After the Work Programme

donnajunkie

csmw wrote: »

True but they are saying they cant find vol work so that's an alternative, wex are voluntary placements unlike mwa.

can you get out of them once you start though?

AP007

csmw wrote: »

Respect is a 2 way street.


you can try and twist my words all you like I have never and will never tar all customers with the same brush

Yes and I think you will find I give my advisor a great deal of respect and she does to me too.

csmw

AP007 wrote: »

Yes and I think you will find I give my advisor a great deal of respect and she does to me too.

The one that you never see, the one that said they cant help you lol

AP007

csmw wrote: »

The one that you never see, the one that said they cant help you lol

Yes the one I have seen 4 times and spoken to on the phone 3 times and email weekly

csmw

donnajunkie wrote: »

can you get out of them once you start though?

Yes as far as I'm aware, I've had customer who didn't like it or changed their minds. But I can fully check the rules tomorrow if you like.

csmw

AP007 wrote: »

Yes the one I have seen 4 times and spoken to on the phone 3 times and email weekly

So your earlier statement were lies then, when you said they cant help you, you couldn't email your job search to them etc?

iammumtoone

KevInChester wrote: »

I do think there are some good workers at the job centre, CSMW seems to be one of them in all fairness. Though there are some who seem to revel in the power that they have. I was pushed very close to the brink thanks to one who did all in their power to sanction me despite me doing over and above what was requested. I even said I wouldn't mind if they put me on a work placement somewhere (was already sorting out charity work).
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Well said, I personally am grateful to CSMW she doesn't need to spend her spare time on here telling us how the system works (something that I would doubt a local adviser would be happy to do). Once you know a bit more how things do work then you can start to understand it, the part I find most frustrating about the JC is you are just told stuff no explanation as to why. I thank CSMW for enlightening me how the 'not applying for enough jobs' rule works.

donnajunkie

csmw wrote: »

Yes as far as I'm aware, I've had customer who didn't like it or changed their minds. But I can fully check the rules tomorrow if you like.

yes cheers it could be useful one day. i dont expect to be doing one anytime soon though as i already do voluntary work.

AP007

csmw wrote: »

So your earlier statement were lies then, when you said they cant help you, you couldn't email your job search to them etc?

Lies? What are you on about? Yes she told me she cant help me gets interviews. Surely interviews is how you get a job.

She is helping me get a file from the Work Programme if you really want to know. She emailed me an update and I have contacted the WP again who say I have to request the data via the JC as they are the Data Holder so I have emailed her again twice this week with updates and asked for a time when she thinks the WP are going to give her this info as its been since September

And no I cant email a job search to her as I have told you she has never signed me and my JSA says it has to be written on the sheets they give me.

csmw

donnajunkie wrote: »

yes cheers it could be useful one day. i dont expect to be doing one anytime soon though as i already do voluntary work.

Ok will do are you on the WP or PWPS... Have they advised you about the daily signing they are looking at doing?