Securing your rights on Welfare to Work(fare)

DWP told to release names of workfare exploiters, after losing 3 FOI appeals.

“The Tribunal dismisses the Appellant’s appeals and upholds the Decision Notices of the Information Commissioner (the Commissioner) in all three appeals.”

Full decision

Download: http://www.informationtribunal.gov.uk/DBFiles/Decision/i1016/EA-2012-0207%28+2%29_Judgment_17-05-2013.pdf

View online: https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http://www.informationtribunal.gov.uk/DBFiles/Decision/i1016/EA-2012-0207%28+2%29_Judgment_17-05-2013.pdf

http://dataprotectionconsent.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/frankzola-foi-workfare.pdf

Some background info:

Government blocks publication of names of ‘workfare’ employers
DWP quote: “Put simply, disclosure [of names] would have been likely to have led to the collapse of the MWA [Mandatory Work Activity] scheme“
Source: Guardian

Mandatory Work Activity
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/mandatory_work_activity_3

Each of the four job centres involved in the early roll-out will be testing a range of activities to prepare for Universal Credit from April including:

• trialling the new claimant commitment
• ensuring all new JSA and UC claimants are automatically signed on to Universal Jobmatch
• introducing a new fortnightly job search trial to make sure people are meeting the terms of their claimant commitment
• and installing more internet access points to help people make their claims.

http://www.dwp.gov.uk/newsroom/press-releases/2013/mar-2013/dwp042-13.shtml

Notes: Automatic Universal Jobmatch registration and use likely to be achieved by all new online JSA and UC claims being linked to creation of a Government Gateway account and this account is then used to create a Jobmatch profile and upload a public CV.

Previous briefings DWP/BB/76/12 and DWP/BB/137/12 informed members that PCS completely opposed targets and expectations for DMA referrals.
http://www.pcs.org.uk/en/department_for_work_and_pensions_group/dwp-news.cfm/id/9DF87C32-3224-4EBC-9171A6241B9E87C9

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Jobseekers (Back to Work Schemes) Act 2013

Decision Makers Guidance (Jobseekers (Back to Work Schemes) Act 2013
Memo DMG 11/13

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From 02 April 2013, a number of changes are being made to decision making on benefit sanctions, it will then be possible to get a sanction for failing to attend not only a face-to-face interview, but an email/electronic or telephone based interview.

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‘Universal Jobmatch ‘implementation updates’‘

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