Ch4: Dispatches ... the uncut PN version.

PasturesNew

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ITV: Jonathan Maitland investigates what the future holds for millions of Britons who have saved for years for their retirement, but now face financial hardship following massive pension fund shortfalls. He brings together three families with a pensions expert to try to find out some answers.

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Channel 4: The current affairs programme looks at one of the biggest surprises of the recession, middle class unemployment. As the number of people out of work reaches 2.5 million, Dispatches follows the experiences of several people who are desperately in search of a job, with some going to extraordinary lengths in an attempt to secure one.

Can't decide... I think the channel 4 one for me.

PasturesNew

Job marketing for Hamleys toy store, £85k job, posh house, 2 kids in private school and stay at home mum wife.

He doesn't have a marketing qualification. He spends 5-6 hours/day looking for a job. He's been advised to get a marketing qualification, but he doesn't see why he should as he's had 25 years' experience in marketing.

PasturesNew

Office of National Statistics say the worst hit profession is architecture with a 650% increase in unemployment.

Also hit: Law, town planning, engineering.

Next Aynesbury (sp?), home of Zoe Taylor - she lost her job as an HR Director 2 months ago - £90k/year, almost 3x as much as her RAF officer hisband. Married with 2 kids.

Got an interview for a major brand - and she has a 100% record of getting a job so far. She didn't get asked back for a 2nd interview.

juliescot

PasturesNew wrote: »

http://www.radiotimes.com/ListingsServlet?event=10&channelId=26&programmeId=102805978&jspLocation=/jsp/prog_details_fullpage.jsp
ITV: Jonathan Maitland investigates what the future holds for millions of Britons who have saved for years for their retirement, but now face financial hardship following massive pension fund shortfalls. He brings together three families with a pensions expert to try to find out some answers.

http://www.radiotimes.com/ListingsServlet?event=10&channelId=132&programmeId=102805928&jspLocation=/jsp/prog_details_fullpage.jsp
Channel 4: The current affairs programme looks at one of the biggest surprises of the recession, middle class unemployment. As the number of people out of work reaches 2.5 million, Dispatches follows the experiences of several people who are desperately in search of a job, with some going to extraordinary lengths in an attempt to secure one.

Can't decide... I think the channel 4 one for me.

Record one and watch the other?

PasturesNew

Adrian Nicholls, Sales Manager. Big house, place in France ... well off.

10 months ago he was made redundant. He has signed on, since losing his job he's had £30k of debts. He now does door to door catalogue sales. From £60k/year to a few quid a week.

He lives in the West Midlands - where more than 1 in 10 are unemployed.

geoffky

zoe was not asked back for a interview..there goes the 100% record

Bogof_Babe

They've changed the ITV1 one, it's about ASBOs.

Going to watch the other on 4+1.

kabayiri

I have sympathy for these people, do others here?

PasturesNew

Adam Hennessy about to graduate from Loughborough University.
First person in his family to go to Uni.

300,000 students graduating this summer - and he/they thought a degree was a passport to a brighter future.

High Fliers Graduate Research: Martin Birchell - jobs have dropped. 1/5th of the jobs today compared to 5 years ago.

Thiomas Dowling, got a degree in Ancient History at Bristol. Then he did an MA. he even applied to MI5. he's been looking for a job for four months.

Looking through jobs on Reed website and there are hundreds of applicants for bog standard jobs.

PasturesNew

Matt Webb isn't claiming/hasn't signed on. He's in month 5 of his job hunt. He doesn't think the money he'd get is worth the hassle of getting it. And he's not the only one.

Currently 750,000 classified as unemployed but not claiming JSA. Many of these hidden unemployed are "middle class professionals". The money he would get from JSA wouldn't make a dent. £1000/month mortgage, there's £12k/year in private school fees he has to find. He's asked his father to help out a little bit.

Zoe Taylor's 3 month redundancy period just came to an end and she hasn't got a job - so she's signing on now. She's worked for 22 years, she's 38, she's never been to a job centre before.

geoffky

Some of them should of saved for a rainy day.....simple as that....