Unemployment & Social Security: UK vs. Finland
50A comparison of the unemployment and social security benefits in the UK and Finland. If there are any factuals error, do point them out. In general, I just don't understand the harassing and aggressive monitoring of unemployed people...plus basically throwing people out of society!
Unemployed in the UK: 2.52 million
Vacant Jobs: 503,000
http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/lms/labour-market-statistics/may-2013/sty-employment.html
Unemployed in Finland: 329,000
Vacant Jobs: 23,000
http://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ty%C3%B6tt%C3%B6myys#Ty.C3.B6tt.C3.B6myys_Suomessa
Just wondering how you can magically conjure up 300,000 jobs in Finland, and 2 million in the UK? Just more monitoring, I guess! #yay
Jobseekers Who Refuse Work Could Have Benefits Cut For Three Years: http://www.theguardian.com/society/2012/oct/22/jobseekers-refuse-work-benefits-cuts
The jobseeker's story: 'I'm not proud to say I've gone begging': http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/mar/22/jobseekers-story-benefit-sanctions
Life When Your Benefits Are Cut: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-24829866
Job-seekers Monitored: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/jobs/8806757/Job-seekers-to-be-monitored-in-benefits-crack-down.html
Remote Monitoring of the Jobless: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9757895/Jobless-to-be-remotely-monitored-by-Government.html
New Sanctions See More Benefits Cut: http://www.bbc.com/news/business-24833627
BBC's Unemployement Tracker: http://www.bbc.com/news/10604117
Social Assistance in Finland: http://www.stm.fi/en/income_security/social_assistance
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