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donnajunkie

john539 wrote: »

Not in the WP consent form on last page of this document

http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/pg-chapter-5.pdf

The DWP has gone to great trouble to create this consent form.

that is about them claiming a payment when you get a job. it does not refer to them contacting employers you have applied to to confirm whether you applied and to find out what your application was like etc.

donnajunkie

jayne30 wrote: »

When I joined Pertemps provider there were 3 different consent forms needing a signature. One for when you find a job and allowing provider to contact employer for outcome.

it may give them permission to contact the employer but surely it does not give the employer permission to give out the info they are being asked for.

donnajunkie

john539 wrote: »

I'm not sure if we're getting our wires crossed.

All I'm saying is, the WP providers don't have consent to contact employers about your job applications through that DWP consent form, which I think outofcash & maybe DJ were saying.

That consent form is for a very specific purpose.

I don't think they have consent to contact employers about your job applications, unless you've signed some other forms.

Ps: from jayne30's post, looks like some people have been asked to sign other consent forms.

they must also have consent to contact employers to help you get a job surely? i was specifically talking about the employers you apply to independantly and whether they legally have the right to disclose info to the provider.

LadyMissA

donnajunkie wrote: »

they must also have consent to contact employers to help you get a job surely? i was specifically talking about the employers you apply to independantly and whether they legally have the right to disclose info to the provider.

the consent form IS to contact employers to get a job.

donnajunkie

red_devil wrote: »

My advisor emailed me a job she saw she thought would be suitable? Does anyone else's do that?

Is wasnt suitable anyway.

mine has said if she sees anything suitable she will forward me for it but tell me first. on fnd they would not always do that. they would sometimes forward my cv for jobs without even telling me.

out_of_cash

jayne30 wrote: »

I had not signed off I was going to do that on the Monday as the job had hours where I finished at 3.
Anyway on the Saturday before this had a letter from employer saying they had been contacted numerous times from someone asking about me and also they sent them a outcome form which the employer kindly forwarded me so I have it on my computer if the Providers try to deny all knowledge.
I asked for the complaints procedure from Serco so I do it correctly. After sending letter to providers main office I had a reply saying its under investigation and I am to expect a reply by this Friday. After that if I am not happy which I won't be the complaints manager from Serco gets involved then the next step is ICE.
Thanks for them email addresses I will inform them. All this WP has done for me is cost me a job and sending me on full day courses so I am hampered in finding another.

Hope you push this all the way and get them fined.If this has cost you a job as it would seem, after you have exhausted their pathetic complaints procedure with the provider , a call and letter to the information commissioners office maybe helpful.The provider had no right to be contacting the employer if you had never given consent.

What form is this you mention about giving them consent to contact employers as to the outcome of a job?. I wasnt given one of them,so are they all acting on a whim here, there must be some kind of guidence for them all to be covered by.No doubt those twits in goverment will turn around and say, at their discretion.



Good luck

Lith

Looking at the few posts here... why the hell is an advisor emailing you guys and gals?

When i was on JSA they wouldn't have my email let alone my phone number.

and before you start (oh they need some form of contact) depends on the advisor.

You guys gotta be careful when an advisor emails you a job because the JSA will DO ANYTHING to get you sanctioned.

donnajunkie

Lith wrote: »

Looking at the few posts here... why the hell is an advisor emailing you guys and gals?

When i was on JSA they wouldn't have my email let alone my phone number.

and before you start (oh they need some form of contact) depends on the advisor.

You guys gotta be careful when an advisor emails you a job because the JSA will DO ANYTHING to get you sanctioned.

it is an adviser from a work programme provider not the jobcentre.

Lith

donnajunkie wrote: »

it is an adviser from a work programme provider not the jobcentre.

Well im sure if you refuse a job no doubt they contact the JSA = sanctioned ?

or a job that's 'not suitable'

ditzyat50

looby75 wrote: »

one of the advisors emailed me a job the same day as I was in their offices for job search........the closing date on the job was a week earlier. lol

I emailed him and pointed it out and I've heard nothing since.

Thank you so much for entering this post because for the first time in a long time I actually laughed out load.:T