Also this: Disabled claimant gets £50k compensation for work coach bullying.
From Benefits & Work web site
A claimant has received £50,000 in compensation because of “victimising”, “unlawful” and “oppressive” behaviour by a Jobcentre Disability Employment Adviser and work coaches.
The profoundly deaf claimant was in receipt of JSA and spent 6 years trying to get proper support to move into work from his local jobcentre in Leeds.
But staff there:
repeatedly failed to provide the claimant with a BSL interpreter;
sanctioned him, after providing a poorly qualified interpreter whose lack of skills prevented the claimant from providing evidence that he was looking for work;
refused to give the claimant access to video conferencing calls during and after the pandemic;
sent an internal email suggesting that the claimant had already used too many Jobcentre resources and needed ‘firm work coaching’ using directions and sanctions.
Joss
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