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MP to quiz ministers over Gunnyeon’s Maximus WCA role

By John Pring on 23rd January 2015 Category: Benefits and Poverty, News Archive, Politics

MP to quiz ministers over Gunnyeon’s Maximus WCA role
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An MP is to ask ministers why a former senior civil servant had to wait just six months before working for a private sector company on two disability contracts he led on at the Department for Work and Pensions. Disability News […]

Former WCA boss free to advise Maximus on ‘fitness for work’ test within weeks

By John Pring on 16th January 2015 Category: Benefits and Poverty, News Archive

Former WCA boss free to advise Maximus on ‘fitness for work’ test within weeks
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The senior civil servant previously responsible for government policy on the notorious “fitness for work” test could start offering advice on the same issue to his new private sector bosses within weeks. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) suggested last […]

Concern as Maximus recruits former DWP ‘fit for work’ boss

By John Pring on 9th January 2015 Category: Benefits and Poverty, News Archive

Concern as Maximus recruits former DWP ‘fit for work’ boss
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The US company that won the lucrative contract to deliver the “fitness for work” test has been forced to defend its decision to employ the former senior civil servant responsible for government policy on the assessment. The decision of controversial outsourcing […]

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