YTS threats | Socialist Action 1983

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WHEN the TUC made its wrong decision to cooperate with the Youth Training Scheme (YTS) one of the conditions it made was that there should be no element of compulsion associated with the scheme.

Documents released at the end of 1983 show clearly unal me government Is violating this agreement.

of Departmenl Employment circular 82/128 explains to local social security offices how stop benefits of unemployed school leavers who do not take up places in the YTS.

leavers who 'unreasonably' refuse place or leave programme can have enefit reduced by 40 per cent Ior sIx weeks series of other documents including B2, B73 and B74 lay out details OLICI benefit may be cut in the Lasc of 'refusal premature termination' of participation in the YTS.

In short, the government is lying through its teeth when it says it is not making YTS compulsory. • A complete pack of government on compulsion in th YTS s available from the Bir mingham Resource Centre, Frederick Street, Birmingham BI З HE.

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