Work hard or not?

thorsoak

LadyMissA wrote: »

the poster is probably

Aged 16 - 24 £53.45 and lives with family to which then you are entitled to nothing else but this if you have contribution JSA

And is also a lazy little git!

LadyMissA

thorsoak wrote: »

And is also a lazy little git!

who is? me?

kingfisherblue

OP - yes, you should work hard and you should try to show that you are worth employing at the end of the work trial.

I also live in St. Helens and a friend of mine was on a work trial earlier this year - she received an additional £15 a week, and was also able to claim back her travel costs. She had to travel from Clock Face to Haydock, so two buses each way. Every Friday, she handed in her bus tickets and received her travel expenses. It might be worth asking if any expenses are paid - your work trial might be different (especially as you are a lot younger than my friend - she was on a work trial because she had been unemp[loyed for more than two years).

As you probably know, a new 99p shop has just opened in Church Street - is it the same firm that you have the work trial with? Could you ask to have your trial in St. Helens if it is?

Arriva sell weekly and monthly travel passes, which work out a lot cheaper than paying for each journey - instead of £2.10 each way (£21 a week, if only one bus), it is about £63 a month I think. Check with the Merseytravel shop at the bus station. I don't know if you can get a small loan from the Job Cenrte to cover the initial cost, assuming you pay for your own travel expenses. If not, can any family help out? When my daughter was travelling to Newton-le-Willows most days for work, she had to get two buses each way and a monthly pass saved a small fortune.

Remember that a work trial is just that - a trial. It isn't the promise of a job, but you never know, it might just lead to one. It can be easier to get another job when you are already employed. Long spells of unemployment never look good on a CV. Even if you are not offered a job at the end of the trial, if you have worked well, you might be able to get a good, up-to-date reference. You will also have learned about teamwork, working on your own initiative, following instructions, timekeeping, organisational skills, etc - as well as possibly working a till, warehousing duties, checking invoices, etc.

You could also consider voluntary work if you are not successful in getting paid employment. Again, it will help to improve your CV, and will give you skills that an employer will be interested in. Voluntary work shows commitment - an important factor in employment. If you are interested in voluntary work, contact CVS in Tontine House on Church Street (next to the sweets kiosk). You should inform the Job Centre if you begin voluntary work, and you must be prepared to give it up if offered a paid job. You should also be prepared to go to interviews, so inform anybody that you volunteer for that you are seeking work and might have to go to interviews.

Good luck with your work trial - I hope that you will see it as an opportunity to gain valuable skills to get into the world of work, and not as a chance to slouch around and just tolerate it because you have to. Make the most of what life throws at you, otherwise you will never take opportunities and work your way into a higher paid job.

mandragora_2

Don't work hard.

I won't either, at least for the 40% bit of my job where I'm paying taxes to support you. In fact, I'll stop doing that bit altogether and just look after myself, and leave you to do the same. No support, no JSA, no 'schemes'. Nowt. Off you go. Stop working, and make it a bit easier for my lad to get a permanent job, after working hard as a volunteer for 8 years while going through school/uni, and now working hard on any work he can get from the agencies for minimum pay, with a good honours science degree.

B*gger off, and look after yourself.

Glass_Half_Empty??

It is no wonder so many foreign workers are given jobs in this country when we have people on benefits saying they dont want to work hard.

ohreally

Op, if not already seen, you may want to watch this for a bit of perspective.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b016ltsh/The_Future_State_of_Welfare_with_John_Humphrys/

thorsoak

Quote:
Originally Posted by LadyMissA
the poster is probably

Aged 16 - 24 £53.45 and lives with family to which then you are entitled to nothing else but this if you have contribution JSA

Posted by Thorsoak:

And is also a lazy little git!

# 33

Posted by LadyMissA
Quote:
Originally Posted by thorsoak
And is also a lazy little git!

who is? me?

No - the OP!!!!

[Deleted User]

Methinks this is a wind-up. If its genuine, then OP deserves all he gets in life.