Tag Archives: Maximus

FOI – Do or Die!

Posted on September 19, 2015 by thelovelywibblywobblyoldlady

Freedom of Information Act 2000 I’m getting this Freedom of Information (FOI) request in before the Nazi   Nasty party start charging £600 to make a request; http://voxpoliticalonline.com/2015/09/17/tory-bid-to-put-freedom-of-information-out-of-your-price-range/  Here’s the article, originally published by the excellent John Pring on Disability … Continue reading →

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MaximARSE complaints procedure

Posted on March 27, 2015 by thelovelywibblywobblyoldlady

Most people (apart from the tories of course) know that the Work Capability Assessment (WCA) as carried out by Atos was simply not fit for purpose. Now, the shiny and new MaximARSE us has taken over the WCA.  It’s a case of … Continue reading →

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Gluteus Maximus …(that’s Latin for ARSE)

Posted on February 28, 2015 by thelovelywibblywobblyoldlady

Reposted from Kate Belgrave Readers of this site will remember that a couple of weeks ago, I posted questions about people’s right to record and film face-to-face assessments as they go through the work capability assessments that are to be … Continue reading →

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UNUM … know thine enemy

Posted on January 20, 2015 by thelovelywibblywobblyoldlady

Reposted from Mike Sivier @ http://voxpoliticalonline.com/ Here’s a timely article by Vox Political‘s friend Mo Stewart. At a time when the main focus of attention appears to be on Maximus, the company taking over Work Capability Assessments, Mo says she hopes this … Continue reading →

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Health and Work (Dis) Service … for everyone (except Maximus)

Posted on September 15, 2014 by thelovelywibblywobblyoldlady

Reposted from AccountingWeb Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) removed, but the Health and Work Service (HWS) that was supposed not in place. Since the new service was provided as a justification for removing SSP, the fact that the two do not … Continue reading →

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