At last! Someone finally stands up and says "Hey, why should people work for nothing?" The so-called "voluntary sector" "employs" thousands of people who, in some cases, perform almost full-time hours for no remuneration. This is (so they believe) incredibly well-hidden behind the "serving the community" banner, as well as those who are placed by "training & employment" organisations on what they deem to be "work experience". Employers are "encouraged" (that must be difficult) to engage "free labour" - some even advertise the fact that they are prepared to do this, in a kind of self-serving effort to demonstrate how they are supporting both community and country needs! With the latest government "brainwave", the "Employment Framework" being devolved around the country as we write, the voluntary sector are rubbing their hands with glee, as the providers will be mandated to "repatriate" as many people back into the "world of work" as they can, and in some cases this will be the first step.
With unemployment figures (which NEVER reflect the true level) burgeoning daily, levels of poverty increasing, social dysfunction and now anarchy reaching the streets - isn't it about time somebody DEMANDED that employers should PAY these "employees"? Charity is all very noble where truly warranted - but the majority of these assignments is neither noble nor worthy of such.
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