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 »
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 »
New Deal is bad for your health! Read more on New Deal Scandal »
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 »
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.
New Deal Scandal can confirm (after an Freedom of Information Act request) Jobcentre Plus in the last 12 months ending the 30th September 2009 has advertised 7260 New Deal Jobs.
This is just over an average of 600 New Deal vacancies each month. Read more on New Deal Scandal »
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 the New Deal Programme was such a farce & I was being forced to sign off just to get the unemployment figures down.
Here is a copy of the still yet unanswered letter that has been sent to the manager of the Jobcentre Plus office in Lewisham, all the major tabloids, Yvette Cooper (Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Work & Prisons W*nkers and Pillocks), Darra Singh CEO of Jobcentre Plus and Gordon Brown! (Read on) Read more on New Deal Scandal »
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 »
New Deal Scandal can reveal that not only does Jobcentre Plus promote illegal jobs but Department for Work and Pensions actually creates unlawful discriminative employment vacancies. Read more on New Deal Scandal »
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 »
Ipswich Unemployed Action has reported that Local Government has given YMCA Training the go ahead to keep Dencora House detention centre open. Read more on New Deal Scandal »
Arturo Ui rather recently posted a long comment on this blog regarding an article on New Deal with the New Deal Provider TNG. I declined it as I thought it would be better as a seperate post than as a comment which would be harder to read. I have added line breaks so it is much easier to read. It is a recommend read on New Deal – Read on… Read more on New Deal Scandal »
New Deal Scandal today officially opens the new Benefit Busters discussion blog aimed to focus specifically on the issues raised in all 3 episodes of the Benefit Busters series 1. Read more on New Deal Scandal »
Watch the controversial episode of Channel 4’s Benefit Busters Series 1 at A4e Hull here. Read more on New Deal Scandal »
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 »
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?
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 of the DWP. Read more on New Deal Scandal »
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 »
New Deal Scandal can reveal that as of the end of July 2009 there are 4 ongoing fraud investigations regarding New Deal and 1 regarding Pathways to Work. Read more on New Deal Scandal »
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 »
After some extensive research into UK Unemployment Benefit (Jobseekers Allowance) and New Deal related legislation, New Deal Scandal can inform you, confirmed by DWP, that the £4 weekly travel deductions are unlawful. This means New Deal participants past and present are entitled to be reimbursed. Read more on New Deal Scandal »
After the second A4e attempt to censor this blog we are back. Lets presume it wont be long before they try something else. The post in dispute is back again.
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 »