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Stop DWP law change that avoid benefit repayments to those who have been unlawfully made to work unpaid.

Submitted on Saturday 16th March 2013

Rejected on Wednesday 21st June 2017

Current status: Rejected

Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)

Petition Action

Stop DWP law change that avoid benefit repayments to those who have been unlawfully made to work unpaid.

Additional Information

The Department for Work and Pensions has introduced emergency legislation to reverse the outcome of a court of appeal decision and "protect the national economy" from a £130m payout to jobseekers deemed to have been unlawfully punished.
This is all just to prevent a payout to those who have been unlawfully made to work for free. The new bill would also put a stop to any potential claims for the national minimum wage, which could otherwise be due to those who spent weeks working for no pay at high street chains such as Tesco, Matalan and Argos.

Please sign this petition quickly to stop this going through.


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This petition was rejected

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