After the Work Programme

gay_guy

Update:

I have just got back from my first appointment for (Post Work Programme Support) and it wasn't so bad as I thought.

My advisor was very nice towards me as I knew him 3 years ago before I started the work programme, anyway he just told me what to expect like for example: going on courses to help get into employment, visit the Jobcentre more often, update cvs and mock interviews ete.

Also he tried logging into my Universal Jobmatch but he couldn't as I haven't give him access anyway this is the best part, he said I don't have to give him access if I don't want to as that is up to me and he said he will not force me as he said I can just fill in them Job dairy as normal and he wasn't very angry when he couldn't access my account.

He said I need to start doing more now and he also said I need to treat this as a full time Job and he said I need to contact other organisations, does anyone know what he meant by that? does he mean Job agencies? if yes then I am already registered with them.

My next appointment is on 03.12.2013 at 12.00pm

red_devil

I emailed my advisor to say they werent correct to force me to hand over my account details and he replied it was correct i didnt have too i could keep paper accounts.

Did you lose your job before?

AP007

gay_guy wrote: »

He said I need to start doing more now and he also said I need to treat this as a full time Job and he said I need to contact other organisations, does anyone know what he meant by that? does he mean Job agencies? if yes then I am already registered with them.

My next appointment is on 03.12.2013 at 12.00pm

I hope you then said you do 35 hours job searching a week like you have told us here and then produced a list of sites you use, companies you have sent spec letters too and how you look for work etc?

Jerry_Mander

AP007 wrote: »

I hope you then said you do 35 hours job searching a week like you have told us here and then produced a list of sites you use, companies you have sent spec letters too and how you look for work etc?

Why would he, there's no legislative requirement to do 35 hours job search only a requirement to be doing all you reasonably can to find work. If it takes 4 hours each week and you've done all you reasonably can then you've complied with JSA legislation.

Don't be drawn into the bullcrap they deal out at the Jobcentre.

red_devil

Why do they keep sayong 35 hours a week.

Chester666666

red_devil wrote: »

Why do they keep sayong 35 hours a week.

Cos they think that's standard for a 7 hour day 5 days a week and can claim its a job
Yet they don't pay nmw

Jerry_Mander

red_devil wrote: »

Why do they keep sayong 35 hours a week.

Because under Universal Credit legislation there is an "expectation" that job seeking will take as much time as a full time job, i.e. 35 hours per week.

But there's (at least) two things wrong with that. First, most people are not on UC and until you are these regulations don't apply. And second it is an "expectation" not an outright requirement that you must take 35 hours.

They have to take into account your personal circumstances and if that means for whatever reason that your job search takes less than 35 hours then that's acceptable under the legislation - which is what they're supposed to work to.

In practice, being both clueless and devious, the advisers spout whatever their management tells them to spout, which is to lie and claim that you must do 35 hour job search.

It's up to you to stand up for your rights or just hunker down and start your full time job search like a good little drone.

gay_guy

Got a Job interview tomorrow at 9am and this is the Job

https://jobsearch.direct.gov.uk/getjob.aspx?JobID=3930488&GoBackURL=http%3a%2f%2fjobsearch.direct.gov.uk%2fHome.aspx

red_devil

Did you lose your old job.

gay_guy

red_devil wrote: »

Did you lose your old job.

It was only a temporary contract.