daily signing at jobcentre

koiboy

From wednesday this week i have been put on daily signing at my local jobcentre it feels like a punishment to me is anybody else on daily signings at the jobcentre?

Manchee

Did they tell you why? Is this a problem for you? Is your jobcentre particularly difficult to get to or something?

Kayalana99

Your not going to get any positive comments on here, end day your getting paid to not be at work.

So yes you should be at the job centre checking everyday.

morganedge

do they pay for your travel?

I know someone who has to go every day. It's the new governement scheme isn't it>?

All he has to do is go and show his face and go home again pretty much.
It's a waste of time and I gather the staff think so too

BillJones

morganedge wrote: »

It's a waste of time

Well, it gets them out of the house, gets them a bit of exercise, and makes sure that they aren't at risk of being a recluse, so it can't be a total waste of time.

DomRavioli

Hi OP,

Its part of the conditions of getting benefit; the only way to stop is to stop claiming benefits (win the lottery, get a job etc).

Kayalana99

morganedge wrote: »

All he has to do is go and show his face and go home again pretty much.
It's a waste of time and I gather the staff think so too

It seems like a waste of time but as above all those points are valid but it's also the annoyance of having to go...so its an extra push to get a job.

michaelvintner

It's seems like a waste of time to me but there again those of us with jobs have to get up on a daily basis and go to work. Pretty much a lot of the boll*cks we have to deal with on a daily basis is a complete waste of time as well.

duchy

I was wondering if they pay fares too.
Bus fare to my nearest JC is £5 per day return or £24 for the cheapest weekly ticket. That seems like an awful lot out of basic JSA.

duchy

Kayalana99 wrote: »

Your not going to get any positive comments on here, end day your getting paid to not be at work.

So yes you should be at the job centre checking everyday.

Checking what ?
Jobcentres don't have those boards with cards anymore
Do these daily sign ons mean people are offered facilities to job hunt in the JCs- My local one did away with terminals in the general areas a while ago.

(Unlike some I'm not making assumptions but asking how this daily thing works.....if anything depending on travel time it may reduce job searching time surely?)

I can see the benefit of weekly signing rather than fortnightly however . Daily seems to be an excuse to find reasons to sanction however.

Kayalana99

duchy wrote: »

Checking what ?
Jobcentres don't have those boards with cards anymore
Do these daily sign ons mean people are offered facilities to job hunt in the JCs- My local one did away with terminals in the general areas a while ago.

What are the point in Job centres if they don't show you what jobs are available? Surely they must do this in some form or other? Even from these boards some people have said about applying for jobs at the job centre or face sanction ...??

I havn't been in one since just coming out of school...

Either way as above it gets you out the house ~ it gets the lazy people (not saying all job seekers are lazy !!) dressed out the house and ready to go...where as if they could just sit in the houses all day and get paid some people would.