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Know your rights: failing a Work Capability Assessment

What to do if you 'fail' your work capability assessment

Some brief advice on the process of appealing a failed Work Capability Assessment (WCA), as well as some signposting to relevant advice bodies who may be able to assist you.

When you first receive the results of your ATOS WCA and it is a fail, the first thing that many do, as they are panicked and desperate, as they have had their money stopped, is to panic and phone the Job Centre Plus and ask about signing on for Jobseekers Allowance, which is what they want you to do, but there is an alternative and that is by asking for a reconsideration and/or appeal.

How to request reconsideration/appeal

What to do if you 'fail' your work capability assessment

Know your rights!

Some brief advice on the process of appealing a failed Work Capability Assessment (WCA), as well as some signposting to relevant advice bodies who may be able to assist you.

When you first receive the results of your ATOS WCA and it is a fail, the first thing that many do, as they are panicked and desperate, as they have had their money stopped, is to panic and phone the Job Centre Plus and ask about signing on for Jobseekers Allowance, which is what they want you to do, but there is an alternative and that is by asking for a reconsideration and/or appeal.

How to request reconsideration/appeal

240 Reasons to say no to BESNA

On Wednesday evening (15 Feb) a large, vibrant and noisy protest was held by electricians and their supporters outside the Grosvenor hotel on Park Lane. The protest was part of the ongoing struggle that electricians and other JIB trades find themselves in.
Their fight is with the 7 major construction companies (known as the BESNA 7) who to increase their profits want to massively reduce the wages of the workers.
Under The Building Engineering Services National Agreement (BESNA) electricians, plumbers, welders & pipe fitters stand to loose up to £240 per week if they sign these new contracts.

Northampton local relaunching

Northampton Sol Fed now has members from Birmingham, Bedford and Milton Keynes. We recently held a re-launch meeting and will be updating this Webpage very soon, with news of local activities.

National day of action against workfare - Brighton

start: 
Sat, 03/03/2012 - 14:00 to 16:00

Location

See map: Google Maps
Event organiser: 
Brighton Benefits Campaign
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Following the successful picket of Poundland, resulting in the store withdrawing from the 'work experience' scheme, Brighton Benefits Campaign will be picketing Tesco on March 3 as part of the UK-wide day of action against workfare.

Tesco have been justly reviled for their misuse of unpaid labour.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/feb/16/tesco-unpaid-work-experie...

We will be outside Tesco in Jubillee Square with banners & leaflets.

local, network, collective: 
Brighton
Access Layer: 
Public
URL: 
https://www.facebook.com/events/252223388191094/

Sparks demo - Worthing

start: 
Sat, 18/02/2012 - 11:00 to 14:00

Location

See map: Google Maps
Event organiser: 
www.jibelectrciain.blogspot.com

THE ANTI BESNA PROTESTS ARRIVE ON THE SOUTH COAST

MORRISONS, WORTHING

SATURDAY 18TH FEBRUARY

11AM

ONLY TWO MINUTE WALK FROM WORTHING TRAIN STATION AND PLENTY OF PARKING

http://www.morrisons.co.uk/Store-Finder/Store-Details/?recordid=641

Spread The Word

www.jibelectrciain.blogspot.com

local, network, collective: 
Brighton
Access Layer: 
Public
URL: 
https://www.facebook.com/events/278431125558928

Picket Adecco's Strike-Breaking Recruitment (York)

start: 
Fri, 24/02/2012 - 09:00 to 17:00

Location

Adecco,
Micklegate
YO1 6JH, York
United Kingdom
53° 57' 25.5456" N, 1° 5' 19.1184" W
See map: Google Maps
Event organiser: 
York Anarchists
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The EULEN-ABB workers are fighting and must have all the solidarity they can get. The Spanish CNT-AIT has called for an International Day of Action in Solidarity with the EULEN-ABB workers on February 17th 2012!
We refer to previous articles on this website and IWA- Sections websites concerning the backgrund of the conflict. Please, also this time, show solidarity by concentrations/ pickets, phone calls or sending e-mails and faxes focusing on ABB and ADECCO!
Solidarity with the EULEN-ABB workers! - via West Yorkshire SolFed

local, network, collective: 
Hull
Access Layer: 
Public
URL: 
http://www.facebook.com/events/175675389209404/

Picket Atos Glasgow Fri. 17th Feb. 4pm

start: 
Fri, 17/02/2012 - 16:00 to 17:00

Location

See map: Google Maps
Event organiser: 
The Crutch Collective

Picket Atos

Friday 17th February 2012

4pm-5pm

Atos Medical Assessment Centre,

Corunna House,

29 Cadogan Street,

Glasgow G2 7AB.

Against the latest Atos and DWP con:

local, network, collective: 
Glasgow
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Public

Direct action gets the goods! Victory in less than a week for newly reformed Glasgow Solidarity Network

Glasgow Solidarity Network has demonstrated how direct action gets the goods with a successful conclusion to its first fight.  Two members of the Glasgow Anarchist Federation and their flatmate discovered that it is illegal in Scotland for letting agents to charge tenants fees apart from rent and deposits.  Their letting agent, Martin & Co, had charged the three of them them a substantial £250 “check-in” fee before they had even paid their deposit.  They first submitted an official complaint but received only the receipt listing the fees they had paid as a reply.

Sunday roast social (Brighton)

start: 
Sun, 18/03/2012 - 12:00 to 15:30
Event organiser: 
Brighton SF

We're hosting a vegan Sunday roast at Brighton's Cowley Club, 12 London Road. Affordable food, raising funds for the Solidarity Federation's Publicity Commission (which produces posters and pamphlets, such as the June 30 and November 30 strike posters).

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Brighton
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Public

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