As published in todays Sun newspaper… a report in comparisons between public sector organisations (such as DWP’s Jobcentre Plus) and private businesses…
["Jobcentre Plus staff Vs Unemployed Professionals"] | 13 Comments!Gordon Brown’s recent speech on Building Britain’s Digital Future has stirred up some confusion amongst jobseekers and news reporters. Tim Lott of The Guardian was probably the biggest news article on the speech and the future of unemployment with the headline “The dole queue is doomed” and tag-line “Gordon Brown has announced that soon jobseekers [...]
["Dole queue is here to stay: MyGov will not replace signing on"] | 19 Comments!Jobcentre Plus gives reason for this new legislation of Welfare Reform to sanction jobseekers, as to cover administration costs of closing down claims and reopening them. Apparently 12,000 Jobseekers have their claims closed every month for this reason and get a 2 day sanction. I worked it out (taking an average of both Jobseeker’s Allowance [...]
["Jobcentre Plus says administration costs of closing and reopening claims cost up to £130 each time"] | 3 Comments!New Labour POLICY requirements: Are they bullshit or not? We have recently received a very long post from “Cocheese” which in order to give it justice I have decided to give it a new post! I have linked this to the original comment page…
["New Labour POLICY requirements: Are they bullshit or not?"] | 40 Comments!Flexible New Deal Ombudsman There is meant to be a Flexible New Deal Ombudsman (was recommended) – which doesn’t currently exist. We are launching a new blog today that exposes such concerns to Flexible New Deal participants who might not be aware of such recommendations for an independent body to overlook and regulate Flexible New [...]
["Flexible New Deal Ombudsman: Where? New Blog launched"] | 15 Comments!Oh dear, what hope have jobseekers got with Flexible New Deal prime contractor TNG (Training Network Group) got when TNG can’t even spell “success” – so how can they provide support to jobseekers to gain success? Sucess Stories Screenshot and link inside. This was noticed on www.flexiblenewdeal.info on 10th Feb 2010!
["Flexible New Deal: TNG can't spell success – Jobseekers doomed!"] | 12 Comments!Flexible New Deal Scandal has received details of a tip off that someone with serious mental health issues is being made to attend Flexible New Deal at YMCA Training’s Dencora House this week.
["Flexible New Deal: TNG & YMCA Training approve someone with serious mental health issues to Dencora House"] | 8 Comments!Finally! An update on the DWP and the New Deal £4 weekly travel deductions issue. New Deal Scandal pointed out that the £4 weekly travel deductions on New Deal was unlawful due to no legislation making provision for such taxation… and DWP have finally admitted: There is no legislation involved in this decision. The travel [...]
["New Deal Travel Deductions: DWP admits £4 deductions are unlawful"] | 17 Comments!This is just a post on Jobcentre Plus’ constant misbehaviour of accusing its “customers” (claimants) of acting in a way different to the actual events – unsubstantiated without evidence and even have the allegiance, endurance and persistance to uphold such false allegations when the claimant has evidence to prove otherwise! As I came across a post [...]
["More Jobcentre Plus unsubstantiated false allegations…"] | 5 Comments!Another TNG Complaint So Avanta’s TNG (Training Network Group) are in the spotlight again. In Ipswich, they have been sending incorrect destination instructions to Flexible New Deal participants. Yes, failure to attend results in sanctions. Shows a map to a different place than the actual location – about half a mile difference Directs those who [...]
["Flexible New Deal: TNG Complaint – we dont know how to get there"] | 2 Comments!Another Working Links Flexible New Deal complaint! Typically with New Deal and Flexible New Deal we hear how bad people are treated including overcrowded rooms and 30 hour job search per week but we do not hear much about how New Deal and Flexible New Deal providers (Flexible New Deal prime contractors and subcontractors) try [...]
["Flexible New Deal: Criticism of Dan Owens CV written by Working Links"] | 12 Comments!So, it has been 6 weeks since my First tier Social Security and Child Support Appeal Tribunal regarding Sanctioned Jobseekers Allowance. No sign of any payment and also no contact from DWP or Jobcentre Plus about it. Is this common for everyone who goes to an Appeal Tribunal?
["Appeal Tribunal: 6 weeks, no money"] | 3 Comments!I have been tipped off by a blog viewer about the issue with a Decision Maker trying to apply a sanction for failing to apply for a job given to her as a Jobseeker Direction which is clearly “unreasonable”.
["Jobcentre Plus: where do they get the Decision Makers from?"] | 13 Comments!We have received reports that some Flexible New Deal providers are requesting the following evidence for the initial interview: Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) signing book (ES40) A passport, driving licence (card type with photo), birth certificate or medical card
["Flexible New Deal: providers request passport, driving licence or birth certificate"] | 17 Comments!How much do you think Jobcentre Plus’ failed job system costs per year to run? £1 million? £5 million? £10 million? No… the Labour Market System (LMS) costs £39, 663, 300 per year to run. The Department for Work and Pensions didn’t want to disclose the initial setup costs of the Labour Market System under [...]
