of it NO!
I then asked please allow me to prove to everyone what i have been doing to find work, also, my work is backed up online!, example, job application form, curriculum vitae, twitter, facebook, still the reply was NO. After a while, she consider my plea over the telephone, let me bring in evidence what i am doing to get back to work, women at the jobcentre decided she and jobcentre wanted me to complete DR7 - Review form, the case might be looked at again. I appointed out i never heard of DR7 form, its not mention in the letter from jobcentre, because the letter i got from jobcentre please see above, and on next page, mentions appeal process is outlined on GL24 form, 'if you think the decision was overlooked'. I was asked to get hold of DR7 form from the jobcentre, complete and hand it in. Then wait for the decision.
I then asked politely, could she also book a appointment for me at the Willesden Jobcentre Plus, Chancel House, neasden Lane London Nw10 2XH, again i had to wait for a reply, then she manged to book me at the Willesden Jobcentre Plus, this Friday 30th August 2013, time, either 11.45am, 12.15pm, 12.45pm, its one of those time.
Also, i asked will this affect my Housing benefit claim, because i am renting flat from private landlord, via housing benefit, she replied yes, for example if my jobseekers allowance for what ever reason, gets closed/withdrawn, because if they think there was doubt else i was not doing enough to find work!, that is what would happen, I explained, then that meant, i'll end up on the streets/homeless, the discussion end and sudden silence.
I also appointed out at my last signing on day, on the 22nd August 2013, at 9.15am and 10.00am, where i was interviewed by jobcentre staff (black women at 9.15am and Asian women 10.00am) i provide evidence on paper, also 'discussed' what i was doing to find work, now, i still have the paper work on me what i shown to jobcentre as proof, i.e. evidence what i have been doing to find work, they looked confident what i was doing, then provided further guidance, what areas of my curriculum vitae needed improving, also, iit was appointed out, fill in areas where there are employment gaps in my curriculum vitae, i explained im working on it. I also appointed out i was planning/attempting to attend evening surgery, held with councilors and the community in brent area of london, and try to participate what work was being done in the community, and also, introduce myself, ie if i can offer my experience and skill on volunteer bases, to fast track projects current in progress. Also, put forward my opinion, hopefully i get noticed, also approached, i.e to take discussion forward further, on my experience and skills. She replied fill in the employment history gaps.
My appolgy goes out to everyone, also those that might get in cross fire, also, forbid if that ever happens, i do not want to create bad publicity, how and where did everything go wrong!!!.
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Updated 02.09.2013
Follow up to my last message posted here dated 28.08.2013. I did attended the appointment at the jobcentre, at the correct time 12.15pm.
Interview/Meeting took place with a women called Miss/Mrs meaner/mean, before the meeting on the same day, i had to complete DR7 form, as well as JSA/ESA10 JP Hardship form, in this form i pointed out, it is matter of urgency, i am renting private property, the JSA allowance/payment i get, from jobcentre, with that I pay electricity every month, on top of that i pay monthly installment deposit!, (landlord was kind to offer me the property whilst everyone looked the other way), also, ever month i have to pay what i owe Banks including overdrafts!!!!!, also, i have to pay for the mobile internet, also i have to pay for the mobile phone use, on top of that i have to pay for travel expense. Now, if everyone are asking how do I manage to balance my finance books, with little money i get from JSA, how can i explain it to everyone, (same apply to my f..... former employers, employees that crossed my path, they also gave me a difficult time, deliberately held back my pay bonus/rise/stopping me from setting up my own business v), Example, NOW, if my understanding is correct, how the economy work, example, you borrow money from another country, whilst controlling interest on the repayment plan, also, making cut here and there, then you make cuts on how much food you eat, you make cuts how often you travel, (can do printing, applying jobs from the flat), how often you drink, smoke, also make cuts on transportation costs, traveling around, also delivery of goods, then little by little the penny add up, then the deficit balance on my bank account, after over 1-2 year estimate turns into surplus/credit, and only then do i start shopping buying myself cloth's, equipment to get back to work!. Now, they trying to put me back into the red with the bank, also preventing me from purchasing what i need. The question everyone are asking, do i speak the truth, obvious answer is yes, so whats the problem, also, the one's that crossed my path sitting in that hot seat, hiring and firing in each department, what a nightmare what they are.
