Applied for a job which didn't exist!

ohreally

There is no mileage in pursuing this, let it go.

ssparks2003

The CS do not pay travel expenses for interviews whether you are successful or not; this is a bulk recruitment campaign across a department and sadly it is on hold. Your wife could check with them how long her scores from the interview will be held as if it is re released quickly she may get an offer without having to re zit an interview.

Andy_L

sangie595 wrote: »

The Civil Service does not have fake jobs. It has jobs. Jobs that they are often, these days, unable to fill due to budget cuts. If you wish to complain about this and send them an invoice, the correct address is:
HM Government, c/o Theresa May, 10 Downing Street, London.
I'm sure she'll get around to it once she has negotiated Brexit...

Actually its not c/o TM it should be sent to her direct as the PM is also The Minister for the Civil Service

Andy_L

ohreally wrote: »

There is no mileage in pursuing this, let it go.

I see what you did there

bagpussbear

ssparks2003 wrote: »

As a recently ex-manager in a fairly senior role within the civil service I have had to endure recruitment being frozen mid process a number of times. The roles that were advertised were real live roles and there is still a need for them to be filled. They are on hold due to department budgets, the roles will come live again (most likely towards April) but due to spend restraint they are on hold. You have no claim for your costs because for whatever reason an offer has not been forthcoming, so your wife either has to sit tight and wait for the role to come live again or go and find a job elsewhere.

This. There are huge squeezes on Civil Service (and the NHS) at the moment, and business planning and budgets are still being decided. It's common for recruitment to be frozen sometimes. Sadly this is just bad timing for your wife.

So this is nothing about fake recruitment exercises or mis-selling, it's all about the money. So forget about claiming travel expenses!