Does it pay to work? - Workfare
Ive recently been out of work for a few months now, and have been looking for any job.Anyway the jobcentre suggested a work placement for me, which i attended the interview today and he said i can start on monday.However its a months trial which means i do a months work for nothing, but still having to find my own travel, dinner expenses etc, and theres still no guarantee of a job at the end of it.I just feel like some employers can just try and exploit people to their own advantage which is not fair.I have no problem with work trials, its just i feel a month is to excessive working for nothing, if i factor in the hours i will be doing to what i get paid on jobseekers it works out at £2.29 an hour, what do you all think.
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The details are a bit sketchy to say the least. could you elaborate a lot more?:confused::confused::)
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I am currently on jobseekers allowance which is £71 a week.I have been given a work placement which i start on monday, which lasts for a month.I will receive no remuneration of the employer for the first month, even tho i will be doing 30 plus hours a week.I have my travel and food cost which i will have to incur which will leave me out of pocket, and at the end of the month there might be a job or there might not be.All i am trying to say is i feel a months trial for no pay with no definite offer of a job is to much, if it was a week i would have no problem with that.Plus he told me today the main aspect of the job is driving the lads to different sites as at the moment he has a lad who is only 21 driving and his insurance would cost alot less having me as a driver.It doesnt seem fair tho to me.
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Its like getting a months graft for nothing, keeping his insurance costs down, then after the month, he could just say im sorry your not what we are looking for, and the cycle goes on.
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They give you work trials for experience, something else to put on your c.v, it's only like doing voluntary work
i started a 4 week training placement in February, i loved it that much that i am still there 7 months later, not because i have to be but because i choose to be, i get no expences paid, no bus fares, no dinner but i'm not moaning about it, i love being able to get out and meet new people, this will not lead to any permanent work from them but it is doing a lot for my self esteem, although i am on the dole i can hold my head high and say i don't sit on my arse 24/7 |
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You still have to look for a job even though you are on a work trial so whether working a month for free or sitting on your backside you still have to look so what does it matter?
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Do it for 1 week, work your socks off and then say thats me am I getting a job at the end of this. businesses need good staff just as much as you want a job I'm sure if there serious about employing you they will tell you after a week. Like you say a month is a long time to work for nothing and maybe have nothing to show for it.
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These sort of schemes are insulting to anyone that wants to work fer a living, its that simple. anyone who cannot see this wants there heads testing. imho.
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Nobody on these schemes should be out of pocket....local politicians claim expenses, MP's with their guaranteed golden pension schemes claim expenses....but poor Rob has to fork out for his own expenses from his £71 weekly pittance. Disgusting! |
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What age are you? what experience/qualifications do you have? Is the placement near by? Would It be a tremendous task to get there? Do you trawl for jobs on a daily basis? What does the job entail? Are there any other reasonable prospects on the horizon? I think you will find that during the coarse 0f a life time most people will have worked a month for nothing I know I have and probably a lot more. Good luck in whatever you decide to do. |
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