IF everyone is still confused, don't ask me to explain it how i managed to balance my finance books also survive, because i wouldn't know how to explain it to anyone over the past 35 years, now count back from financial year 2013.
If i had the power at work/country, i would have sacked everyone, could not stand sight of them, they now who they are, also, i would have their salary and pension reduced, also i would taken their company car away from them, also, i would asked everyone to consider moving on!. Well, you never going to know, i have other urgent matters to be working on, (getting back to work .....) also, my health and fitness is a concern.
I also handed jobcentre assessor/advisory Miss/Mrs meaner, same evidence of paperwork i.e. what i was doing to find work, same evidence i provided to jobcentre 3 weeks ago to a different adviser!. In total i provided excess of 15 pages, pages included curriculum vitae, covering letters in different formats, depending the line of job i am applying, I also submitted to jobcentre further paperwork, (evidence), demonstrating i am prepared to setting up my own limited company, either with else without recruitment agency!, where i have to borrow a loan from the bank, My work online also appoints out that i know what i am doing!, what is required to get the job done, in my opinion how the finance/project work is done, it also, demonstrates, that's ANOTHER piece my OWN ORIGINAL portfolio work online for everyone to see, then reference it back to me!, how can i explain this, the idea, and we took idea from sajid pervaiz fazal orignal work, and they cross reference it back to me. Also, it is further evidence for jobcentre, it extension of my curriculum vitae, and reference, how can i explain this ......v...., its AGAIN another example, if there doubt surfacing from ..........., well, here ANOTHER COPY of my original work online for everyone around the world to look at, then cross that to references/what ever everyone have heard.
Now, i completed the necessary form requested from Jobcentre and jobcentre advisor Miss/Mrs Meaner, also, i demanded a copy of what i submitted to jobcentre, however, they explained they don't often provide copies what ever is handed in, however, allowed me to have copies of couple pages what i signed and handed into jobcentre.
Now, i can only wait in the decision from jobcentre, meanwhile continue job search.
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Updated on 15.09.2013
Jobcentre have made their final decision, they are not going to pay me my jsa jobseeker allowance for that specific month in august, please read early messages posted on this page, therefore I no money to prepare for next training course they asked me to attend in wembley in london.
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----- Updated 26.09.2013 ----
It is final, i have not been payed my Jobseeker Allowance, for the period month between Mid August 2013 - Mid- September 2013, that what the decision someone pressured jobcentre to make it official final decision. (if that's the correct process, british independent professional fraud team!). Now, i am over drawn, and find it difficult to mange my finances and budget. I have asked landlord the property i renting from now, (i hope he never finds out!) if he will permit me extension, because i cannot pay September 2013 this monthly bills, electricity..., also, i cannot pay the studio flat deposit this month, I have short changed him financial/profits, and it was not my fault.
Please put the word out, what could follow, happen, and with everything going on!.
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Nearly 500 job seekers and 120 employers participated in the College of DuPage's third annual Career Fair.
The event provided information and networking opportunities for job seekers who are unemployed or underemployed, looking to change careers, or recent graduates who are not yet employed in their chosen field.
Nearly 500 job seekers and 120 employers participated in the College of DuPage's third annual Career Fair.
The event provided information and networking opportunities for job seekers who are unemployed or underemployed, looking to change careers, or recent graduates who are not yet employed in their chosen field.
Nearly 500 job seekers and 120 employers participated in the College of DuPage's third annual Career Fair.
The event provided information and networking opportunities for job seekers who are unemployed or underemployed, looking to change careers, or recent graduates who are not yet employed in their chosen field.
Nearly 500 job seekers and 120 employers participated in the College of DuPage's third annual Career Fair.
The event provided information and networking opportunities for job seekers who are unemployed or underemployed, looking to change careers, or recent graduates who are not yet employed in their chosen field.
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Nearly 500 job seekers and 120 employers participated in the College of DuPage's third annual Career Fair.
The event provided information and networking opportunities for job seekers who are unemployed or underemployed, looking to change careers, or recent graduates who are not yet employed in their chosen field.
Nearly 500 job seekers and 120 employers participated in the College of DuPage's third annual Career Fair.
The event provided information and networking opportunities for job seekers who are unemployed or underemployed, looking to change careers, or recent graduates who are not yet employed in their chosen field.
