Re: Protest against foreign workers
 

Yep, they should be made to do some sort of work for their benefits, what ever it is, be it created specially for that purpose or not. Even if it is cleaning their croneys crap up off broadway, or working for an organisation that is desparately in need of voluntary help. I have no problems with the work for benefits ethic at all.

As for job agencies...don't get me started. Why firms can't employ their own people is beyond me. At least if they saw their prospective employees face to face, they would have an idea of what they were getting. Then they wouldn't have to constantly rehire due to crap decisions by the agencies.

As for boycotting Express, the choice is yours, but working there, and ordering from them, faulty and broken goods...takes ages to get your money back...

Re: Protest against foreign workers
 

The jobcentre don't offer anybody jobs anymore. It's all DIY. Jobcentres are now administration offices for benefits where they have computer screens to look at jobs available and you need a very strong nose to stay in the building for more than 2 minutes. :rolleyes:

Re: Protest against foreign workers
 

they are having a crack down i think and trying to get people back into work... i got a letter from them to go for a work based interview next month.. i called them and said that i was heavily pregnant and was told that i could put the interview off until my baby is 6 weeks old.

Re: Protest against foreign workers
 

Yep agreed. But Ive sat in there, with people I know are career benefit claimants. Have heard them being offered options of jobs which you just know they are not going to keep, even if they get them. Surely they must be able to suss out these people by now and offer them work for benefits, with the option of losing such if they don't do it, and leave proper jobs for people who really want them and are willing to commit.

Re: Protest against foreign workers
 

moralise all ya want, face fact it is not the governments responsibilty.:rolleyes:

Parliment protest is all there is I.M.H.O. if enough people converged on em, worldwide coverage would ensue, its the only option/chance i can see of any possible attempt to discard the treaty. enough people n any party in power would have to get off the pot.;)

Re: Protest against foreign workers
 

Absolutely ridiculous in my opinion. The local offices must surely know who the real shirkers are. Would make more sense chasing up these rather than forcing single parents with babies to get a job. Granted some of these may also be people determined to use the system, but the majority aren't.

On the one hand the government is telling us how to bring up our kids, saying family is all important, and the next they are telling them get a job and put your baby into paid supervision. It's ok if you want to go back to work and have the care in place, but forcing the issue is not right as far as I can see.

Re: Protest against foreign workers
 

It's just a paper exercise to meet targets.

Re: Protest against foreign workers
 

so i wont be sent out into the paddy fields with my baby strapped to my back? :D

Re: Protest against foreign workers
 

only to Kerry.:D;)

Re: Protest against foreign workers
 

that would be perfect :D

the only thing thats stopped me from being there is the recession :(

Re: Protest against foreign workers
 

Does this mean the Royal family will have to go back to their various homelands on mainland Europe?

Re: Protest against foreign workers
 

sooner the better.:D

Re: Protest against foreign workers
 

yeah send em back

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/...7/royle460.jpg

Re: Protest against foreign workers
 

I know that this must sound like a stupid question, but why can't the UK opt out of the EU?:confused:

Re: Protest against foreign workers
 

if it was put to referendum Eric, it probably would, then again the dingles might win the champions league.:D