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LadyMissA

out_of_cash wrote: »

I totally agree with everything you say.As for the list of 5 things thats going to be a bit of their own crap agenda,at their so called discretion,it takes ages to read through that site,its upto you what you want totake from it as everyone i slooking for different answers etc.

I cant find anything that says they give you 5 things to do and you have to etc,but have heard of lots of people getting this deal.Ive worked in engineering for 34yrs and i can tell you this pile of crap has not been tailor made for individual needs"sounds good" but its all spin.

On the news and in the papers they are all saying what a great help the WP is for people but have they even spoken to anyone like us? NO!!!

The 5 jobs so she told me was set by the JC and she just copes and pastes my email onto my file every week. One job a day Tuesday to Monday and I email it at mid night so she picks it up on Tuesday and I just get a 2 line copied and paste reply from her.

When I had my assesment back in August I was told to list all the direct applications I made (so its up to 15 A4 pages) and they were going to call the companies to see if my application was looked at and if there was anything they could do or so to get me in for an interview. That never happened as I 'got lost' in the system and they scrapped that idea.

out_of_cash

This shows mandatory requirements

What guideence providers should be following,but in some cases do not.

http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/wp-pg-chapter-3.pdf:eek:

donnajunkie

LadyMissA wrote: »

When I had my assesment back in August I was told to list all the direct applications I made (so its up to 15 A4 pages) and they were going to call the companies to see if my application was looked at and if there was anything they could do or so to get me in for an interview.

surely anyone you send an application to would be breaking the law if they disclose info to a cold caller(the provider).

donnajunkie

LadyMissA wrote: »

The 5 jobs so she told me was set by the JC.

if that is what it says on your jobseekers agreement then it is true otherwise its bull***t.

LadyMissA

donnajunkie wrote: »

if that is what it says on your jobseekers agreement then it is true otherwise its bull***t.

mine says 6 I think

LadyMissA

donnajunkie wrote: »

surely anyone you send an application to would be breaking the law if they disclose info to a cold caller(the provider).

I have no idea but it never happened so thats something else that didn't comply to

mattw7

donnajunkie wrote: »

surely anyone you send an application to would be breaking the law if they disclose info to a cold caller(the provider).

Not to mention how undermining that is for the applicant that they need someone to follow up their application, or be seen as a distrustful person to make sure they made the application. I really don't agree with this and I think you should have the right to tell them that you do not want them undermining you any further!

donnajunkie

LadyMissA wrote: »

mine says 6 I think

well in that case if they are only mandating you to a minimum of 5 you cant grumble. however if the jobseekers agreement does say 6 i would do at least 6 for them.

LadyMissA

out_of_cash wrote: »

This shows mandatory requirements

What guideence providers should be following,but in some cases do not.

http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/wp-pg-chapter-3.pdf:eek:

so the activity in my case is the 5 days a week. Along with still look on retail websites which I do each week in bulk nothing else is set for me now as like I have said what I did for them for the 6 mths I wasn't seen was far too much for them to cope with.

LadyMissA

donnajunkie wrote: »

well in that case if they are only mandating you to a minimum of 5 you cant grumble. however if the jobseekers agreement does say 6 i would do at least 6 for them.

I am not grumbling at all I used to send them over 150 jobs a month and she has told me they can not accept this list from me nor can I do 6 as that's not on my homework, only 5!

I do the 100-150 for the Job Centre.