Benefit stop tweeter leaves Transline after investigation
9 September 2013
Industrial and driving recruitment agency Transline Group has parted ways with Kelly-Jane Stone, a Hemel Hempstead-based employee who was suspended after boasting in tweets about enjoying her apparent ability to “stop” jobseeker’s benefits.
Mon, 9 Sep 2013
Industrial and driving recruitment agency Transline Group has parted ways with Kelly-Jane Stone, a Hemel Hempstead-based employee who was suspended after boasting in tweets about enjoying her apparent ability to “stop” jobseeker’s benefits.
Transline says in a statement: “We were unable to conclude the investigation as Kelly-Jane Stone did not return to work and as such she is no longer in the employ of Transline Group." A spokesperson tells recruiter.co.uk this came into effect on Friday (6 September).
Stone’s tweets came to press attention in mid-August, with the company subsequently suspending her.
She tweeted: “In my new job, if people from the JC [job centre] don’t turn up for an appointment with me, I stop their benefits for 13 weeks.... suckers” and “I get so much pleasure knowing what I can do if the [sic] mess me round. I’m going to be shot for it one day I bet!”
Twitter and the comments section on various news sources carrying the original story, including the website of the Daily Mirror, saw a large amount of vitriol and insults directed at Stone, as well as threats of violence to her and her family. Some appeared to mistakenly believe that Stone and/or Transline worked for the government or delivered benefits.
Others expressed sympathy both for her views and the way she has been treated by Transline and by other social media users.
Industrial and driving recruitment agency Transline Group has parted ways with Kelly-Jane Stone, a Hemel Hempstead-based employee who was suspended after boasting in tweets about enjoying her apparent ability to “stop” jobseeker’s benefits.
Transline says in a statement: “We were unable to conclude the investigation as Kelly-Jane Stone did not return to work and as such she is no longer in the employ of Transline Group." A spokesperson tells recruiter.co.uk this came into effect on Friday (6 September).
Stone’s tweets came to press attention in mid-August, with the company subsequently suspending her.
She tweeted: “In my new job, if people from the JC [job centre] don’t turn up for an appointment with me, I stop their benefits for 13 weeks.... suckers” and “I get so much pleasure knowing what I can do if the [sic] mess me round. I’m going to be shot for it one day I bet!”
Twitter and the comments section on various news sources carrying the original story, including the website of the Daily Mirror, saw a large amount of vitriol and insults directed at Stone, as well as threats of violence to her and her family. Some appeared to mistakenly believe that Stone and/or Transline worked for the government or delivered benefits.
Others expressed sympathy both for her views and the way she has been treated by Transline and by other social media users.
