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THE Community Enterprise Scheme, which employed a mere 30,000 out of a total of 34 million jobless is now to be replaced by the Community Programme (CP) which will employ 130,000 or a full or part time basis with wages of an average of £60 a week (maximum £89 a øeek: minimum - as low as possible?)
Operating costs for a ș...: = to be paid to 55: 2c employers) at a rate of £440 per filed place per year, irrespective of whether the job is full or part time.
Hence, sponsors are encouraged to employ people part time, rather than full time. This • is a cynical move on the part of the government to give the appearance of more "jobs" being created, whilst at the same time slashing the old CEP rate from the standard £89 a week for all jobs. diture.
However, the CEP net cost would be little different if the extra revenue to the government in tax and national insurance payments were taken into account.
Training This, the MSC is prevented by the government from doing.
The training element of the CP is left to the discretion of the sponsor, who must finance this out of operating costs or wages! The sponsor can deduct up to £10 per week from wages if it wishes for training purposes.
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