Chris Grayling calls critics of mandotary work placements "job snobs"

Writing for the Sunday Telegraph, greedy Chris Grayling calls people who expect those working for eight weeks to be paid at least the minium wage "job snobs".

He also claims the Guardian and the BBC are hypocrites for opposing the scheme.

Sunny Hundall comments on Liberal Conspiracy:

Grayling has a long history of being dishonest, so this attempt at comparison isn’t surprising. In 2010 he was slammed by the UK Statistics Authority and even Iain Duncan Smith for “misleading” people about crime statistics.

And don’t forget the time he misled on benefits cuts.

Anyway, comparison with the Guardian and BBC schemes is fatuous for several reasons.

1. The Guardian and BBC schemes are voluntary – these are not. People lose their JSA if they don’t sign on.

2. Both WE schemes are for only two weeks, in line with HMRC best practice. The Tesco job ad stated ‘permanent’ and most placements are longer than two weeks – giving the company plenty of free labour.

3. The Guardian is a relatively smaller company, working in an industry where it’s relatively hard to get experience. The same is not true of working in supermarkets...