A4e, formerly Action for Employment, are a 'training' company that is used to harrass benefit claimants into taking up unpaid work or poor quality training.

A4e have begun using legal threats and dirty tricks in an attempt to silence any criticism of them on the internet.

If you google A4e, all but two of the entries on the front page are websites run by A4e themselves.

The story so far - watching A4e blog closed down by Webs after allegations of 'Defamation':

http://johnnyvoid.wordpress.com/2009/07/19/a4e-war-criminals-fraudsters-and-bullies/

Details on the saga at New Deal Scandal who have had their wordpress blog frozen, then unfrozen, then frozen and currently unfrozen, again due to pressure from A4e:

http://newdealscandal.wordpress.com/

The inside story from one New Deal Participant:

http://edinburghanarchists.noflag.org.uk/?p=65

The inside story from a former A4e staff member:

http://johnnyvoid.wordpress.com/2008/05/28/poverty-pimps-march-on-a4e-close-local-law-centre/

This group is for those who wish to help spread the word about A4e and a place for those who have had bad experiences on A4e's New Deal, Legal Advice or other A4e schemes to record their experiences.

We ask facebook to take this group in the spirt of protest and freedom of expression and not to give in to A4e's lawyers. (read less)

A4e, formerly Action for Employment, are a 'training' company that is used to harrass benefit claimants into taking up unpaid work or poor quality training.

A4e have begun using legal threats and dirty tricks in an attempt to silence any criticism of them on the internet.

If you google A4e, all but two of the entries on the front page are websites run by A4e themselves.

The story so far - watching A4e blog closed down by Webs after allegations of... (read more)