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Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed - Press Release:
Budget 2013 and unemployment
After much speculation Budget 2013 has finally been announced. The Budget does not do enough in two vital areas. It will make the path to work, education and training more difficult for unemployed people and will further undermine the social insurance model, a model that the Minister sees as integral to our social protection system.
As predicted the duration an unemployed person can stay on Jobseekers Benefit has been cut from 12 months to 9 if he or she has made over 260 PRSI contributions. Similarly, if the person has paid less than 260 contributions they will only now have an entitlement to a JB payment for 6 months. So, for example, a person who has worked for 20 years or more and whose partner is working may find themselves cut adrift from any supports from the State after nine months. Yet he or she will be unemployed, see him or herself as unemployed but they will receive no supports from the State to assist them to get back to work.
Yet the State will be taking more PRSI contributions off all workers as anyone earning over €352 per week will pay on everything after: this is a regressive step and will particularly hit low income workers.
Another striking feature of the budget is the cutting of supports for unemployed people undertaking further education and training. This will hit in particular young people for whom Jobseekers Allowance had been cut in the past to encourage them to take up education and training options. The rationale for offering participants a full rate was to support people to re-skill themselves, to improve their chances of securing employment. Yet the cut to the Cost of Education Allowance; the equalisation of a training allowance with a participant’s previous social welfare payment; and a maximum limit of €160 for young people will make it harder for people to go down this path as they will find it unaffordable.
Child Benefit has not only been cut by €10: it has also been cut from €148 for the third child to €130; and from €160 for 4th child+ to €140. The provision of additional childcare or early years supports may be of benefit to some families. However, for many families struggling on a social welfare payment or a low income job this cut in Child Benefit is further exacerbated by the cut in the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance. This payment has been cut from €150 to €100 for children of primary age; and from €250 to €200 for children aged 12+. Yet the cost of education continues to rise. According to the last Consumer Price Index education inflation ran at 6.7% in comparison to a national average of 1.2%.
The INOU is acutely aware of the importance of local and community development in providing important supports and services to unemployed people including the provision of access to employment. At a time when increasing demand on the ground it is disappointing to see further expenditure cuts envisaged for these programmes.
On a positive note the maintenance of the basic social welfare rate, as sought by the INOU, is to be welcomed. As are the additional places in Community Employment, TUS, JobBridge: it is critical important that these supports are meaningful for participants and lead on to decent employment.
Nearly 500 job seekers and 120 employers participated in the College of DuPage's third annual Career Fair.
The event provided information and networking opportunities for job seekers who are unemployed or underemployed, looking to change careers, or recent graduates who are not yet employed in their chosen field.
Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed - Press Release:
Budget 2013 and unemployment
After much speculation Budget 2013 has finally been announced. The Budget does not do enough in two vital areas. It will make the path to work, education and training more difficult for unemployed people and will further undermine the social insurance model, a model that the Minister sees as integral to our social protection system.
As predicted the duration an unemployed person can stay on Jobseekers Benefit has been cut from 12 months to 9 if he or she has made over 260 PRSI contributions. Similarly, if the person has paid less than 260 contributions they will only now have an entitlement to a JB payment for 6 months. So, for example, a person who has worked for 20 years or more and whose partner is working may find themselves cut adrift from any supports from the State after nine months. Yet he or she will be unemployed, see him or herself as unemployed but they will receive no supports from the State to assist them to get back to work.
Yet the State will be taking more PRSI contributions off all workers as anyone earning over €352 per week will pay on everything after: this is a regressive step and will particularly hit low income workers.
Another striking feature of the budget is the cutting of supports for unemployed people undertaking further education and training. This will hit in particular young people for whom Jobseekers Allowance had been cut in the past to encourage them to take up education and training options. The rationale for offering participants a full rate was to support people to re-skill themselves, to improve their chances of securing employment. Yet the cut to the Cost of Education Allowance; the equalisation of a training allowance with a participant’s previous social welfare payment; and a maximum limit of €160 for young people will make it harder for people to go down this path as they will find it unaffordable.
Child Benefit has not only been cut by €10: it has also been cut from €148 for the third child to €130; and from €160 for 4th child+ to €140. The provision of additional childcare or early years supports may be of benefit to some families. However, for many families struggling on a social welfare payment or a low income job this cut in Child Benefit is further exacerbated by the cut in the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance. This payment has been cut from €150 to €100 for children of primary age; and from €250 to €200 for children aged 12+. Yet the cost of education continues to rise. According to the last Consumer Price Index education inflation ran at 6.7% in comparison to a national average of 1.2%.
