work and pensions secretary

work and pensions secretary

“Revolutionary” job seeking scheme or all a bit too “Big Brother” ?

20 December, 20121 Comments
The unemployed can now access potential job vacancies through a new “job matching” website, whereby the Government will be able to monitor how many jobs each Job-seeker searches for each day. The new Universal Jobmatch website automatically pairs Jobseekers up with opportunities that suit their skills, after scanning their CVs. Their activities may also be
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Under 25s benefit cut still being discussed…

11 December, 20120 Comments
Although there was no mention of the under 25s benefits cut plans in the Autumn Statement last week, the work and pensions secretary has said discussions are ‘still going on’. Speaking in the House of Commons yesterday, Iain Duncan Smith was asked for an assurance that the government has no plans to remove housing benefit
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