["Welfare Reform: Jobcentre Plus needs to scrap its £40m per year Labour Market System"] | 8 Comments!Jobcentre Plus contact details: telephone numbers Soon all Jobcentre Plus phone numbers will be 0845 numbers. Flexible New Deal Scandal has listed the old/current numbers.
["Jobcentre Plus telephone numbers"] | 2 Comments!We recently reported about a TNG Flexible New Deal complaint about: Faking paperwork – forcing participants to sign to say TNG have done stuff they haven’t. Lack of equipment – didn’t have a cd/dvd drive to obtain someones CV from CD ROM. No contact details – Jobcentre Plus not giving address or phone number of the [...]
["Flexible New Deal: TNG will never change"] | 5 Comments!351 Jobcentre Plus advertised jobs were in the Adult Entertainment Industry Between August 2007 and July 2008 Jobcentre Plus advertised 2.26 million job vacancies, 351 vacancies existed in this period as in the Adult Entertainment industry for jobs such as adult model, adult entertainment presenter, stripper, adult phone chat services and cam girl this equates [...]
["351 Jobcentre Plus advertised jobs were in the Adult Entertainment Industry"] | 3 Comments!Another TNG Flexible New Deal complaint! Flexible New Deal scandal can report there is another complaint about TNG and Flexible New Deal…
["Oh dear, another TNG Flexible New Deal complaint!"] | 10 Comments!The Word on the Street is that TNG (which stands for The Next Generation (Star Trek), Tongue, The Naked Gun, Training, Trade Negotiating Group, Transitional National Government or Training Network Group – we don’t know their website doesn’t tell us) has the following plans for Flexible New Deal delivery. We can’t specify its accuracy as it [...]
["Flexible New Deal: TNG"] | No Comments: Be the first!Working Links: Another Flexible New Deal complaint Flexible New Deal Scandal is updated with another complaint about the Government’s newly “improved” version of the original New Deal scheme (as renamed Flexible New Deal). The provider is Working Links….
["Flexible New Deal: another complaint… (Working Links)"] | 8 Comments!New Deal Scandal has learnt that numerous jobseekers who have been advised by Jobcentre Plus that a Flexible New Deal provider shall be contacting them within 2 weeks by phone or post have not heard anything from the Flexible New Deal provider.
["Flexible New Deal: Providers not contacting clients"] | 6 Comments!When someone requested a list of the Flexible New Deal phase 1 subcontractors from the Department for Work and Pensions, considering that a) the contracts have been awarded and b) that the Flexible New Deal prime contractors have to disclose the subcontractors with the DWP; you would have thought such a request would have been [...]
["Flexible New Deal subcontractors 'not readily available'"] | 1 Comment so farFlexible New Deal: Decision Maker exchanging information with Providers What I feel is inappropriate is the Jobcentre Plus Decision Maker will exchange the following types of information with the Provider: Whether the Decision Maker has sanctioned someone or not All information about a participants Appeal and whether it is successful or not I don’t agree [...]
["Flexible New Deal: Decision Maker exchanging information with Providers"] | 2 Comments!Jobcentre Plus Benefit Delivery Centre Phone Numbers Aberdeen 0845 608 8749 Arbroath 0845 600 1506 / 0845 608 8749 Barnsley 0845 608 8560 Basildon 0845 608 8575 Bathgate 0845 608 8630 Belfast 0845 608 8770 / 0845 603 5759 Birkenhead 0845 608 8529 Bolton 0845 608 8531 Bradford 0845 608 8556 Bristol 0845 608 8597 [...]
["Jobcentre Plus Benefit Delivery Centre Phone Numbers"] | 51 Comments!Flexible New Deal Guidance Customer identity checks/fraud action 14.14. It is important that in any communications with customers you verify the customers identity, ensuring that you are satisfied the customer is who they say they are. These checks could include asking the customer to state their: full name; date of birth; address; and National Insurance [...]
["Flexible New Deal: Customer identity checks"] | 1 Comment so farFlexible New Deal Flexible New Deal: What you can expect and what we expect from you (FND1 10/09) Page 2 Jobcentre Plus and The Pension Service and the Disability and Carers Service are all part of the Department for Work and Pensions. Each part delivers services to different groups of people, but the whole [...]
["Flexible New Deal: what you can expect and what we expect from you"] | 4 Comments!New Deal Scandal exposes the scam that is the Labour Market System (LMS) or simply put the pool of jobs Employment Officers, New Deal Personal Advisers and Jobseeker Direct staff give to jobseekers as Jobseeker Directions and those on the jobpoints and the direct gov and jobcentre plus websites.
["Jobcentre Plus Labour Market System"] | 42 Comments!Today I have received an email from a New Deal Scandal blog reader and ex-New Deal participant who is upset at his mistreatment of this New Deal farce: I know its a diabolical situation & I am so glad I found your website because I was beginning to think it was just me who thought [...]
