ERSA believes that mandated work placements can be appropriate in some cases but must only be used to improve the employability of jobseekers and should not be used in a punitive way. Work placements can be of immense value in helping people into paid employment and government should ensure the conditions are right so that providers can work with employers in developing high-quality placements.
ERSA has produced a “Workfare” mythbuster to inject some balance into the debate about the use of mandated work placements (sometimes called “workfare”) in the UK. This aims to challenge some of the following myths that are sometimes propagated by campaigners:
For further information please consult our “Workfare” mythbuster.