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Re: Sainsbury's pull out of 'Work for your benefits scheme'
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Originally Posted by Damien
Ouch. That video is embarrassing. I don't know why the government is continuing with the scheme, it just seems like they are onto a loser and should bail out now.
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Well guess what:
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Ministers have dropped the threat of sanctions for unemployed youngsters on a controversial work experience scheme.
It follows a meeting with dozens of firms with concerns, after criticism it amounted to "unpaid forced labour".
Some employers had pulled out of the scheme - in which 16- to 24-year-olds on jobseeker's allowance do up to eight weeks' unpaid work but keep benefits.
It is voluntary but those who dropped out after the first week risked having their benefits docked for a fortnight.
The government says that only 220 cases out of 34,200 people taking part between January and the end of November 2011 received a benefits "sanction".
But following Wednesday's meeting with firms and charities, it said that rule would be dropped - although sanctions would still apply in cases of gross misconduct.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17200688
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