Coles was also served with a sexual offences prevention order prohibiting him from unsupervised contact with boys under 16, and from seeking any employment or voluntary work with children under 16.

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But business minister Viscount Younger of Leckie insisted the new employment status was "wholly voluntary" and people could not be coerced into accepting revised contracts.

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The proposed bill would also require employers to adopt the E-Verify system, an electronic program that is now voluntary, in order to determine the legal employment status of current and prospective employees.

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The Liberal Democrats said the use of the voluntary and private sector to help more people back into employment was welcome, "but this must be properly financed, and include provisions to help those with serious problems such as low skills or mental health problems".

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He sees the root of the problem in the high-school dropout rate among dalits and tribals, but backs a voluntary system in which the government would offer tax or other incentives to firms that meet employment targets.

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The employment verification piece would be an expansion of an existing system called E-Verify that's currently voluntary for most employers, though it's mandatory in some states.

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