The INOU is acutely aware of the importance of local and community development in providing important supports and services to unemployed people including the provision of access to employment. At a time when increasing demand on the ground it is disappointing to see further expenditure cuts envisaged for these programmes.
On a positive note the maintenance of the basic social welfare rate, as sought by the INOU, is to be welcomed. As are the additional places in Community Employment, TUS, JobBridge: it is critical important that these supports are meaningful for participants and lead on to decent employment.
Nearly 500 job seekers and 120 employers participated in the College of DuPage's third annual Career Fair.
The event provided information and networking opportunities for job seekers who are unemployed or underemployed, looking to change careers, or recent graduates who are not yet employed in their chosen field.
Nearly 500 job seekers and 120 employers participated in the College of DuPage's third annual Career Fair.
The event provided information and networking opportunities for job seekers who are unemployed or underemployed, looking to change careers, or recent graduates who are not yet employed in their chosen field.
Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed - Press Release:
Budget 2013 and unemployment
After much speculation Budget 2013 has finally been announced. The Budget does not do enough in two vital areas. It will make the path to work, education and training more difficult for unemployed people and will further undermine the social insurance model, a model that the Minister sees as integral to our social protection system.
As predicted the duration an unemployed person can stay on Jobseekers Benefit has been cut from 12 months to 9 if he or she has made over 260 PRSI contributions. Similarly, if the person has paid less than 260 contributions they will only now have an entitlement to a JB payment for 6 months. So, for example, a person who has worked for 20 years or more and whose partner is working may find themselves cut adrift from any supports from the State after nine months. Yet he or she will be unemployed, see him or herself as unemployed but they will receive no supports from the State to assist them to get back to work.
Yet the State will be taking more PRSI contributions off all workers as anyone earning over €352 per week will pay on everything after: this is a regressive step and will particularly hit low income workers.
Another striking feature of the budget is the cutting of supports for unemployed people undertaking further education and training. This will hit in particular young people for whom Jobseekers Allowance had been cut in the past to encourage them to take up education and training options. The rationale for offering participants a full rate was to support people to re-skill themselves, to improve their chances of securing employment. Yet the cut to the Cost of Education Allowance; the equalisation of a training allowance with a participant’s previous social welfare payment; and a maximum limit of €160 for young people will make it harder for people to go down this path as they will find it unaffordable.
Child Benefit has not only been cut by €10: it has also been cut from €148 for the third child to €130; and from €160 for 4th child+ to €140. The provision of additional childcare or early years supports may be of benefit to some families. However, for many families struggling on a social welfare payment or a low income job this cut in Child Benefit is further exacerbated by the cut in the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance. This payment has been cut from €150 to €100 for children of primary age; and from €250 to €200 for children aged 12+. Yet the cost of education continues to rise. According to the last Consumer Price Index education inflation ran at 6.7% in comparison to a national average of 1.2%.
The INOU is acutely aware of the importance of local and community development in providing important supports and services to unemployed people including the provision of access to employment. At a time when increasing demand on the ground it is disappointing to see further expenditure cuts envisaged for these programmes.
On a positive note the maintenance of the basic social welfare rate, as sought by the INOU, is to be welcomed. As are the additional places in Community Employment, TUS, JobBridge: it is critical important that these supports are meaningful for participants and lead on to decent employment.
Nearly 500 job seekers and 120 employers participated in the College of DuPage's third annual Career Fair.
The event provided information and networking opportunities for job seekers who are unemployed or underemployed, looking to change careers, or recent graduates who are not yet employed in their chosen field.
Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed - Press Release:
Budget 2013 and unemployment
After much speculation Budget 2013 has finally been announced. The Budget does not do enough in two vital areas. It will make the path to work, education and training more difficult for unemployed people and will further undermine the social insurance model, a model that the Minister sees as integral to our social protection system.
