"Tesco has called on the government to stop forcing youths to undertake work experience in exchange for receiving benefits, after the supermarket came in for criticism for participating in "slave labour". The consumer giant has instead said young people will be offered a choice between being paid for a four-week placement with a "guaranteed" permanent job if they perform well, or participating in the scheme which protects benefits. However they recommend the department of work and pensions remove the risk of losing benefits "to avoid any misunderstanding about the voluntary nature of the scheme"." - M F