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donnajunkie

LadyMissA wrote: »

I could give them ANY number as they have NO WAY of checking online that I have applied for these roles even though they are all made online via my accounts on Reed, Jobsite, Monster etc and you can log in and see them. They have no net access so can't check!

yeah, i know that makes it even dafter in your case. most providers do have the net and if they ask for a ref number it is for evidence reasons.

LadyMissA

donnajunkie wrote: »

yeah, i know that makes it even dafter in your case. most providers do have the net and if they ask for a ref number it is for evidence reasons.

No its the job centre & she said they have no net access so could never check but wants the ref numbers but she could not tell me what she would do with this info.

So I did ask shall I only write down the minimum amount for the job search if they want all this info. I said it takes me ages as it is and now you want more info so shall I just write down 6 or 100? Said its best I write them all down cause if she was me, she would

donnajunkie

LadyMissA wrote: »

No its the job centre & she said they have no net access so could never check but wants the ref numbers but she could not tell me what she would do with this info.

So I did ask shall I only write down the minimum amount for the job search if they want all this info. I said it takes me ages as it is and now you want more info so shall I just write down 6 or 100? Said its best I write them all down cause if she was me, she would

i would just give them a few over the minimum required and just carry on doing the rest of your jobsearch the way you want to.

LadyMissA

donnajunkie wrote: »

i would just give them a few over the minimum required and just carry on doing the rest of your jobsearch the way you want to.

I do it the way they want but with no reference numbers. I write the site where I find the job, job title, how I applied and who it went to ie: agency or real company. All they are saying is write the reference numbers but then could not tell me the point since they have no net. They do not like to be caught out!

I have to email 5 now a week to the WP and am still doing what I have always done for the JC but now filling the booklet in every other day as its far too much to write weekly

leasky30

here is a break down on what these work providers get from the government (page 7 on the pdf)

http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/the-work-programme.pdf

LadyMissA

leasky30 wrote: »

here is a break down on what these work providers get from the government (page 7 on the pdf)

http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/the-work-programme.pdf

So mine only have £400 for me for 2 appointments in 7 months!! It's money for doing nothing!

red_devil

Blimey you almost need a degree to work out what you need to send to whom and when? The Jc dont even check you have made your applications they havent the time nor the staff.

LadyMissA

red_devil wrote: »

Blimey you almost need a degree to work out what you need to send to whom and when? The Jc dont even check you have made your applications they havent the time nor the staff.

Oh but they do, she read every single one I wrote down hence asking for ref numbers

out_of_cash

danthomas9 wrote: »

What is the procedure to withdraw all consent? Send a letter like the one available at consent.me?

Hi thats, or check out the video on youtube how to destroy the workprogramme there is a wealth of information regarding data protection and some legal points.They tried to get me to sign this and many others who were not aware of the ir right to deny consent.The whole game is if you sign they will have you working in any shop etc asap.No job,no rights,no pay,no future.Big business is laughing all the way to the bank at the cost of the tax payer as the scheme is costing 3billion +

out_of_cash

red_devil wrote: »

What do you actually do when you attend? How long are you there? Do you find advisors try and get you to apply for jobs where its clear you havent got the experience and wont get it?

How helpful or not is it?

You do nothing different than you do at the job centre genrally.

After they work out they cant get you a gap in the work for nothing market, they will most probably park you and then put you on a how do i right a cv, basic maths and english courses and lets not forget the highly compleaxed idea of how to conduct ourselves at an interview,so really wonderful if you have none of those skills.However its all mandatory so even if you have alevel or a degree in these subjects if they choose to be bloody minded,and they do! you have to go and do all that stuff.The whole thing is only half good for someone who has never worked in their lives,so they will get a chance to experience the world of work.But for those of us the age of 35+ who have worked since age 16 onwards, its absolutely useless. Been on it 5mths and so far had 5 appointments done a few job searches which had to be done at the providers office, i felt like some stupid little boy.Big brothers watching you tactics"its totally pathetic, and will fail"