As predicted the duration an unemployed person can stay on Jobseekers Benefit has been cut from 12 months to 9 if he or she has made over 260 PRSI contributions. Similarly, if the person has paid less than 260 contributions they will only now have an entitlement to a JB payment for 6 months. So, for example, a person who has worked for 20 years or more and whose partner is working may find themselves cut adrift from any supports from the State after nine months. Yet he or she will be unemployed, see him or herself as unemployed but they will receive no supports from the State to assist them to get back to work.
Yet the State will be taking more PRSI contributions off all workers as anyone earning over €352 per week will pay on everything after: this is a regressive step and will particularly hit low income workers.
Another striking feature of the budget is the cutting of supports for unemployed people undertaking further education and training. This will hit in particular young people for whom Jobseekers Allowance had been cut in the past to encourage them to take up education and training options. The rationale for offering participants a full rate was to support people to re-skill themselves, to improve their chances of securing employment. Yet the cut to the Cost of Education Allowance; the equalisation of a training allowance with a participant’s previous social welfare payment; and a maximum limit of €160 for young people will make it harder for people to go down this path as they will find it unaffordable.
Child Benefit has not only been cut by €10: it has also been cut from €148 for the third child to €130; and from €160 for 4th child+ to €140. The provision of additional childcare or early years supports may be of benefit to some families. However, for many families struggling on a social welfare payment or a low income job this cut in Child Benefit is further exacerbated by the cut in the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance. This payment has been cut from €150 to €100 for children of primary age; and from €250 to €200 for children aged 12+. Yet the cost of education continues to rise. According to the last Consumer Price Index education inflation ran at 6.7% in comparison to a national average of 1.2%.
The INOU is acutely aware of the importance of local and community development in providing important supports and services to unemployed people including the provision of access to employment. At a time when increasing demand on the ground it is disappointing to see further expenditure cuts envisaged for these programmes.
On a positive note the maintenance of the basic social welfare rate, as sought by the INOU, is to be welcomed. As are the additional places in Community Employment, TUS, JobBridge: it is critical important that these supports are meaningful for participants and lead on to decent employment.
Electing to Tackle Unemployment
Unemployment is now a very serious long term employment here in Ireland and the unemployed need all the help and support that they can get. If you are unemployed are if you are about to become redundant I strongly advise that you contact the INOU
Today, the Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed launched its Election Manifesto. The manifesto, which has been sent to all prospective TDs and outlines the INOU’s priorities for the next government in three key areas – Jobs, Services for Unemployed People and Social Welfare. The manifesto also poses four key questions for candidates standing in the next election:
1. What will you do to tackle unemployment?
2. Will you reverse the cuts made to Jobseekers Allowance and Benefit?
3. How will you improve services to unemployed people?
4. What will you do to create decent jobs?
Speaking at the launch, INOU Chairperson, Ann Fergus said that ‘it is imperative that tackling unemployment is an absolute priority for the next government. Investment in jobs, in education and training and other supports and programmes for unemployed people is critical if unemployment is to properly addressed. Unemployed people need to be given hope of a chance of a job and a future here in Ireland for themselves and their families.”
“It is also imperative that the incomes of people who rely on social welfare are protected as tens of thousands of people are struggling on a daily basis to make ends meet” Ann concluded.
To download a copy of the INOU Election Manifesto visit www.inou.ie
You will also find a grid highlighting what the different parties have to say about jobs and social protection.
Today the INOU has also published a review of where unemployment policy is at in light of Budget 2011, the EU/IMF Financial Assistance documentation and the National Recovery Plan which can be downloaded from their website.
For further information please contact:
Bríd O’Brien,
Head of Policy and Media
086-608-9641
01 856 0088
Nearly 500 job seekers and 120 employers participated in the College of DuPage's third annual Career Fair.
The event provided information and networking opportunities for job seekers who are unemployed or underemployed, looking to change careers, or recent graduates who are not yet employed in their chosen field.
Nearly 500 job seekers and 120 employers participated in the College of DuPage's third annual Career Fair.
The event provided information and networking opportunities for job seekers who are unemployed or underemployed, looking to change careers, or recent graduates who are not yet employed in their chosen field.
Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed - Press Release:
Budget 2013 and unemployment
After much speculation Budget 2013 has finally been announced. The Budget does not do enough in two vital areas. It will make the path to work, education and training more difficult for unemployed people and will further undermine the social insurance model, a model that the Minister sees as integral to our social protection system.
