Nothing surprises me any more

jaysay · 05-11-2008, 10:27

Nothing surprises me any more, its not long ago that the Poles were coming her in their drove to find work, now that every things gone belly up they're leaving an going back to Poland. All well and good you may think, well, no not really. It appears that under European Legislation, if they have been working here, we have to pay their unemployment benefits, and no doubt we'll still be paying their child benefits too, somebody once said that the streets of this country are paved with gold, makes you wonder don't it

Tin Monkey · 05-11-2008, 10:41

I used to say that 'nothing surprises me any more', but then I found a packet of Polo Mints in my Winter coat pocket, which surprised me quite a bit.

It's a funny old world.

cashman · 05-11-2008, 10:50

whats puzzling me about this, that being the case, i thought if you were unemployed you had to be available if they called you fer a review?

so they are in a better situation than all british suckers.

MITZY · 05-11-2008, 10:55

so has the rule changed if you leave a job of your own accord, or get fired you are not eligible for unemployment benefit for 6 month, or does that only apply to us brits.......(A good few years since I worked so I could be totally off the mark)

K-P · 05-11-2008, 11:11

I tend not to worry about things that I can A) Do nothing (effective) about or B) Doesn't effect my day to day living.. Live and let live.. it's a big old world

jaysay · 05-11-2008, 11:45

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Originally Posted by K-P

I tend not to worry about things that I can A) Do nothing (effective) about or B) Doesn't effect my day to day living.. Live and let live.. it's a big old world

Its a big old world K-P but we always seem to be paying for it, I also fogot to say in my original post, that the polish government are holding seminars informing these people of their rights to clim of us under European Legislation.

MargaretR · 05-11-2008, 11:46

I have had so many surprises in my lifetime that I have come to expect them-
so they aren't surprises any more

K-P · 05-11-2008, 11:56

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Originally Posted by jaysay

Its a big old world K-P but we always seem to be paying for it, I also fogot to say in my original post, that the polish government are holding seminars informing these people of their rights to clim of us under European Legislation.

what difference does it make to me or you... I pay national insurance and I pay tax... i dont want to pay it but have to.. what its spent on? who cares when i didnt even want to pay it... if payments where voulantry then i would be up in arms at where its going

whatever happens I still have to pay the same amount...

emamum · 05-11-2008, 11:57

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Originally Posted by K-P

I tend not to worry about things that I can A) Do nothing (effective) about or B) Doesn't effect my day to day living.. Live and let live.. it's a big old world

I like that K-P

Have some karma

BERNADETTE · 05-11-2008, 11:59

And that is why it keeps happening because we have got complacent. If they are claiming JSA thay are supposed to be available for work, beats me how that can be true if they are living in Poland!!! This damn country is a laughing stock

jaysay · 05-11-2008, 12:28

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Originally Posted by BERNADETTE

And that is why it keeps happening because we have got complacent. If they are claiming JSA thay are supposed to be available for work, beats me how that can be true if they are living in Poland!!! This damn country is a laughing stock

Well they are Bernie, in Poland but under EU regs because they last worked here we pay, I wonder how many little surprises are hidden in EU regs that we arn't aware of

Benipete · 05-11-2008, 15:47

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Well they are Bernie, in Poland but under EU regs because they last worked here we pay, I wonder how many little surprises are hidden in EU regs that we arn't aware of

Well they wouldn't get paid in Spain.

cashman · 05-11-2008, 15:52

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Originally Posted by Benipete

Well they wouldn't get paid in Spain.

no agree, but presumably spanish workers would.? on returning home from the uk.

jaysay · 05-11-2008, 17:07

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Well they wouldn't get paid in Spain.

The Spaniards don't come here, is just us that go over there Beni, if Spaniard were working in this country and lost their jobs and went home, it would apply to them also

Benipete · 05-11-2008, 18:58

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Originally Posted by jaysay

The Spaniards don't come here, is just us that go over there Beni, if Spaniard were working in this country and lost their jobs and went home, it would apply to them also

Well there's at least 30,000 of them working in London