Fresh written proof comes as head of Jobcentre Neil Couling claimed previous leaks pointed to an isolated incident
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Dec 14
Exposed: the myth of a ‘culture of worklessness’
Extensive research shows that families experiencing long-term unemployment remain committed to the value of work
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Oct 17
Six million workers could strike across UK
TUC steps up anti-austerity campaign by looking into practicalities of staging first mass-walkout since 1926
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Oct 05
A million working adults face benefits cuts next year
Nearly 1.2 million people may be sanctioned if they do not obtain extra work, increase their hours or find a higher paying job
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Sep 17
Welfare reform is not ready and should be delayed for a year, says Labour
Opposition attacks universal credit scheme for having too many unresolved problems ahead of planned launch in 2013
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Sep 17
Unemployed deliberately held in call centre queues to promote website
Memo reveals plan to keep jobless on hold so they can hear messages advising them to make claims online
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Apr 09
Why zero-hours contracts remind me of the horrors of 1990s Russia
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by eJay
April 9, 2013
The degraded and demonised precariat is scrambling around in a twilight zone of ‘jobs’ in which they must remain on standby
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