The Work Programme New Thread

MissSarah1972

donnajunkie wrote: »

no it hasnt changed. what should it be changed to? i dont know really.

I have heard the words customer and client.

donnajunkie

MissSarah1972 wrote: »

I have heard the words customer and client.

i think i have heard client before but i think you will mostly hear the word customer when they refer to their victims. i think someone in an ivory tower thought it up coz they think it sounds nicer without realising people are not treated anything like a customer.

Imani

going to take my time and read this thread. ive just been put on this. They asked me if I needed help with interviews cv's etc I said no. I have a cv I have cover letters etc. I am just lacking a job longer than expected. I was told that as I am keen to work they would like to see me weekly others they see less often.

So now with all the changes I have to pay carpark and petrol fees twice a week. As the job centre now has me on a weekly signing during the school run too. I am tempted to blog about my work programme adventures.

So far I see no benefits to them. They offer workshops that do not give you a recognised qualification so is useless on your cv and want you to sit at their computers doing job searches.

scooby088

I was a customer well I didn't get very good customer service from the jobcentre, I wonder now if I could make a complaint now I no longer sign on.

donnajunkie

Imani wrote: »

going to take my time and read this thread. ive just been put on this. They asked me if I needed help with interviews cv's etc I said no. I have a cv I have cover letters etc. I am just lacking a job longer than expected. I was told that as I am keen to work they would like to see me weekly others they see less often.

So now with all the changes I have to pay carpark and petrol fees twice a week. As the job centre now has me on a weekly signing during the school run too. I am tempted to blog about my work programme adventures.

So far I see no benefits to them. They offer workshops that do not give you a recognised qualification so is useless on your cv and want you to sit at their computers doing job searches.

if you lose money going by car then you should go by public transport.

Imani

donnajunkie wrote: »

if you lose money going by car then you should go by public transport.

Work program refund petrol and parking but job centre dont. *shrugs* I just have to make it work somehow.

donnajunkie

scooby088 wrote: »

I was a customer well I didn't get very good customer service from the jobcentre, I wonder now if I could make a complaint now I no longer sign on.

the bunch of incompetents have under paid my ni for a particular year. now there is a pass the buck thing going on between dwp and the inland revenue. obviously it doesnt matter too much coz if you havent paid enough ni by your retirement they just make up the difference with means tested benefits. its just the principal of the thing.

donnajunkie

Imani wrote: »

Work program refund petrol and parking but job centre dont. *shrugs* I just have to make it work somehow.

the work programme have told us that they refund so much per mile for petrol and dont refund any parking costs. yeah, the jobcentre does not refund costs for signing on but they do for any appointments outside of signing on days.

weeta_bix

Midnight_Tboy wrote: »

http:// www. channel4.com/news/emma-harrison-im-a-useful-face-to-have-a-go-at

such deluded people content with ripping off the entire country. Does make me wonder if they actually believe what they say sometimes

I wish there were a comments section on this page, it must be crystal clear to everyone in this thread she is lying. They were most unhelpful to me when I wanted to start a business. *holds in a massive rant*

Well done Richard Herman, I Googled that. I guess it only works if you know the name of the companies/phone numbers that are calling you.

ason

I beleave they pay no more than 20p a mile which as we all no is a waste off time and do not pay parking u are better off going by bus then they have to give u a full refund,there still asking for my cv im still saying i do not consent to them having my private info.I turn up they ask i say no then they give me a date to return again and thats it sofar, every time they ive been they try and bully me to sign the dpa forms and every time i say no they ask why i say i dont want to.When i first went i asked the adviser to help and job match to which i got told we dont do that,so apart from the silly courses they do which dont help and u would not even want to put them on your cv its a total waste off time and tax payers money what a scam.