DWP employment waiting list

venus_in_furs

Oh gooooood. This cant be happening!! I felt depressed before and now i feel even worse I need this job so badly!! I think it is appauling they feel they can do this to people. I dont know what i am going to do now i know how long i will have to wait

sweetikklemunchkin

venus_in_furs wrote: »

Oh gooooood. This cant be happening!! I felt depressed before and now i feel even worse I need this job so badly!! I think it is appauling they feel they can do this to people. I dont know what i am going to do now i know how long i will have to wait

i know hunny, i handed in notice when i knew id got DWP job, and am living off savings at the mo, which are rapidly running out, if only i had not of handed notice in, GUTTED

sammyjammy

sweetikklemunchkin wrote: »

thank u for that, can i just ask does this mean if u are further down the list there is a chance there may not be a job for u at the end of this process then, im number 81 out of a possible 300 jobs, so am slightly concerned, do we have any timescale how long this will take please

We don't have any timescale, neither do we know whether it may be more than a puase once they have looked at the situation, this directive has come from Leigh Lewis Permanent Secretary of DWP and information is lacking even for those involved.

With regards the waiting list, I really can't say, there are always lots of people of don't turn up for their start date, leave after a couple of days etc. General turnover of staff is quite high so there always hope.

sammyjammy

sweetikklemunchkin wrote: »

i know hunny, i handed in notice when i knew id got DWP job, and am living off savings at the mo, which are rapidly running out, if only i had not of handed notice in, GUTTED

If you've already been given a start date then you will be ok to start.

venus_in_furs

I lost my job ages ago and have been desperatly searching since....this was my golden hope, as sad as it seems!! I feel so gutted too. I have been applying for other jobs but it seems where i live they are few and far between...plus no one wants me anyway!

sammyjammy

trevormax wrote: »

Thanks for the info

So would this "pause" not apply to a benefit delivery centre (BDC)?

Sorry, I might not have made it clear enough. There are three operational areas in Jobcentre Plus, Contact Centres, BDCs and Jobcentres, the only areas the pause does not apply to are Jobcentres in three regions (one of which is definitely London). The pause applies to all Contact Centres and BDCs.

jessbob

sweetikklemunchkin wrote: »

i know hunny, i handed in notice when i knew id got DWP job, and am living off savings at the mo, which are rapidly running out, if only i had not of handed notice in, GUTTED

OMG - didn't realise you had handed in your notice !!!

venus_in_furs

Do you know the two other areas SammyJammy?

Thanks for the info btw

Slitty

sammyjammy wrote: »

Its supposed to be to look at where we are with the recruitment. So many people have been recruited over the last six months so quickly that they want to take a another look at volumes of claims being received and revise what recruitemtn is needed where.

Did you hear anything on timelines and how long this is expected to take before they start placing people again(if we are still needed, that is....)?

Edit: Ooops, I took too long making my post and I see you answered my question in the meantime

sweetikklemunchkin

sammyjammy wrote: »

If you've already been given a start date then you will be ok to start.

no not been given a date, handed notice in as they told me at interview it was going to be a quick start date, and didnt want to leave without giving notice