Full Birth Certificate Req / Passport For Job ?

A_LANCASHIRE_LAD_2

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JailhouseBabe wrote:

I've just been to an interview where I was required to bring either a current passport or full birth certificate - along with other forms of ID.

Also had to subject myself to a credit check (it's for a position within a banking group).

I can see why a Lancashire lad is p***ed off; it's hard enough living on benefits, but then to be told that you have to pay for either a full birth certificate (when you already have a short one that confirms your nationality) or new passport in order to apply for jobs. What do you go without that week so that you can pay for that? Breakfasts? Dinners?

Exactly ......... well said yes it is hard enough to survive and when your 45 lol no one wants to employ you anyhow ! I could leave these kids behind in respect of customer service but i dont get a chance ! Hey ho ......

filigree_2

missprice wrote:

better part of £30 gone for 2 brats passports and its not like i can use certs again!!!

Your children will be able to use them for the rest of their lives, they'll need them to renew their passports and get jobs when they grow up

seven-day-weekend

I didn't know this rule had come about, (went to live in Spain in 2004) but what's the problem with getting a birth certificate? You can do it by post if you can't get to the office, or even apply online I think. Igf you go to the office you can normally get it there and then.

quickstepqueen

Oh the headaches of birth certificates!! 4 years ago my partner asked his ex to sort out passports for the 2 children. She had no objections to this and we thought it would be easiest as the children live with her.

Nothing happened after 2 years so we said that we would do it on their behalf but that we'd need their birth certificates. Another 2 years later and she finally got round to sending them to us.

We get all the passport documentation ready and then guess what, the stupid rules had changed and we needed FULL birth certificates.!!! Grrr!

As you say A LANCASHIRE LAD, they then charge you for this. We sent off a cheque and the birth certificates arrived and we thought that at least we could hang onto them in case they were needed for anything else in the future.

We sent them off to the Passport service only for them to be returned to their mum as this is where the kids live. I was livid. We'd paid for those birth certificates and now would never see them again.

I agree that there is often red tape but of course employers want to know who they are employing. My OH works for an agency and after being with them for over 3 years they asked him last week to take his passport/ID to prove who he was!!! Now THAT is ludicrous!!!

ts_aly2000

Blair's Britain. And whoever said we don't live in a Police State? Gone are the days where you go into work 9-5, do a job, come home, watch tele for a bit.

As Basil Fawlty said, "Orders!! Orders must be obeyed at all times and without question!"

World's gone mad.

filigree_2

ts_aly2000 wrote:

Gone are the days where you go into work 9-5, do a job, come home, watch tele for a bit.

I go out to work during the day and watch telly in the evening (I do other stuff too) and so does just about everyone I know. If the only thing stopping me from getting a job and watching Coronation Street was a piddling bit of paper, I'd blame myself and not Blair.

seven-day-weekend

filigree wrote:

. If the only thing stopping me from getting a job and watching Coronation Street was a piddling bit of paper, I'd blame myself and not Blair.

Same here...don't see what all the fuss is about

barjam_2

i know someone who started to work for tesco and they needed birth certificate, passport, and 'parents marriage certificate' cos the person had their mothers maiden name til the parents got married then just took on the fathers name so the name differed , then tesco,s lost the photocoped ones that was copied so they had to take all the info back down again what a f**t on

flaura

it is due to the asylum and immigration act , the company now has to proove that you are eligable to work in the UK

it is ridiculous and i'm sure they'll agree but it's all true mate ,, ask them for the list of info required.