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1. I have health issues and childcare and am already doing voluntary work, I was told by my advisor that if I did voluntary work then I would not have to do mandatory work activity (I did a mandatory voluntary role that my advisor set up for 8 weeks and told I had to go (voluntary??) that affected my health further and was then referred to mandatory work anyway) My advisor told me it was the lesser of two evils otherwise I would be on a 6 month mwa, she would not tell me why I had been referred to MWA just that "I had to". my local advisor has told me, it is not her job to advise me on what benefits I should be on or refer me accordingly, as her boss will get her into trouble as other departments are busy too. Noone at the jobcentre seems to be following procedures or up on their documentation and use bully tactics and misdirection to meet quotas.

2. Only sent on an MWA placement because I answered my advisor back, my last job was for 11 years and I am quite used to getting up early due to having 2 very young kids

3. The course at a4e is for eight weeks and is called launch pad and the activity is called work placementWork Placement minimum 10 hours maximum 16 hoursAlso for others on same course Tesco Ballards Lane Barne

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