At what point is a job offer legal?

emmaanddave

patman99 wrote: »

If you are moving from JSA back in to work and you turn-down the job, you could well find yourself sanctioned. Especially if you found the job via 'Direct.gov'.

Am not on JSA as have been working up until end of March 2011 when my fixed term contract ended.

As said above my intention is not to mislead any company and why take on a job knowing you can not fulfill their initial requirements. I have always been taught not to accept if you can not fulfill and make employer aware of any discrepancies.

Ad agency has been running for 15 yrs now and has no other offices.

Bailey - thanks.

Sambucus_Nigra

emmaanddave wrote: »

Thanks for all your replies. We have already paid for the lessons and would lose out if they do not go and at £55 per child we are not prepared to waste that much money. (£110) It is not a case of me not being flexible because I am to the extent that I can not accommodate working late if my husband is on lates as we have no family living where we are to support us, childcare is only up to 6pm daily. We have had no problems in having to be back for 6pm before and we chose my job around my husbands to facilitate our children's needs.

I am not ignorant to the fact regarding company hours but from what I understood (presumed others may say!) the core hours good be manipulated for the right person with the flexibility to work late on the odd instance, not on a weekly basis as they are now stating.

I have to make a decision by tomorrow morning as to whether or not to go ahead with this job. Not sure yet as now unsure whether they will stich me up and request I work late where it is not possible.

In all my jobs to date I have been flexible and put in more than 100% - maybe I am used to the public sector bubble!!

Seriously, in this climate you would give up the offer of a job for the sake of £110?

scheming_gypsy

emmaanddave wrote: »

Am not on JSA as have been working up until end of March 2011 when my fixed term contract ended.

As said above my intention is not to mislead any company and why take on a job knowing you can not fulfill their initial requirements. I have always been taught not to accept if you can not fulfill and make employer aware of any discrepancies.

Ad agency has been running for 15 yrs now and has no other offices.

Bailey - thanks.

who is it who's saying you can't do the flexible hours on swimming night? the agency or the employer?

Keith

As you've had the interview and got to the job offer, can't you call your future employer and explain it to them? After all the agency only wants their fee.

Oldernotwiser

£110 isn't a reason to turn down a full time job, compared to the salary you'll earn; it's only the equivalent of a day or two's pay!

Uncertain

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

£110 isn't a reason to turn down a full time job, compared to the salary you'll earn; it's only the equivalent of a day or two's pay!

I'm sure the OP and everybody else is well aware of that!

I imagine the real concern is that the job does not offer the OP sufficient flexibility to look after their children and the £110 of swimming lessons is just the first example.

blue_haddock

To me it seems a very minor reason to throw a job offer away.

Surely it makes more sense to speak to the swimming people about coming to an arrangement to change the lessons than trying to dictate to your new work over which hours you can and cant do.

liney

It seem to me that this company want someone who can work into the night to deal with their American clients on a regular basis, which you are not able to do, so the arrangement would not be suitable to either party.

getmore4less

Talk to the people you will be will be working for, going through the agency is madness.



Why have you not been claiming contributions JSA
if you quilified then you have throw away more than £110 by not claiming.

wombles_forever

liney wrote: »

It seem to me that this company want someone who can work into the night to deal with their American clients on a regular basis, which you are not able to do, so the arrangement would not be suitable to either party.

Agree with this. May be wise to check all details first as you may just be storing up trouble for the future if you cannot meet their needs.