Clarification of Universal Jobsmatch

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kevin brown

Dear Department for Work and Pensions,

It has been suggested that if a Jobseeker's Allowance claimant will
not ''willingly'' register with your new Job Brokerage service
''Universal Jobmatch'' a Jobcentre Adviser will be then be able to
mandate the claimant to register against their will via a
''Jobseeker's Direction'' if the adviser thinks that it is
''reasonable'' for the claimant to do so.
Having read the privacy statement and the terms and conditions of
Universal Jobmatch, it is made clear that just by merely
registering with Universal Jobmatch the user is consenting to the
privacy infringement and the terms and conditions, also the user is
consenting to accept cookies.
Can you please tell me, what legal right does a Jobcentre adviser
have and how can it ever be possibly be considered to be
''reasonable'' to force a claimant to accept an infringement on
their privacy, to accept Universal Jobmatch terms and conditions
and accept cookies if the claimants consent is not freely given?
Isn't forcing a claimant to register with Universal Jobmatch
against their will via a Jobseeker's Direction a breach of their
human rights and Data Protection rights?

Yours faithful
Kevin Brown

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Karyn Adams left an annotation ()

Hmmmm....This is an exact word for word copy of a F.O.I that i have already sent under the name ''Jobseeker's Direction to register with Universal Jobmatch''

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Dear Kevin Brown
 
Attached is the response to your Freedom of Information request -
Universal Jobmatch
 
Regards
 
DWP Universal Jobmatch Team
 
 
 
 

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S. Rotheram left an annotation ()

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