JCP making it madatory to work full-time

StormyWeather_2

They are saying that the law states that a child reaches 14 they can be left alone!

This isn't true, the JCP staff shouldn't be saying that to the job seekers. It's up to the parents to decide if a child can be left alone. I don't see how anyone at the JCP can decide a child they've probably never met is mature enough.

Find out which JCP your clients go to and the names of their advisers then take it up with the JCP. It is possible that the clients have got the wrong idea. It's also possible that staff have misinterpreted the information.

MissMoneypenny

concerned43 wrote: »

How many of you are working part-time?

Are you asking how many of us are only at work, for part time hours?

OR

How many of us are at work for full time hours, but are only working part time?:D

missapril75

k3lvc wrote: »

Is it only me that is concerned (no pun intended vs the OP) that an alleged CAB employee is coming onto an anonymous forum asking questions about the 'law'.

Not just that, but the idea that needing to be available for full time work - aside from the complete misunderstanding of context - is believed to be a sudden change.

I hope this isn't a reflection on the quality of CAB staff.

dodger1

concerned43 wrote: »

There is no law that says they can! That's the point!

Age laws tell you what you can't do not what you can do. Taking your point further means there is no law that says a 30yr old can be left on their own, that's just silly.

StormyWeather_2

The staff at the job centre shouldn't be stating it is the law, when it isn't.

Dogger69

StormyWeather wrote: »

The staff at the job centre shouldn't be stating it is the law, when it isn't.

We don't appear to have any definitive proof that they are saying that.

StormyWeather_2

Dogger69 wrote: »

We don't appear to have any definitive proof that they are saying that.

That's why I suggested they get details of which job centre and the names of the advisers.

It's feasible that there is one person at one job centre giving out this incorrect information and the clients have contacted the same CAB office. The chances are the CAB office and job centre have catchment areas that overlap.

FBaby

You seem to getting all your statements confused between 'must look', 'must find', 'have to have'.

I believe the appropriate statement is 'must not refused to go to an interview for a full-time job or refused to take it if offered' which is very different to the above.

In any case, I don't know why you make such an issue of expecting parents of 14yo to be working full-time. You seem to be focusing on the minority rather than the majority.

Take 100 single parents of children whose youngest is 14. How many:
- will be offered a job that leaves the child alone more than 1 hour?
- and have a child unable to be left alone through disability or learning difficulties.
- and doesn't have older siblings who can look after them
- nor a father who can look after them
- nor grand-parents, aunts/uncles
- where there are no childminders
- nor clubs etc...

What is the percentage out of those 100 single parents who would truly put their child at risk taken the above if asked to work full-time? 5%, 2% 1%? Do you think therefore every single parent of a 14 yo should be entitled to only work part-time? I'm sure the job Centre would be prepared to make an exception for the genuine 1-5% for whom it would genuinely be a problem to work full-time.

seven-day-weekend

I went back to full-time work when our son was 14. He was usually only alone for a little while until his dad got home.

I understand it is more difficult for a single parent, but I would have thought most fourteen-year-olds were capable of being left alone for a couple of hours, with instructions not to open the door and other safety measures? They are quite capable of doing themselves a snack if they are hungry.

neverdespairgirl

concerned43 wrote: »

The other point is that these people are looking for work, part-time, which would take them out of the benefit system. How is it the dwp job to tell people that they MUST work full-time. Or do the unemployed not have the same human rights as the employed?
How many of you are working part-time?

I work full-time.

I don't regard less than 40 hours a week as full-time anyway.