As predicted the duration an unemployed person can stay on Jobseekers Benefit has been cut from 12 months to 9 if he or she has made over 260 PRSI contributions. Similarly, if the person has paid less than 260 contributions they will only now have an entitlement to a JB payment for 6 months. So, for example, a person who has worked for 20 years or more and whose partner is working may find themselves cut adrift from any supports from the State after nine months. Yet he or she will be unemployed, see him or herself as unemployed but they will receive no supports from the State to assist them to get back to work.
Yet the State will be taking more PRSI contributions off all workers as anyone earning over €352 per week will pay on everything after: this is a regressive step and will particularly hit low income workers.
Another striking feature of the budget is the cutting of supports for unemployed people undertaking further education and training. This will hit in particular young people for whom Jobseekers Allowance had been cut in the past to encourage them to take up education and training options. The rationale for offering participants a full rate was to support people to re-skill themselves, to improve their chances of securing employment. Yet the cut to the Cost of Education Allowance; the equalisation of a training allowance with a participant’s previous social welfare payment; and a maximum limit of €160 for young people will make it harder for people to go down this path as they will find it unaffordable.
Child Benefit has not only been cut by €10: it has also been cut from €148 for the third child to €130; and from €160 for 4th child+ to €140. The provision of additional childcare or early years supports may be of benefit to some families. However, for many families struggling on a social welfare payment or a low income job this cut in Child Benefit is further exacerbated by the cut in the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance. This payment has been cut from €150 to €100 for children of primary age; and from €250 to €200 for children aged 12+. Yet the cost of education continues to rise. According to the last Consumer Price Index education inflation ran at 6.7% in comparison to a national average of 1.2%.
The INOU is acutely aware of the importance of local and community development in providing important supports and services to unemployed people including the provision of access to employment. At a time when increasing demand on the ground it is disappointing to see further expenditure cuts envisaged for these programmes.
On a positive note the maintenance of the basic social welfare rate, as sought by the INOU, is to be welcomed. As are the additional places in Community Employment, TUS, JobBridge: it is critical important that these supports are meaningful for participants and lead on to decent employment.
Nearly 500 job seekers and 120 employers participated in the College of DuPage's third annual Career Fair.
The event provided information and networking opportunities for job seekers who are unemployed or underemployed, looking to change careers, or recent graduates who are not yet employed in their chosen field.
Nearly 500 job seekers and 120 employers participated in the College of DuPage's third annual Career Fair.
The event provided information and networking opportunities for job seekers who are unemployed or underemployed, looking to change careers, or recent graduates who are not yet employed in their chosen field.
Ravi Kahlon, Minister of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation; Anne Kang, Minister of Advanced Education and Skills Training; and guests, launch the latest Labour Market Outlook.
B.C.’s latest Labour Market Outlook (LMO) forecasts more than one million job openings into the next decade, creating opportunities for students and jobseekers to develop their skills and find rewarding jobs of the future.
Learn more: news.gov.bc.ca/26214
Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed - Press Release:
Budget 2013 and unemployment
After much speculation Budget 2013 has finally been announced. The Budget does not do enough in two vital areas. It will make the path to work, education and training more difficult for unemployed people and will further undermine the social insurance model, a model that the Minister sees as integral to our social protection system.
As predicted the duration an unemployed person can stay on Jobseekers Benefit has been cut from 12 months to 9 if he or she has made over 260 PRSI contributions. Similarly, if the person has paid less than 260 contributions they will only now have an entitlement to a JB payment for 6 months. So, for example, a person who has worked for 20 years or more and whose partner is working may find themselves cut adrift from any supports from the State after nine months. Yet he or she will be unemployed, see him or herself as unemployed but they will receive no supports from the State to assist them to get back to work.
Yet the State will be taking more PRSI contributions off all workers as anyone earning over €352 per week will pay on everything after: this is a regressive step and will particularly hit low income workers.
Another striking feature of the budget is the cutting of supports for unemployed people undertaking further education and training. This will hit in particular young people for whom Jobseekers Allowance had been cut in the past to encourage them to take up education and training options. The rationale for offering participants a full rate was to support people to re-skill themselves, to improve their chances of securing employment. Yet the cut to the Cost of Education Allowance; the equalisation of a training allowance with a participant’s previous social welfare payment; and a maximum limit of €160 for young people will make it harder for people to go down this path as they will find it unaffordable.
