Cait Reilly says she was 'forced' to work in Poundland
The government's back-to-work schemes, which have been criticised as "forced labour", are lawful, the High Court ruled on Monday.
The judgment was in response to unemployed graduate Cait Reilly's challenge. The 22-year-old which claimed the scheme breached the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) as it "forced" her to work for free. (Huff. Post)
The judgment was in response to unemployed graduate Cait Reilly's challenge. The 22-year-old which claimed the scheme breached the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) as it "forced" her to work for free. (Huff. Post)
She has a choice of working or not. She is not obliged to draw benefits. To say that she is 'unpaid' is deceitful in the extreme.
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