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Flexible New Deal dead already?

It has been a few months in the pilot already…. have the Flexible New Deal flaws been found leaving Flexible New Deal dead in the water? or  Is it just a few problems with Flexible New Deal that needs ironing out?  Read more on New Deal Scandal »

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FND for Flexible New Deal

I have launched a new website that redirects to the Flexible New Deal Discussion Forums.

This is designed to be easier to type. Read more on New Deal Scandal »

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Jobcentre Plus Labour Market System

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. Read more on New Deal Scandal »

A4e Finance Director demoted after Group Head of Risk recruited

New Deal Scandal can reveal that the former Finance Director was demoted after A4e recruited Sarah Aston, A4e’s newly created position of Group Head of Risk, in April 2009,  designed to centrally combat fraud for Flexible New Deal contracts.

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Where is the Flexible New Deal Ombudsman?

So, with Flexible New Deal jobseekers are meant to have the following privileges:

  • Customer Choice“: ability to (in some areas) choose provider
  • Receiving a statement: stating expectations, how the provider is paid and how they can complain to the Ombudsman
  • Independent Ombudsman: as a last resort to complain to

Flexible New Deal providers get the following extra privileges:

  • Employment Officer” status (can contact a Decision Maker and apply for 6 month sanctions)

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Victim of Fraud: A4e or the Taxpayer?

You the blog reader may decide. Emma Harrison claims that A4e is a victim of fraud… really?

Not exactly a new issue or article worthy of being called “news”, however, I would like to report corporate happenings behind big businesses such as A4e. New Deal Scandal already reported about an director of A4e of the highest senior rank in regards to finance, stepping down/being demoted after reports of fraud within A4e, which almost got this website shut down. He still works for the company in a more junior role underneath the new finance director.

Now we have a snippet from Emma Harrison stating how A4e uses a PR team and lawyers to bully their way out of any blame. Now, lets not forget even though a business has the right to protect themselves i.e. their reputation, A4e did attempt to shut down this blog and were on the route to even suing me for solely stating that Companies House had recorded that a director who works in finance has resigned his directorship – this comes after allegations of fraud were reported at A4e.

A4e being a company funded by taxpayers money means taxpayers have the right to know basic public accessible information such as management changes within contracted out services.  A4e claimed this was libel and was intended as a malice attempt to attack their (allegedly) good reputation.  The truth is, even though they have to file such documents by law they wanted this suspicious (although not necessarily guilty) activity kept quiet.  Read more on New Deal Scandal »

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New Deal Scandal number one on Yahoo for Flexible New Deal

I am proud to acknowledge that New Deal Scandal is #1 for Flexible New Deal on Yahoo – this is above all providers. Screenshot enclosed. Read more on New Deal Scandal »

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Flexible New Deal? New Deal Scandal is Number 3 on Google!

I am proud to acknowledge that New Deal Scandal is #3 for Flexible New Deal on Google – this is above all providers. Screenshot enclosed. Read more on New Deal Scandal »

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Emma harrison doesn't want to acknowledge the severe shortcomings of a4e

I have just received an email from someone who was kind enough to attach the email conversation with A4e’s Emma Harrison. Well, until she decided not to bother replying. Read more on New Deal Scandal »

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Know Hope? More like No Hope! A4e Flexible New Deal

A short post. Just promoting a link to Watching A4e with an article on Know Hope which appears to be A4e’s marketing brand for Flexible New Deal.

Twittering A4e – and No (sorry, Know) Hope

I can’t help thinking that the slogan Know Hope is a mistake!

Probably a cheap marketing stunt to get people talking about A4e…

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Flexible New Deal Discussion

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. The maximum I can do with wordpress (thats said wordpress is my favourite blog platform).

I have decided it is a good idea to release a forum (feedback dot flexible new deal dot me dot uk) so you can now create a topic and discuss various topics including New Deal, Flexible New Deal, Welfare Reform and even Tell the world what you would do instead of flexible new deal if you was in charge!

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Government keeps Ipswich Detention Centre open

Did the Government get A4e Benefit Busters Episode 2 pulled from On Demand?

We had recently reported that possibly A4e had pulled Benefit Busters Epidsode 2 from the TV repeat and On Demand services.

Last night there was concerns that maybe the Government was involved in pulling the show off the air and off the internet. Read more on New Deal Scandal »

Did A4e get Benefit Busters Episode 2 pulled from On Demand?

It seems that Channel 4’s Benefit Busters Episode 2 was pulled from Virgin Media On Demand service and the online 4od service. Why?

Rumour has it that perhaps A4e ordered the On Demand/Catch Up availability to be removed due to concerned pressures over the services provided which could lose them their Flexible New Deal contracts (?) and also there has been next to none reviews of the Episode 2 Long-term Unemployed show in the press.

I am aware that it was added to On Demand but since it has been pulled and “Dolce Vito – Dream Restaurant” replaced the 9pm Channel 4 slot on Thursday’s the 27th August On Demand (even though this programme was on at 8.30pm).

