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Work Just Doesn’t Pay for Thousands of People in Sunak’s Britain
- UK’s inactivity and illness under focus in back-to-work budget
- Claimants can face 69% effective tax rates when taking a job
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Saira Hussein almost decided to give up hiring an assistant when one candidate said all he wanted from her was to sign a form so he could keep drawing benefits.
The Manchester-based architect had already wasted time on a handful of no-shows during two days of interviews for the £20,000 ($24,200) a year post. “Don’t you want a job?,” she asked. It turned out he didn’t.