Protest against foreign workers - Page 3

Caz · 29-01-2009, 22:30

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...

lancsdave · 29-01-2009, 22:55

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Originally Posted by Caz

Sometimes I think the job centre have more interest in offering jobs to people who are signing on

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.

emamum · 29-01-2009, 22:59

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.

Caz · 29-01-2009, 23:04

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.

cashman · 29-01-2009, 23:05

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Originally Posted by polly

Nope, its the governments responsibility (Morally). By acknowledging any other authority we merely allow them to avoid their responsibilities

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

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Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris

Not true, it's not the government's responsibility because they willingly handed over that responsibility, along with many other responsibilities to an undemocratic quango in Brussels/Strasbourg long ago. You can protest all you want to Parliament but they won't do a thing about it, because they CAN'T do a thing about it. For better or for worse, citizens have complete freedom of movement in the EU.

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.

Caz · 29-01-2009, 23:17

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Originally Posted by emamum

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.

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.

lancsdave · 29-01-2009, 23:21

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Originally Posted by emamum

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.

It's just a paper exercise to meet targets.