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The future of jobcentres

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  • Gaz1971
    Gaz1971 Posts: 488 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    Denning. wrote: »
    Just because no one is sitting with them doesn't mean they aren't working. They don't have another desk out of sight to do their paperwork.

    Half a dozen 'senior' staff passing orders along the line and on 'junior' running round like a blue arsed fly doing all the work.
  • goonarmy
    goonarmy Posts: 1,006 Forumite
    Denning. wrote: »
    Just because no one is sitting with them doesn't mean they aren't working. They don't have another desk out of sight to do their paperwork.

    Last time i was in a job centre i watched one of the advisers googling for a shed.
  • Horace
    Horace Posts: 14,426 Forumite
    Retrogamer wrote: »
    Might be a problem with people that don't live nearby an internet cafe / library or have internet access at home.

    If they can get to the jobcentre then they can get to a local library - it may mean that they have to get a bus, train or whatever.
  • Denning.
    Denning. Posts: 2,749 Forumite
    goonarmy wrote: »
    Last time i was in a job centre i watched one of the advisers googling for a shed.

    But let me guess you know for a fact it wasn't their break?

    Of course one example make it perfectly valid to claim all are, heaven forbid anyone did that about jobseekers.
  • whodathunkit
    whodathunkit Posts: 1,130 Forumite
    sniggings wrote: »
    exactly...in my local one, there are always at least 3 or 4 and sometimes 5 standing at the front desk chatting, you are lucly if one of them stops talking to serve you.

    "Serve you?" It's not Tesco,you know!
  • marlot
    marlot Posts: 5,010 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    whodathunkit wrote: »
    "Serve you?" It's not Tesco,you know!
    They are Civil Servants!

    I was only claiming for a very short time, fortunately, but was stunned at how inefficient they were. [I've done lots of time and motion type studies].
  • goonarmy
    goonarmy Posts: 1,006 Forumite
    Denning. wrote: »
    But let me guess you ksnow for a fact it wasn't their break?

    Of course one example make it perfectly valid to claim all are, heaven forbid anyone did that about jobseekers.

    Yes i know for a fact. It may surprise you there are other failings in public service too.:eek:
  • Lith
    Lith Posts: 897 Forumite
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    The JC should just be for 'searching for jobs' nothing else... 'hence the term'

    'THE JOB CENTRE'

    No JSA, we should only have ESA/HB etc


    or just scrapp the lot, see how the UK manages, would be interesting... lol
    • HSBC (Main A/C)
    • Halifax Back up A/C
    • Lloyds (Spending) A/C
    • RBS Back up A/C
    • Barclays Old A/C
    • Nationwide Old A/C
  • Gaz1971
    Gaz1971 Posts: 488 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    whodathunkit wrote: »
    "Serve you?" It's not Tesco,you know!

    They call us 'customers'.
  • busy_mom_2
    busy_mom_2 Posts: 1,391 Forumite
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    Gaz1971 wrote: »
    They call us 'customers'.


    The technical term should be ''claimants''
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