United Kingdom: Tories’ social agenda bothers unions

Outsourcing. “There will have to be cutbacks in public spending, and that will be painful. We will need to confront Britain’s culture of irresponsibility and that will be hard to take for many people.” Without detailing his electoral program, the Tory leader, David Cameron, promised, on October 8, a major reform of the British welfare system. The conservatives notably plan cutting unemployment benefits and outsourcing all services to jobseekers towards private businesses. The TUC says nothing proves that outsourcing these services will help save money and solve the problems of those most in need. The union also says that this system will complicate the establishment of national data.
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eader, David Cameron, promised, on October 8, a major reform of the British welfare system. The conservatives notably plan cutting unemployment benefits and outsourcing all services to jobseekers towards private businesses. The TUC says nothing proves that outsourcing these services will help save money and solve the problems of those most in need. The union also says that this system will complicate the establishment of national data.

Long-term jobseekers. The Tories’ program for the 2010 elect

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