"Human Rights" strikes again.

Opinion

Only skimmed over this thread so it has probably already been mentioned but unless she was volunteering for 40 hours a week I see no reason why she couldn't have worked a few hours stacking shelves.

The graduate was sucked into the scheme after attending a retail jobs ‘open day’ in the autumn at the suggestion of her Jobcentre Plus adviser, who said it would lead to a period of training and a job interview.

I'm sorry, but what did she expect? It was a 'retail jobs open day'- makes me wonder if she'd have accepted a placement with a company that, perhaps, has less of a stigma than Poundland. Also, it's not my field but I'd still bet a few quid to say that any company seeking a graduate of Geology isn't going to be advertising the position in the Jobcentre.

Emy1501

Graham_Devon wrote: »

It may not be meaningful to her chosen career.

But is IS meaningful in the sense that we want to get the point across to people that benefits are not a choice, and not a ay of life.

If people start thinking they are going to have to actively do something to carry on claiming, it's more likely that they may think "oh well, may aswell better myself then and start looking for something proper if I'm going to have to go through this to no benefit to myself".

We can't pick and choose who has to abide by the rules, and who doesn't based on what they do with their own time....however beneficial that may be. Afterall, they can go back to doing it straight after their inconvinience.

This girl has simply returned to the museum doing exactly what she was. So it seems she simply didn't like the inconvinience.

Any evidence that a reasonable amount of people get job at pound land after doing their 2 week stint get a job their? If not what's the point. It's not like someones going to get a job because they have 2 weeks shelf stacking experience at pound land. On the other hand I suspect the museum she volunteers at is publicly owned and therefore we are probably getting more out of as the tax payer being at a public sector work place.

Graham_Devon

Emy1501 wrote: »

Any evidence that a reasonable amount of people get job at pound land after doing their 2 week stint get a job their?

It's not really about getting a job in poundland though is it.

tartanterra

davidhwdn wrote: »

She was already volunteering in a position relevant to her qualifications

As she was volunteering in the "Birmingham Pen museum of writing and pen trade memorabilia" (Yes, such a place does really exist!), I would have thought her Geology degree was just as relevant to working in Poundland.

kabayiri

I'm curious. What are the job expectations of someone who does Geology ?

Have we got a shortage of people who have this particular skill, with jobs to match ?

Perhaps we need a reality check when it comes to the graduate skills being churned out.

lostinrates

kabayiri wrote: »

I'm curious. What are the job expectations of someone who does Geology ?

Have we got a shortage of people who have this particular skill, with jobs to match ?

Perhaps we need a reality check when it comes to the graduate skills being churned out.

I have a friend who works in the oil and mining industry as a geolist. While it may or may not be long term productive, now it's probably safe to say its a pretty robust field of work.

kabayiri

lostinrates wrote: »

I have a friend who works in the oil and mining industry as a geolist. While it may or may not be long term productive, now it's probably safe to say its a pretty robust field of work.

It's about balance and numbers. When I was at Uni a friend there stated he wanted to be a marine biologist. It turned out that the UK were recruiting 2 graduates per year at the time. There were basically more graduates in that field than jobs.

lostinrates

kabayiri wrote: »

It's about balance and numbers. When I was at Uni a friend there stated he wanted to be a marine biologist. It turned out that the UK were recruiting 2 graduates per year at the time. There were basically more graduates in that field than jobs.

Grrr, lost a post, but yes agree. My own course went from employable fifteen, to a could make work thirty, then the next year, a most of them never have a chance one hundred and thirty odd. Multiplied by the institions offering the course, that made a lot of people relying on transferable skills. Plus people converting higher national diplomas increased dramatically over that time.