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Charities involved in unpaid work schemes 'named and shamed' on website
Disability charity Sense is the latest organisation expected to withdraw from the government’s mandatory work activity scheme, as a campaign group plans to have a day of action against charities it believes take part in unpaid work schemes.
In a statement, Sense said a small number of people on the mandatory work activity (MWA) scheme had undertaken unpaid work experience in Sense’s charity shops, but this was now under review and it expected to withdraw.
It joins a long line of charities who have withdrawn from the scheme which sees people on unemployment benefits undertake unpaid work experience or lose their benefits.
A Sense spokeswoman said: “Some of the participants have made a great contribution to the charity shops and have genuinely gained from the experience. However, we do not agree with the mandatory aspect of the scheme and hope to find other ways to make volunteering and work experience opportunities available to people who would benefit from them.”
Source; Civil Society
Name & Shame #WorkFare 'Charities' & Companies here: Boycott Workfare
Charities involved in unpaid work schemes 'named and shamed' on website
Disability charity Sense is the latest organisation expected to withdraw from the government’s mandatory work activity scheme, as a campaign group plans to have a day of action against charities it believes take part in unpaid work schemes.
In a statement, Sense said a small number of people on the mandatory work activity (MWA) scheme had undertaken unpaid work experience in Sense’s charity shops, but this was now under review and it expected to withdraw.
It joins a long line of charities who have withdrawn from the scheme which sees people on unemployment benefits undertake unpaid work experience or lose their benefits.
A Sense spokeswoman said: “Some of the participants have made a great contribution to the charity shops and have genuinely gained from the experience. However, we do not agree with the mandatory aspect of the scheme and hope to find other ways to make volunteering and work experience opportunities available to people who would benefit from them.”
Source; Civil Society
Name & Shame #WorkFare 'Charities' & Companies here: Boycott Workfare
