Ministers have been urged to overhaul the government’s contract with the private firm Atos Healthcare, which carries out medical assessments […]
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18
Aug
2012
Is ATOS are getting away with under performance?
18
Aug
2012
Impose sanctions on ATOS
Citizens Advice has renewed its call for the government to impose financial penalties on Atos for every inaccurate work capability […]
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03
Aug
2012
ATOS wins assessment contract
Atos, the firm that runs the work capability assessment designed to encourage people to move off benefits and into employment, […]
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Paul Farmer, Chief Exeutive of the mental health charity Mind has quit his position as the charity representative on a […]
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25
Feb
2011
– Atos in the firing line
Wednesday’s Guardian ran an interesting piece on Atos and their administration of the Work Capability assessment… Is Atos being treated […]
Read moreFitness-to-work tests reformed The tests which determine whether people are fit to work are to be reformed to offer more […]
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02
Oct
2010
– Atos Origin… Pinnacle People & Shaw Trust
Atos Origin, Pinnacle People and Shaw Trust are working in partnership to win positions on all 11 lots of the […]
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02
Oct
2010
– Atos Origin… Pinnacle People & Shaw Trust
Atos Origin, Pinnacle People and Shaw Trust are working in partnership to win positions on all 11 lots of the […]
Read moreThe much debated WCA test under which the government reassess the medical condition of 2.62 million incapacity benefit claimants. Has […]
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Employment Minister accepts Harrington’s recommendations on Work Capability Assessment
Posted in The Benefit System, THE GRAPEVINE! news, comment & a bit of gossip, Welfare to Work, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a comment
Chris Grayling accepts recommendations
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