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JCA and community service?
DrDoo
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Hi all,
Apologies in advance if this is naive - i have never received JCA nor do i pretend to know the "rules and expectations" etc.
A friend of mine has been in receipt of it for nearly a year - he made a comment that he purposely didn't look for a job for 3 of the weeks because he helped his uncle paint a house for some extra cash. was I right to be appalled by this?
and then I made the comment that maybe he could get involved in community service rather than play his computer games all day (this was also his admission).
Why haven't the government brought in this kind of scheme? surely it would keep the tax payers happy and help the job seekers gain some experience (in this case I'm aiming towards those that don't have much work experience rather than those that have worked the previous 20 years etc) and I don't mean community service like picking up rubbish but more like working in community centres - painting buildings etc?
Does something like this already exist?
Again if this comes across as incredibly naive I do apologies, like I said JCA has never been a part of my life.
Apologies in advance if this is naive - i have never received JCA nor do i pretend to know the "rules and expectations" etc.
A friend of mine has been in receipt of it for nearly a year - he made a comment that he purposely didn't look for a job for 3 of the weeks because he helped his uncle paint a house for some extra cash. was I right to be appalled by this?
and then I made the comment that maybe he could get involved in community service rather than play his computer games all day (this was also his admission).
Why haven't the government brought in this kind of scheme? surely it would keep the tax payers happy and help the job seekers gain some experience (in this case I'm aiming towards those that don't have much work experience rather than those that have worked the previous 20 years etc) and I don't mean community service like picking up rubbish but more like working in community centres - painting buildings etc?
Does something like this already exist?
Again if this comes across as incredibly naive I do apologies, like I said JCA has never been a part of my life.
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Sorry - this belongs in another thread, but won't let me edit it.0
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Don't worry, it is coming. Especially if you are aged between 18-24The World come on.....0
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