It also is reported that the repeat show has been dropped from Mondays listings.

Is A4e censoring the internet once again and goign a step further with the press?

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Benefit Busters: Episode 2 Preview

Benefit 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 really damage the reputation of A4e.  The clips are “Easier on the dole” and “Job ready“.  Read more on New Deal Scandal »

Benefit Busters Episode 1

Interesting links on A4e Doncaster featured Benefit Busters Series 1, Episode 1 that was shown on Channel 4 last Thursday night.  Read more on New Deal Scandal »

A4e Benefit Busters Single Mums Review

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 are shocking! Read more on New Deal Scandal »

A4e Benefit Busters: why A4e isn't the answer for welfare

As we all might be aware that the Channel 4 Benefit Busters show was designed for publicity for A4e rather than a fair insight in to the benefit system.

Thursday’s (20th August) show which featured the training provider Action for Employment (otherwise known as A4e) and their star tutor/trainer/sales person/staff member Hayley Taylor (which I hear has since been sacked) pursuing ten single mums in to making the transition of going back to work, highlighted a major flaw.

Yes the PR backfired. Not solely due to opinion on the show which i will report later in a separate blog article but rather by their lack of success as the UK market-leader of providing Government welfare schemes. Read more on New Deal Scandal »

How the Government can solve Unemployment for FREE!

For over a decade the Government has seen to want to throw money at solving problems such as unemployment, which doesn’t work.  I don’t doubt for one second that the New Deal created loads of new jobs and helped people find employment. Sadly though these jobs were mostly for training providers to help deliver the scheme. Read more on New Deal Scandal »

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No prosecutions for New Deal Fraud

New Deal Scandal can reveal that the Department for Work and Pensions has no intention for making any prosecutions for prime contractors deliberately defrauding the system. The Department for Work and Pensions currently has no plans of stopping Flexible New Deal contracts being awarded to prime contractors who have previously defrauded the system on numerous occassions for the New Deal contracts. Read more on New Deal Scandal »

Work for your Benefit: aren't we getting a little bit worked up over nothing?

So Welfare Reforms plans are out and so is Flexible New Deal… they plan to make us work for below that National Minimum Wage; but surely aren’t we getting worked up about nothing? Read more on New Deal Scandal »

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New Deal Scandal & Welfare Reform: network snippet

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. Read more on New Deal Scandal »

New Deal Scandal: A4e 1 – Bloggers 1

New Deal Scandal is back!

Against the will of Action for Employment (a4e) we are not going away.

A4e may have successfully taken down watchingA4e as Webs (previously freewebs) bowed to the pressure but Wordpress had the sense and courtesy to consult with me first before taking removal action. I proved to Wordpress that this is nothing more than internet censorship as my source for that blog post was from the Government and is available to anyone who wishes to search the company register.

This makes it 1-1 on the score between A4e and Blogger!

This meant a little bit of downtime – well no new posts anyway and one being hidden (private) – but now we are back, and now have some more content on A4e that I am sure you will find interesting. Read more on New Deal Scandal »

New Deal Scandal & Welfare Reform: network snippet

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.  Read more on New Deal Scandal »

New Deal: A third went off benefits afterwards without finding employment

Statistics published on New Deal for Young People (NDYP) up to November 2008, shows a worrying trend with almost a third (31.27%) of New Deal participants not securing employment and not reclaiming benefit.

Previously published articles such as Dencora House detention centre and various news articles on “jobseekers being treated like cattle”  showing the poor under resourced and mistreatment of participants comes to no surprise how so many people (411,190 to be exact) have decided to plunge deeper into poverty to have their Human Rights respected.  I am sure a few people would have won some money on the horses or on the lottery but in the majority of cases will be strictly relying on friends and family to survive. Read more on New Deal Scandal »

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a4e New Deal: Finance Director resigned

We can reveal that on the 20th April 2009, Mr Neil Watson the Finance Director for Action 4 Employment resigned from a4e Ltd as a director. Read more on New Deal Scandal »

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1,869 fraud tip offs in the first half of New Deal

New Deal Scandal can reveal that there were 1,869 allegations of fraud made against New Deal providers within the first 5 years – 15% of these allegations (or roughly 1 in 6) resulted in full fraud investigations being carried out. Read more on New Deal Scandal »

New Deal Fraud: Over 278 full fraud investigations

Evidence from 2003 has been uncovered showing information on fraud investigations of New Deal in the first 5 years of New Deal. You may have heard about cases regarding companies such as A4e, Maatwerk and Working Links being investigated for fraud, however, official Parliament documents show that up until winter 2002 there was over 278 in depth fraud investigations against New Deal providers, almost 2000 allegations of fraud committed by New Deal prime contractors and the rate of cases year on year seems to be on the increase. Read on for more! Read more on New Deal Scandal »

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