ATOS declare Richard III fit for work.

[LeftishBrit]

A severely disabled Leicester King faces having to find work after being declared fit to work by French firm ATOS Healthcare despite being registered dead and suffering severe 550-year-old sword wounds to the head.

The dead monarch, Richard Plantagenet, was called for a reassessment of his fitness for work by ATOS – which carries out disability assessments on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) - after it was discovered the deposed King had spent years lying around a Leicester City Council car park doing absolutely nothing.

As a result of the reassessment by ATOS, the last royal descendant of the House of York was shocked to receive a letter this week telling him he had been given a score of zero in all criteria, which means he is considered to be fit to work....

http://tompride.wordpress.com/2013/02/04/atos-declare-richard-iii-fit-for-work/

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[mwooldri]

1. ehe - silly outsiders don't know their job.

These so-called "fit to work" tests. All I can say to the matter is sometimes it helps to have a relative who happens to be a nurse or doctor.

However in other news Richard III's distant relatives seek unpaid back pension.