S4M-05173: Jobcentre Plus

11 Dec 2012

S4M-05173 # John Mason (Glasgow Shettleston) (Scottish National Party): That the Parliament believes that work experience is an important factor in encouraging employability; expresses grave concern at recent media reports suggesting that Jobcentre Plus, together with some employers, are exploiting jobseekers in Glasgow Shettleston and across the country by asking them to carry out unpaid work under the guise of work experience; considers that such arrangements do not add to the applicants’ experience nor help them get closer to paid employment, and recognises calls for clearer guidelines on work experience that detail what is and is not acceptable practice.