Child Benefit has not only been cut by €10: it has also been cut from €148 for the third child to €130; and from €160 for 4th child+ to €140. The provision of additional childcare or early years supports may be of benefit to some families. However, for many families struggling on a social welfare payment or a low income job this cut in Child Benefit is further exacerbated by the cut in the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance. This payment has been cut from €150 to €100 for children of primary age; and from €250 to €200 for children aged 12+. Yet the cost of education continues to rise. According to the last Consumer Price Index education inflation ran at 6.7% in comparison to a national average of 1.2%.
The INOU is acutely aware of the importance of local and community development in providing important supports and services to unemployed people including the provision of access to employment. At a time when increasing demand on the ground it is disappointing to see further expenditure cuts envisaged for these programmes.
On a positive note the maintenance of the basic social welfare rate, as sought by the INOU, is to be welcomed. As are the additional places in Community Employment, TUS, JobBridge: it is critical important that these supports are meaningful for participants and lead on to decent employment.
Nearly 500 job seekers and 120 employers participated in the College of DuPage's third annual Career Fair.
The event provided information and networking opportunities for job seekers who are unemployed or underemployed, looking to change careers, or recent graduates who are not yet employed in their chosen field.
Nearly 500 job seekers and 120 employers participated in the College of DuPage's third annual Career Fair.
The event provided information and networking opportunities for job seekers who are unemployed or underemployed, looking to change careers, or recent graduates who are not yet employed in their chosen field.
Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed - Press Release:
Budget 2013 and unemployment
After much speculation Budget 2013 has finally been announced. The Budget does not do enough in two vital areas. It will make the path to work, education and training more difficult for unemployed people and will further undermine the social insurance model, a model that the Minister sees as integral to our social protection system.
As predicted the duration an unemployed person can stay on Jobseekers Benefit has been cut from 12 months to 9 if he or she has made over 260 PRSI contributions. Similarly, if the person has paid less than 260 contributions they will only now have an entitlement to a JB payment for 6 months. So, for example, a person who has worked for 20 years or more and whose partner is working may find themselves cut adrift from any supports from the State after nine months. Yet he or she will be unemployed, see him or herself as unemployed but they will receive no supports from the State to assist them to get back to work.
Yet the State will be taking more PRSI contributions off all workers as anyone earning over €352 per week will pay on everything after: this is a regressive step and will particularly hit low income workers.
Another striking feature of the budget is the cutting of supports for unemployed people undertaking further education and training. This will hit in particular young people for whom Jobseekers Allowance had been cut in the past to encourage them to take up education and training options. The rationale for offering participants a full rate was to support people to re-skill themselves, to improve their chances of securing employment. Yet the cut to the Cost of Education Allowance; the equalisation of a training allowance with a participant’s previous social welfare payment; and a maximum limit of €160 for young people will make it harder for people to go down this path as they will find it unaffordable.
Child Benefit has not only been cut by €10: it has also been cut from €148 for the third child to €130; and from €160 for 4th child+ to €140. The provision of additional childcare or early years supports may be of benefit to some families. However, for many families struggling on a social welfare payment or a low income job this cut in Child Benefit is further exacerbated by the cut in the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance. This payment has been cut from €150 to €100 for children of primary age; and from €250 to €200 for children aged 12+. Yet the cost of education continues to rise. According to the last Consumer Price Index education inflation ran at 6.7% in comparison to a national average of 1.2%.
The INOU is acutely aware of the importance of local and community development in providing important supports and services to unemployed people including the provision of access to employment. At a time when increasing demand on the ground it is disappointing to see further expenditure cuts envisaged for these programmes.
On a positive note the maintenance of the basic social welfare rate, as sought by the INOU, is to be welcomed. As are the additional places in Community Employment, TUS, JobBridge: it is critical important that these supports are meaningful for participants and lead on to decent employment.
Nearly 500 job seekers and 120 employers participated in the College of DuPage's third annual Career Fair.
The event provided information and networking opportunities for job seekers who are unemployed or underemployed, looking to change careers, or recent graduates who are not yet employed in their chosen field.
Nearly 500 job seekers and 120 employers participated in the College of DuPage's third annual Career Fair.
The event provided information and networking opportunities for job seekers who are unemployed or underemployed, looking to change careers, or recent graduates who are not yet employed in their chosen field.