["Dear Gordon Brown"] | No Comments: Be the first!It has become more than a coincidence personally of being required to sign a declaration on a blank page.
["Jobcentre Plus forces jobseekers to sign empty pages"] | 7 Comments!New Deal Scandal has launched a new website called Flexible New Deal Discussion! Up until now the deal has been I wrote the blog article and you give feedback (whether positive or negative) – since then I have expanded the site so very little by allowing you to rate the article and each individual comment. [...]
["Flexible New Deal Discussion"] | 3 Comments!Ipswich Unemployed Action has reported that Local Government has given YMCA Training the go ahead to keep Dencora House detention centre open.
["Government keeps Ipswich Detention Centre open"] | 1 Comment so farBenefit Busters is on again tomorrow at 9pm. The first episode of Series 1 of Benefit Busters spreaded a lot of anger of Princess Emma of Sheffield in her mansion and A4e: the largest New Deal Provider. New Deal Scandal will review the preview clips of Episode 2 of Benefit Busters – this show could [...]
["Benefit Busters: Episode 2 Preview"] | 33 Comments!Interesting links on A4e Doncaster featured Benefit Busters Series 1, Episode 1 that was shown on Channel 4 last Thursday night.
["Benefit Busters Episode 1"] | 2 Comments!So it has been a hot topic in the recent week…. Benefit Busters at A4e Doncaster. I have already expressed disappointment regarding the low outcome by A4e the largest welfare provider in the UK that also has business interests overseas. Since the Benefit Busters show, I have been reviewing feedback across the internet. The comments [...]
["A4e Benefit Busters Single Mums Review"] | 15 Comments!New Deal Scandal can reveal that there were 91,054 formal complaints made to the Jobcentre Plus District Managers over the last 2 years. This is around 3,794 complaints a month on average.
["90,000 formal complaints to Jobcentre Plus"] | 24 Comments!New Deal Scandal have heard a lot of concern in the ways that the Department for Work and Pensions processes our private and confidential information including thousands of DWP staff not being aware of or receiving training on proper information handling. The Information Commissioner has ruled that there is no wrong doing in the practices [...]
["Information Commissioner: Jobcentre Plus sending sensitive information to Royal Mail is OK"] | No Comments: Be the first!New Deal Scandal can reveal that the new Jobcentre Plus CEO, Darra Singh OBE, was one of the masterminds behind a new National Service system where in particular young unemployed people are to be forced to “volunteer” or lose their benefits.
["New Jobcentre Plus Chief Executive is pro compulsory national volunteering"] | 5 Comments!Just a brief overall of recent content on ”New Deal Scandal & Welfare Reform” blog. This might be easier to some then using WordPress pages as some sticky posts make normal ones difficult to see sometimes.
["New Deal Scandal & Welfare Reform: network snippet"] | No Comments: Be the first!UKBIX announces to New Deal Scandal that Mark Hamilton, 36, a civil servant working at a Jobcentre Plus office in Scotland stole over £24,000 from Giros he made and cashed after he stole blank giros when the Jobcentre Plus office merged with another. His seven month scamming spree was brought to a close when the [...]
["Jobcentre fraudster steals £24,373 by Giro scam"] | 3 Comments!Just looked at the statistics on display at the Jobcentre the other day. In the last few months (last quarter) they received 247 complaints to only 5 praises. A complaint is one to the District Manager in writing not a verbal complaint, written complaint/letter to your personal adviser or unofficial complaint made online in form [...]
["98% of Jobcentre Plus formal feedback are complaints"] | 11 Comments!Just a brief overall of recent content on ”New Deal Scandal & Welfare Reform” and “Ipswich Unemployed Action” blogs. This might be easier to some then using WordPress pages as some sticky posts make normal ones difficult to see sometimes.
["New Deal Scandal & Welfare Reform: network snippet"] | No Comments: Be the first!What is with the unemployment system? “Assaults” on staff are to be dealt with by benefit sanctions and not by police. Awkward customers are to be removed from the Jobcentre Plus office by police after being held by security. Assaults are crimes, it is a police matter. Exceeding your time slot or talking back to [...]
["Jobseekers Future: inverted"] | 10 Comments!You may have heard about assaults on Jobcentre Plus staff in the news, however, these figures are largely distorted. They refer to Incident Cases and not solely due to physical assault – which we will explain later. Six months ago Jobcentre Plus boasted over 1,600 security guards costing the taxpayer over £40 million a year. [...]
["Jobcentre Plus: security and assaults"] | 18 Comments!It is official: jobseekers have no rights. Jobcentre Plus doesn’t follow the law. There is no punishment against the Department for Work and Pensions for breaking the law or for human rights violations. Claiming benefits has become more difficult with many Benefit Delivery Centres using lie detectors which work by picking up anxiety etc. in [...]
["Jobcentre Plus suppression continues: jobseekers have zero rights"] | 9 Comments!
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