Mandatory Work Activity - Anyone done it?

Vincent_Buenisedes

Coco_H wrote: »

Hi All

Went to my meeting with Seetec, it was a complete shamble, arrived on time, the staff seem bored and unhelpful, the place was pack and it seem it had been over booked with people sent by the Job centre, the bloke who worked there said he was only expect 3 or 4 people, had to sit in a room with a load of other people waiting for the consultant bloke to come and call us, after a 1hr and half wait I finally got seen, he told me the it would be 5 days a week for 4 ks, 30 hrs a wk, I would get my travel reimbursed, I got place at a charity organization which has zilch to do with what I'm qualified for, all the charity shops placements got filled, the place is really disorganized and the computers they used are ancient, I wasn't happy with what went on but just going to get on with it and hope to god I get a job soon, good luck to everyone else placed on the MWA scheme your properly going to need the patients of a saint.

I'd make a formal complaint through your providers complaints procedure and also make a complaint to the jobcentre.

Coco_H

I would but it would be pointless they don't care, I'm still waiting to find out if they will sanction my money from a previous accusation that I didn't apply for a job opportunity which I did but never heard anything, the place is a dead whole I get out of there as soon as I go in can't stand the place Its only for 4 weeks an I start Monday, I'm just going to get on with it.

Vincent_Buenisedes

Coco_H wrote: »

I would but it would be pointless they don't care, I'm still waiting to find out if they will sanction my money from a previous accusation that I didn't apply for a job opportunity which I did but never heard anything, the place is a dead whole I get out of there as soon as I go in can't stand the place Its only for 4 weeks an I start Monday, I'm just going to get on with it.

Never pointless - the reason the jobcentre and the providers get away with treating the unemployed with contempt is most don't fight them when they feel they have been wronged. Once they realise they you won't take it lying down, and you will fight them all they way and make life difficult for them, they soon treat you with more respect. All they care about is their targets, so they usually take the path of least resistance to achieve them, which usually entails treating the "customers" appallingly.

red_devil

I hope this public interest lawyer things gets this scheme the boot. Why should people sit in a charity shop reading?

red_devil

Vincent_Buenisedes wrote: »

I'd make a formal complaint through your providers complaints procedure and also make a complaint to the jobcentre.

I agree everyone should do it.

The_ICT_Engineer

I stopped off at the local Tesco's early this morning (2.00am), There was a bit of a barney going on, Seems many of the night staff had just been told they are losing their Job's, To be replaced by freebee's?. There already quite a few in the store now.

Vincent_Buenisedes

The_ICT_Engineer wrote: »

I stopped off at the local Tesco's early this morning (2.00am), There was a bit of a barney going on, Seems many of the night staff had just been told they are losing their Job's, To be replaced by freebee's?. There already quite a few in the store now.

That would be terrible if it's true:(

dandelionclock30

I've said it before and will reiterate people should buoycott Tesco and shop elsewhere, their food is crap anyway.
Free labour for greedy !!!! supermarkets,I hope they get robbed blind.

The_ICT_Engineer

Vincent_Buenisedes wrote: »

That would be terrible if it's true:(

I popped in just after what must have been the meal break. I could clearly hear the shouting from the staff area. In the store itself, It was just me and the guard. I only posed the question of Freebee labour.

dark_lady

The_ICT_Engineer wrote: »

I popped in just after what must have been the meal break. I could clearly hear the shouting from the staff area. In the store itself, It was just me and the guard. I only posed the question of Freebee labour.

Where is this tesco (you dont have to say if you dont want or you can just say the county and not the town) Its a funny time to be making people redundant right before xmas unless they ARE being replaced by freebie workers.