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Good evening. There's a new drive to get Guernsey

people on low incomes who receive people on low incomes who rdceive

top`up benefits into work. Carers, single`parent`families and anyone

single`parent`families and `nyone with a short`term illness will

single`parent`families and anyone with a short`term illness whll be

with a short`term illness will be among those affected. Under the

Progress to Work scheme, unveiled by Social Security today, job seekers

will have to attend regular work`focused meetings, do

compulsory, unpaid work placements, and there'll be changes to doctors'

sick notes. A normal lunch time on Guernsey's

A normal lunch time on Guernsey s High Street ` but for those

receiving supplementary benefits ` receiving supplementary benefits `

it's the first day of a new project to get them back into work. The

social security department have today launched the 'progress to

work' scheme. A scheme which involves attending mandatorx

involves attending mandatory meetings to get the unemploxed ready

for the work place, and if they don't ` they could incur a penalty.

Our experience of working with Our experience of working whth

job`seekers is that they are Our experience of working with

job`seekers is that they ard happy to engage in the process because of

course they want to get back to work. We expect to have the same

approach with other customers as well. It is about offering support

and for those who are not rdady to and for those who are not rdady to

work it is about getting the and for those who are not ready to

work it is about getting thd right work it is about getting the right

support in place and giving opportunities to train so they can

return to Those on incapacity benefits are also being targeted.

The way they are assessed is being reviewed. Work when they ard

The way they are assessed is being reviewed. Work when they are ready.

reviewed. Work when they ard ready. We will look at how we support

people with health problems in work and how we help them return to work.

The way we would do that is to look at the obstacles that may be

preventing people returning to work. Every Government would like to bring

their welfare bill down but most would agree there has to be a

financial safety net for people who really are unable to work. So how

will these tough new measurds go down with the public?

If they would cut down and get a lot of people back to work we would all

be better off. There are people recently cannot work due to

long`term illness but I do think there are some people who pdrhaps

there are some people who perhaps play the system. You cannot

generalise because people are different reasons So mixed reactions

to this new system which Guernsey's Government hope will reduce

long`term unemployment. So will these government`imposed

measures work? For not working. measures work? For not workhng.

Well, Professor Dan Finn is an expert in the pros and cons of

different ways of getting people back into work. He told me how

Guernsey's approach compares to elsewhere.

To be frank, the measures that have been introduced in Guernsey in

comparative terms were the types of reforms that you saw in manx other

OECD countries throughout the 1990s. OECD countries throughout the 1990s.

Essentially, what systems are trying to do is to modernise and engage

people in the labour market rather than simply give them benefhts

people in the labour market rather than simply give them benefits and

than simply give them benefhts and say stay away.

Meanwhile in Jersey ` the States is promising to pay employers to take

on young people who have bedn out promising to pay employers to take

on young people who have been out of on young people who have been out of

a job for at least six months. It's costing ?650,000 of public loney `

costing ?650,000 of public money ` and it's hoped over 100 jobs will be

created in offices like this one. We need to concentrate on thosd who

have not been able to find a job for over six months, who are registered

as actively seeking work. Employers are saying they are willing to take

somebody on as a trainee, btt are saying they are willing to take

somebody on as a trainee, but there somebody on as a trainee, btt there

is a cost to that. Paying wages somebody on as a trainee, but there

is a cost to that. Paying w`ges for the first six months, the employer

has time to train people at a low cost to business.

With these funds, employers can invest more in young people, in

their trading, which is good for the employee and employer and for our

local industries. Guernsey FC's players will bear a

new sponsor's logo from next season. The club has signed a three`year

deal with Specsavers, replacing Sportingbet as the Green Lions' main

sponsor. Sportingbet, which has sponsored GFC from the outset,

sponsored GFC from the outsdt, closed its Guernsey office last

year. It's been announced that thd Queen's

It's been announced that the Queen's Commonwealth Baton will be brought

back to British soil by Olympic diving Champion Tom Daley. Tom will

bring the Queen's Baton to Jersey on Sunday, as part of its epic 288`day

journey through the Commonwdalth. He'll be joined by other athletes

from the islands in St Aubin, from where Jen Smith sent this rdport.

This is where hundreds of not thousands of islanders are expected

on Sunday evening when Tom Daley arrived by boat. He is bringing the

Queen's Baton, which is carrying a message from the Queen and will be

read out at the start of thd read out at the start of thd

Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in July. Jersey is the first stop in

the British Isles. It will spend two days here before moving on to

Guernsey. Tom Daley told us he is excited. He says it is the time for

everyone to get behind their home teams as the bat on reminds us that

the games are just around the corner. Jersey athletes, Zane

Dickman, will be here too. He is the current champion. He is exchted to

be involved. It will be a great event. It is the first place in the

British Isles for the Queen's Baton. And I think Tom Daley is a great

example for young kids and `ll kinds example for young kids and all kinds

of sports. It will be fantastic. Tom Daley has become a big TV

personality in recent years. As well as attracting a crowd, it is hoped

he will inspire the island's next generation of sporting stars.

I think it doesn't have to. `` I think it is then passed it `nd it

think it is then passed it and it will be great for Tom Daley to come

here. There will be road closures in

Singleton on Sunday. You can keep up`to`date with those by listening

to ABC radio Jersey. `` St @ubin. We to ABC radio Jersey. `` St Aubin. We

will bring you all the action on BBC One on Sunday evening. That's all

for now. Newsnight is on BBC Two. Good night.

Good evening. It will be windy. Temperatures lower than what we are

used to. Some showers possible overnight to make. It will become

dry for much of the night. 10 dry for much of the night. 00

degrees is the minimum temperature. degrees is the minimum tempdrature.

Tomorrow will be windy and initially bright but then the rain will

arrive. We might see 15 degrees. It arrive. We might see 15 degrees. It

will probably feel colder in the wind and rain. The outlook hs

will probably feel colder in the wind and rain. The outlook is bright

for Friday, Liberation Dailx, wind and rain. The outlook hs bright

for Friday, Liberation Daily, with for Friday, Liberation Dailx, with

the top temperature of 15. From us it is good night.

looks right as we look into Friday. But more rain for t(e

looks right as we look into Friday. But more rain for the weekend. Now

we have the UK outlook. Spring last year might have been the

coldest in years, but we have already had the highest temperature

so far. But we're nowhere near