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Evilm

Get the jobcentre to do a better off calculation. they will calculate the loss of benefits, the costs of transport etc. and if you will even be £5 better off a week will expect you to consider it.

Its possible that they will give you more leeway but that was what I was told (as well as supposedly being expected to consider making a regular contract with a Taxi firm to get me to somewhere I couldn't get to on public transport safely). Each advisor will be different I expect and I have had nicer ones who actually didn't push me if i wasn't going to be getting a 'living wage'.

LadyMissA

CCFC_80 wrote: »

Jobseeker A has a car and a job becomes available paying NMW, that he does not want to apply for with a 6.00 AM start but he can apply for it as he has his own car.

Jobseeker B for the same role is reliant on public transport which means he can't apply for the job as The buses don't start running until 7.00 AM.

Neither jobseeker would be sanctioned and if they were why would jobseeker A be sanctioned because he had his own transport.

To reiterate the jobsearch area of 30,60,90 minutes is based on access to public transport used regardless of whether you have your own vehicle.

Form what I have always been told yes as when I have been shown jobs I have said I can't get there as its no where near the station and the adviser has then asked me 'do you have a car' to which I reply 'no' as I don't and they then say 'oh ok that's no good'

Anyone can say on here what they like if they are a JC adviser but at mine they have not told me the same. Everything is different depending who you talk to.

I even have to be available to start work at any time of day now and can restrict to 9am-6pm but was told I have to be available for night work and shift work etc.

CCFC_80

LadyMissA wrote: »

Form what I have always been told yes as when I have been shown jobs I have said I can't get there as its no where near the station and the adviser has then asked me 'do you have a car' to which I reply 'no' as I don't and they then say 'oh ok that's no good'

Anyone can say on here what they like if they are a JC adviser but at mine they have not told me the same. Everything is different depending who you talk to.

I even have to be available to start work at any time of day now and can restrict to 9am-6pm but was told I have to be available for night work and shift work etc.

I certainly agree with you that 2 different JCP advisers will tell you 2 different things.:mad:

How are you though expected to work outside 9.00 am to 6.00 pm (outside you usual 30,60 or 90 minutes geographical area)if you are dependent on public transport which I imagine wouldn't be available on a 24 hour daily basis. It would be interesting to see if they tried to sanction you;)

LadyMissA

CCFC_80 wrote: »

I certainly agree with you that 2 different JCP advisers will tell you 2 different things.:mad:

How are you though expected to work outside 9.00 am to 6.00 pm (outside you usual 30,60 or 90 minutes geographical area)if you are dependent on public transport which I imagine wouldn't be available on a 24 hour daily basis. It would be interesting to see if they tried to sanction you;)

If you live in London there are night busses so I guess they want be to get a night bus (or 2 or 3) to a job that wouldn't be shift work as I am looking for accounts jobs but the last adviser I saw before being transfered to the work programme told me accounts jobs are 24 hours a day! I just nodded and said oh right.

Lovelyjoolz

LadyMissA wrote: »

... the last adviser I saw before being transfered to the work programme told me accounts jobs are 24 hours a day! ...

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Where DO they find these JC advisors????