The Work Programme New Thread

dark_lady

Androo and Tremour the Guardian newspaper were looking for stories from people who have been on these programmes. I reckon they would be interested in yours.

strangeotron

MattLFC wrote: »

It's just a shame it will affect the genuine people as well as the scum.

'scum'? What a lovely attitude.

dandelionclock30

"But if someone lives with their parents, they may not be claiming HB and CTB... but they would also not have the costs of housing and council tax, so their money is probably essentially theirs to do what they like with".

Err no, the person most likley would have to pay board money to the parent/relative.

Honestly, are you very young like a teenager who has no experience of life at all?.You talk out of your axxe.

By law of average you could end up unemployed yourself, then would you like to be referred to as scum, you piece of !!!!.

Lith

This Work Programme is just disgusting, few of my friends have been 'forced' on it.... there should be away around this... you simply cannot work 30+ hours for JSA that in my mind is illegal and slave labour... it's 2012 not 1912 people. £1+ an hour ? ..........


i'll rather seek employment than waste my time on pub or charity jobs via the Work Programme and gain NOTHING

SarEl

Lith wrote: »

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i'll rather seek employment than waste my time on pub or charity jobs via the Work Programme and gain NOTHING

Isn't that what you are supposed to be doing anyway? Or are you only doing it to avoid the Work Programme?

LadyMissA

SarEl wrote: »

Isn't that what you are supposed to be doing anyway? Or are you only doing it to avoid the Work Programme?

You can't avoid the Work Programme

BitterAndTwisted

"i'll rather seek employment than waste my time on pub or charity jobs via the Work Programme and gain NOTHING"

I suspect what that poster actually meant was "I'd rather expend my time and energy on trying to find work myself than waste it etc"

Nothing wrong with that attitude in and of itself. Working 38-40 hours a week leaves just the evenings and weekends free to continue job-searching. That won't be attractive to some people but that's precisely what I'd be doing

Lith

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

"i'll rather seek employment than waste my time on pub or charity jobs via the Work Programme and gain NOTHING"

I suspect what that poster actually meant was "I'd rather expend my time and energy on trying to find work myself than waste it etc"

Nothing wrong with that attitude in and of itself. Working 38-40 hours a week leaves just the evenings and weekends free to continue job-searching. That won't be attractive to some people but that's precisely what I'd be doing

Yea that's what i meant! im already in full time employment, but i've been on JSA i know what its like... and these course etc are just the biggest waste of time EVER, and you WILL NOT get a job from them.

Bigbase

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?

Hey, im trying to PM you, but your inbox is full!

essexman77

LadyMissA wrote: »

You can't avoid the Work Programme

You can avoid the Work Programe but 99% of people dont realise until its too late.

First the Jobecentre will ask you to sign a form for the WORK PROGRAME this form is to sign your rights away for Data Protection Act so they can your details to Provider (refuse to sign they cant send your details over)

Next they will send you to Provider who will again ask you to sign a Data Protection Waiver (refuse again and they cant send cvs etc details etc to employers voulounter work etc)

They will also get you to sign a plan again refuse and they cant hold against you

All Jobcentre will try to get you to change job seekers agreemant again refuse this stick to original

Most importantly refuse to sign anything at providers just put your name in on forms never sign.

When you sign for any thing you are signing your rights away

You do have to attend work training like making cvs interview training etc bt working for free no.

You are very likely to get sanctions at some time after being on the programe.