Holmey |
August 14, 2011 |
8:40 pm |
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Two employees of the company that carries out the controversial “fitness for work” tests for the government have been caught making offensive comments about their disabled customers on a social networking website.

Atos Healthcare, the company that conducts the work capability assessments (WCAs) on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), has launched an investigation.

The comments – posted on Facebook – were spotted by activists opposed to government efforts to cut the number of disabled people…………………………….

Read more: http://www.candocango.com/atos-forced-to-investigate-after-employees-dehumanising-facebook-comments/#ixzz1V282ReD5

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