DWP employment waiting list

mommarat

I contacted Newcastle to find out why if my checks cleared mid may am I still waiting, apparently even if your checks pass the people infront of you on the merit list may not be cleared and they cant post people out of order for example if you are 15th and the 14 infront of you are still having checks cleared you have to wait. No one on my recruitment has been posted yet.:cool:

lili2008

That's helpful to know.

I was 1st on my waiting lst and according to DS my checks wil clear by Friday or Monday. So in theory I should have my post soon.

In theory.........

:rolleyes::rolleyes:

bebiineko

Mixed_Emotions wrote: »

Congrats!
You waited nearly 3 months for a start date didn't you? that is such a long time!

Actually it was just over 1 month after I received my successful letter. I seem to be one of the quick ones on this thread.

The woman on the phone said I would receive an email confirming the information she just told me. But I haven't received anything yet from DWP.

Also I remember reading there was something I could get which was some type of allowance to allow me to buy some work clothes. Can someone tell me what the name of this allowance is called please? Thank you

lili2008

Stu_Pot wrote: »

Oh, and will it affect anything if my referee's have both moved, I noticed they didn't ask for a phone number! Will they be emailed?

Doubt it. People were saying personal refs aren't being contacted any more anyway.

suseh97

bebiineko wrote: »

Actually it was just over 1 month after I received my successful letter. I seem to be one of the quick ones on this thread.

Also I remember reading there was something I could get which was some type of allowance to allow me to buy some work clothes. Can someone tell me what the name of this allowance is called please? Thank you

Congratulations on getting the job. I have been training for 3 days now and I am enjoying it.

Your advisor at the jobcentre can give you a discretionary fund for clothes. So you need to contact them. You get an invoice that can be used at certain shops - Burtons, Dorothy Perkins and BHS are the only ones I can name of the top of my head.

mommarat

lili2008 did you letter say you were on the merit list or the waiting list I think there are 2 lists

Mixed_Emotions

bebiineko wrote: »

Actually it was just over 1 month after I received my successful letter. I seem to be one of the quick ones on this thread.

The woman on the phone said I would receive an email confirming the information she just told me. But I haven't received anything yet from DWP.

Also I remember reading there was something I could get which was some type of allowance to allow me to buy some work clothes. Can someone tell me what the name of this allowance is called please? Thank you

Oh ok. I hope mine moves that quickly, so that i can stick the kid in a holiday club over the summer hols lol

julietormesby

lili2008 wrote: »

Doubt it. People were saying personal refs aren't being contacted any more anyway.

Regarding referees being contacted. If HMRC cannot track your work/benefit record for the last three years for instance because you were unemployed but not claiming JSA or indeed eligible to claim then they do contact your current employer and at least one of your personal referees by ordinary post. Anyway this is what happened a week ago.

I hope this helps.

lili2008

mommarat wrote: »

lili2008 did you letter say you were on the merit list or the waiting list I think there are 2 lists

Initially I went on a waiting list for an interview I did 6 March. Then (early May) I got a letter saying I'd been taken off that for pre-employment checks and was told by phone that for the particular vacancy (that I was 1st on waiting list for) three had dropped out. Then there were delays sending CRB form to DS due to the office move. It was sent on 13 May and lay around with a query on it til Monday just gone, when I rang them (DS) to ask about the delay. I resolved the query then, and was told the form would now take 5 working days to come back. So it should be back at DWP by Friday or Monday and in theory I should get a post quite quickly after that. I really really hope so, as I am quite depressed about the whole process now.

julietormesby

If anyone is remotely interested there is a website PCS DWP which gives the pay scales i.e. EO National minimum from 1 July 2009 is shown as £20,240.