Job fair - travel 3 hours each way

BonandDom

Hi - hope someone can help?

DD came home from the job centre yesterday and said that she needs to go to a job fair next week.

No problem with doing this as she is genuinely looking for work, and has applied for numerous jobs.

The town where the job fair is being held if 30 miles away, the travelling time is 3 hours each way, with waiting time between buses it will be 10 hours from leaving home (07:30am) to getting back home (18:00), for one hour at the fair.

It somehow doesn't seem right that she is expected to attend this, when any companies recruiting there are unlikely to be able to offer a job that she can get to.

I know this is mainly down to her relying on public transport and the first bus leaving our village at 07:30, which is why she is taking her motorcycle test, but can the JobCentre impose this on her?

Thanks in advance

nearlyrich

Are there any jobs in the village? How long as she been looking for a job? Has she got anything better to do?

stevemLS

I would have said as a one off requirement, yes it is reasonable.

You have no idea of the jobs or locations that might be on offer.

BonandDom

Hi, No jobs in the village, she has been signing on for two weeks and has applied for twelve jobs so far, one interview (stilll awaiting a reply as it was only yesterday).

With regards to has she got anything better to do, she could continue searching for jobs that she could get to, or she could as she was planning to, deliver CV's to potential employers in nearer towns.

nearlyrich

Many people work 10 hours a day and are out of the house longer

BonandDom

stevemLS wrote: »

I would have said as a one off requirement, yes it is reasonable.

You have no idea of the jobs or locations that might be on offer.

Thanks, and you are right I do not have any idea of the jobs or locations that may be offered.

She is planning on going, already got her interview suit ready, it was me that was wondering whether they would expect her to do this on a regular basis, as £20 bus fares is also a big chunk out of her JSA.

DaveTheMus

BonandDom wrote: »

Hi - hope someone can help?

DD came home from the job centre yesterday and said that she needs to go to a job fair next week.

No problem with doing this as she is genuinely looking for work, and has applied for numerous jobs.

The town where the job fair is being held if 30 miles away, the travelling time is 3 hours each way, with waiting time between buses it will be 10 hours from leaving home (07:30am) to getting back home (18:00), for one hour at the fair.

It somehow doesn't seem right that she is expected to attend this, when any companies recruiting there are unlikely to be able to offer a job that she can get to.

I know this is mainly down to her relying on public transport and the first bus leaving our village at 07:30, which is why she is taking her motorcycle test, but can the JobCentre impose this on her?

Thanks in advance

I leave home at 7:30 and return home at 6:30, that's 11 hours every weekday.....I do this 5 times a week.....it's called work.

It's hardly a terrible hardship that your daughter has to do this one solitary time and then has 6 days off for the rest of the week.

You should really be encouraging her to do all she can do, not trying to give her ready made excuses or get-outs from doing a bit of hard graft.

Nothing ventured nothing gained and all that.

BonandDom

nearlyrich wrote: »

Many people work 10 hours a day and are out of the house longer

You make it sound like she (or me on her behalf) is making excuses for her, maybe I have read the tone incorrectly, she is genuinely looking for work and is no stranger to hard work, having held down two jobs whilst studying for a degree.

I myself have worked for that amount of hours (and longer).

BonandDom

DaveTheMus wrote: »

I leave home at 7:30 and return home at 6:30, that's 11 hours every weekday.....I do this 5 times a week.....it's called work.

It's hardly a terrible hardship that your daughter has to do this one solitary time and then has 6 days off for the rest of the week.

You should really be encouraging her to do all she can do, not trying to give her ready made excuses or get-outs from doing a bit of hard graft.

Nothing ventured nothing gained and all that.

Thanks everyone for all of your helpful comments.

I disagree Dave, I don't think its a terrible hardship for her, and I think you may be under the misapprehension that she has 6 days off for the rest of the week..

I'm sorry you feel I'm not encouraging her to do anything she can do, or trying to give her ready made excuses, she has never shrirked from a bit of hard graft, as none of out family has.

You're lucky you are only out of the house, 11 hours, for me it's 12.5 and then there's the weekend unpaid work I do as well.

So please take a moment to consider that not everyone claiming JSA wants to be in that position.

Again, thank you everyone.

qazitory

It might be worth asking if she can claim the bus fare back as it's not her 'signing on day'?

Horseunderwater

If she keeps her tickets she might be able to get a refund for them next time she goes to sign. Also check proper tickets that may be able to go onto other buses all with the one through one. Council website under bus times often have a link for that kind of thing. In cambs area we have a dayrider plus that is £6 & can be used on all stagecoach buses 4 example - worth checking. When I drove for them, there was also a cross coy bus ticket called an explorer, so you got it on 1st bus & used it on all manor of diff coy buses/routes.