The state benefits system mega-thread.
11-08-2015, 10:34
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It seems some people just want claimants to be punished no matter what the outcome.
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Some would probably want claimants to come and mow their lawn and do their shopping for them.
Be good though if it worked like that. if and when one of my neighbours loses their job. the dole could tell them that Gary wants his lawn mowing and a few things from Tesco's.
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11-08-2015, 10:43
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Re: The state benefits system mega-thread. Many merged.
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Some would probably want claimants to come and mow their lawn and do their shopping for them.
Be good though if it worked like that. if and when one of my neighbours loses their job. the dole could tell them that Gary wants his lawn mowing and a few things from Tesco's.
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Or, people wish to see those that are receiving not inconsiderable amounts of the publics purse making some sort of contribution.
Not like you to try and spin the sensationalist angle on it though is it Gary?
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11-08-2015, 10:49
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Paying claimants the minimum wage would bring a whole lot of baggage of employment rights and costs with them. In those circumstance, companies would want to be more fussy about who they took on. The idea is meant to be giving people without job experience some experience so they have something to put on their CV.
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11-08-2015, 10:55
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Or, people wish to see those that are receiving not inconsiderable amounts of the publics purse making some sort of contribution.
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Within the first week of claiming the dreaded benefit money?
or a bit longer?
how can you tell how much to despise them for being out of work and claiming benefits?
we don't ask them. we just say **** regardless.
or we say "I don't mean him!"
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Not like you to try and spin the sensationalist angle on it though is it Gary?
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No.
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11-08-2015, 11:15
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Within the first week of claiming the dreaded benefit money?
or a bit longer?
how can you tell how much to despise them for being out of work and claiming benefits?
we don't ask them. we just say **** regardless.
or we say "I don't mean him!"
No.
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I'm quite sure I've clearly stated that my stance applies to the long term unemployed. But that wouldn't fit your arguement so therefore you will ignore it.
How about after six months of receiving benefits people are expected to begin to make a contribution? That gives the genuine people a good chance to find gainful employment?
The jobs are there, they may not be peoples ideal role, but they're still there.
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11-08-2015, 11:21
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I'm quite sure I've clearly stated that my stance applies to the long term unemployed. But that wouldn't fit your arguement so therefore you will ignore it.
How about after six months of receiving benefits people are expected to begin to make a contribution? That gives the genuine people a good chance to find gainful employment?
The jobs are there, they may not be peoples ideal role, but they're still there.
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But the contribution shouldn't be working for Tesco's doing the job that should pay a wage. and encourages these companies not to employ anybody 'normally' as they have no need to because there's a never ending line of benefit scroungers to choose from.
making a contribution to society.
just how are they keeping you, me and him happy by working for Tesco's?
is it just the satisfaction that they are being punished?
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11-08-2015, 12:28
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Well, since Tesco have over 310,000 employees in the UK in 3,561 stores, I'm not sure the work-experience job-seekers are saving Tesco that much money - do you have any proof that they are not employing staff because they are taking part in this scheme?
Anyway, Tesco the offered unemployed people on jobcentre work experience schemes referred to the company the choice of staying on benefits and completing the placement unpaid, or accepting a four-week paid placement with a guaranteed offer of a job at the end if the trial goes well.
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11-08-2015, 12:32
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Well, since Tesco have over 310,000 employees in the UK in 3,561 stores, I'm not sure the work-experience job-seekers are saving Tesco that much money - do you have any proof that they are not employing staff because they are taking part in this scheme?
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Yes.
I asked if they had any vacancies for shelf stackers. and they asked if I was on benefits. to ask at the jobcentre about being put on a workfare placement with my local branch of Tesco's.
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11-08-2015, 12:36
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Yes.
I asked if they had any vacancies for shelf stackers. and they asked if I was on benefits. to ask at the jobcentre about being put on a workfare placement with my local branch of Tesco's.
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OK, allow me to rephrase, do you have any evidence this is a corporate wide policy? Rather than an individual store?
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11-08-2015, 12:39
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OK, allow me to rephrase, do you have any evidence this is a corporate wide policy? Rather than an individual store?
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Yes.
that was Head Office I spoke to.
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11-08-2015, 12:59
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Yes.
that was Head Office I spoke to.
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Strange that this Tesco website lists 1,720 jobs available.
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11-08-2015, 13:45
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Gary's telling fibs, methinks, as they don't actually have a job called "shelf stacker" - the Customer Assistant job consists of
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It takes lots of different people to run a store and this is a job for doers, with plenty of variety. Within one shift you could be guiding a customer to a product, serving on the checkouts, helping to fill shelves, taking a delivery or moving stock around the warehouse.
There are also lots of different types of roles on offer, including checkout, store floor and counter roles, picking or delivering home shopping or training up to become a skilled baker. Whatever the specific job you apply for, you’ll also get the chance to try your hand at different tasks, depending on where we need your help.
Our roles are very flexible, with shift patterns for every lifestyle: you can choose to work full-time, part-time, day or night depending on the positions available.
And, of course, you’ll spend plenty of time face-to-face with our customers, who may need you to help out in all kinds of different ways.
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And has already been said, they have over 1700 vacancies for Customer Assistants, none of which ask you to apply to the Job Centre...
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11-08-2015, 13:51
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Re: The state benefits system mega-thread. Many merged.
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Gary's telling fibs, methinks, as they don't actually have a job called "shelf stacker" - the Customer Assistant job consists of And has already been said, they have over 1700 vacancies for Customer Assistants, none of which ask you to apply to the Job Centre...
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Funny, I can smell burning underwear too.
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11-08-2015, 14:24
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Gary's telling fibs, methinks, as they don't actually have a job called "shelf stacker"
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LOL
Just because I said shelf stacker to the woman?
so if I phoned up a car wash place and said 'car sponger' you'd say we don't have any car sponger jobs but we did have car washer jobs?
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Funny, I can smell burning underwear too.
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You can't smell over the internet. must be coming from your end
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11-08-2015, 14:44
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LOL
Just because I said shelf stacker to the woman?
so if I phoned up a car wash place and said 'car sponger' you'd say we don't have any car sponger jobs but we did have car washer jobs?
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You can't smell over the internet. must be coming from your end
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Would you object to them performing work that benefits the community, litter picking etc?
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