Universal Jobmatch - Mandatory from next year

gay_guy

Well has anyone heard the latest news today that from next year people who are on Jobseekers will have to sign up to UJM if they refuse then they benefits will be stopped!

Can't seem to post the link as its says I am new however go to google or go to Telegraph.

It seems the goverment want to monitor people's accounts to see if they trying hard to find work! :mad:

The_ICT_Engineer

In the Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/dec/20/unemployed-forced-government-job-website

Telegraph

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9757895/Jobless-to-be-remotely-monitored-by-Government.html

Johnnytwostep

What is wrong with that, monitoring job searches?

AP007

Oh just saw this

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20799963

AP007

Johnnytwostep wrote: »

What is wrong with that, monitoring job searches?

It wil NOT get people interviews or jobs!

They can demand you apply for anything which I will but I can not demand a reply from the employer, feedback or an interview.

In fact once you have applied the job centre want nothing to do with the job advert or your application, just as long as you have applied!

red_eye

gay_guy wrote: »

Well has anyone heard the latest news today that from next year people who are on Jobseekers will have to sign up to UJM if they refuse then they benefits will be stopped!

Can't seem to post the link as its says I am new however go to google or go to Telegraph.

It seems the goverment want to monitor people's accounts to see if they trying hard to find work! :mad:

i posted on here what I found in the page source info (right clcik V) it shows that they load a blank gif image for some sort of tracking, if it is used for tracking what we do then bloking the domain in your router will stop this. or you can block all cookies but then you cant log on

also it is mandatory to register not to use from what i read on my toilet paper they gave me

Johnnytwostep

hope it is mandatory to use, and sanctioned if not used as they tell the job seekers to

GMbabies

Telegraph notes that “The tracking element of the programme will not be compulsory as monitoring people’s behaviour online without their consent would not be allowed under EU law.”

So claimants won’t be able to refuse Jobmatch but they can definitely refuse the monitoring aspect of the system.

100K votes needed
epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/42705

Jobmatch is designed to spy on claimants in order to find excuses to sanction people. There’s also the fact that it’s an incredibly badly-designed site and could very easily be used for identity theft.

Johnnytwostep

if they are not looking for enough jobs, and doing what they are told this is a good enough 'excuse' to sanction people

csmw

[QUOTE
Jobmatch is designed to spy on claimants in order to find excuses to sanction people. There’s also the fact that it’s an incredibly badly-designed site and could very easily be used for identity theft.[/QUOTE]

Ujm is not designed to spy on people at all, like we have the time! Exactly how could your job search activity be used for identity theft?

Johnnytwostep

They just worried about having to look for a job and actually being offered one.