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Post by Squeekster on Jan 14, 2009 19:57:04 GMT
This is exactly the reason why the club could not offer discounted tickets to the unemployed as their is no way they could decide from who is unemployed voluntary or induced on them with no fault of their own. Perhaps they could come up with a voluntary scheme where you do voluntary work for the club and then in return you get discounted tickets. You are probably quite right there mate but it doesn't alter the fact that I am sure they used to do it (and for students too) Never mind there are some other businesses that do it www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1637200.html?menu=The thing is swampy and i do really feel for the unemployed who for what ever reason are unable to work but would gladly if they could,its just that schemes like these are open to abuse and i would guess that for every one genuine plight their would be 2 maybe 3 people who would qualify under the same rules but have completely different circumstances. I myself used to con the system when i was at day release from work,at 16 getting paid £55 a week in 1986 so was doing well i made myself a member at the cauldon college library thus getting me a student card and getting student rate season tickets (i know I'm sorry). They just couldn't put in a system that would work without some body gaining an unfair advantage from it.
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Post by Stafford-Stokie on Jan 14, 2009 20:05:20 GMT
I am unemployed at the moment but Gordon Brown gives me enough to pay £10 a week for my season ticket. ;D And no the wife and 4 kids don't go without either. P.S. I am looking for work but a job that only pays 6-£7 an hour and I would be worse off. I am looking for work but a job that only pays 6-£7 an hour and I would be worse And thats the problem! Maybe 'dole' should be payed for six monthes (as a safety net) which is what it was designed for and then stiopped. I worked as a ski guide a few years ago and returned to England with no money no house no anything! I arrived back in Crewe after being away for six monthes at 2pm and by 4.30pm I'd been offered two jobs. Both jobs were crap both through agencies and both barely paid my travel to work. But within six weeks of taking the job I was offered a full time position on £23,000 for unskilled work. Sitting at home and hoping for the best is a nice position to be in if the government keep paying for you to live but maybe there comes a time when you shouldn't have that choice! Trebor. Please read the whole thread mate. I WANT A JOB. I am not sitting on my arse hoping for the best.
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Post by swampySCFC on Jan 14, 2009 20:27:03 GMT
The thing is swampy and i do really feel for the unemployed who for what ever reason are unable to work but would gladly if they could,its just that schemes like these are open to abuse and i would guess that for every one genuine plight their would be 2 maybe 3 people who would qualify under the same rules but have completely different circumstances. I myself used to con the system when i was at day release from work,at 16 getting paid £55 a week in 1986 so was doing well i made myself a member at the cauldon college library thus getting me a student card and getting student rate season tickets (i know I'm sorry). They just couldn't put in a system that would work without some body gaining an unfair advantage from it. agreed squeek
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Post by trebor63 on Jan 14, 2009 20:38:40 GMT
StaffordStokie I didn't mean it to come across as a personal dig at you I was just picking up on the bit where you said I am looking for work but a job that only pays 6-£7 an hour and I would be worse off. My point is that a crappy £6 or £7 an hour job now could well be the best and quickest route to finding a better paid job soon.
I think dole money is essential and a must in any decent society but I honestly think there should be a limit for how long it is paid for. If after six monthes of not finding work I think the person claiming should be forced to earn the money or have it stopped
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Post by swampySCFC on Jan 14, 2009 20:44:55 GMT
StaffordStokie I didn't mean it to come across as a personal dig at you I was just picking up on the bit where you said I am looking for work but a job that only pays 6-£7 an hour and I would be worse off. My point is that a crappy £6 or £7 an hour job now could well be the best and quickest route to finding a better paid job soon. I think dole money is essential and a must in any decent society but I honestly think there should be a limit for how long it is paid for. If after six monthes of not finding work I think the person claiming should be forced to earn the money or have it stopped Not sure about this trebor. Having registered for JSA recently I have to say Im not that impressed with the staff in there. When you sign up they ask you what you've done etc and allocate an industry code which they use to search for jobs for you when you sign on. The last 2 times Ive been in they've searched for me throughout Cheshire and Manchester and told me that NOTHING is coming up on their system. Thats bollox. Got the impression the girl was going through the motions. They need to smarten their act up and give people genuine help
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Post by Stafford-Stokie on Jan 14, 2009 21:04:14 GMT
StaffordStokie I didn't mean it to come across as a personal dig at you I was just picking up on the bit where you said I am looking for work but a job that only pays 6-£7 an hour and I would be worse off. My point is that a crappy £6 or £7 an hour job now could well be the best and quickest route to finding a better paid job soon. I think dole money is essential and a must in any decent society but I honestly think there should be a limit for how long it is paid for. If after six monthes of not finding work I think the person claiming should be forced to earn the money or have it stopped I do agree with you mate. The trouble is I would lose money. I know I would gain in the long run but short term I would be knackered. Another problem is that most jobs these days are temp. I was offered a temp job about 5 weeks ago. I went in the job center and told my adviser who then advised me not to take it. I asked why, as you do and the reply was if you have to sign on again it may take about a month to sort your benefits out again. They really are crap and give you next to no help. I asked them if I could get my fork lift tickets renewed as they like them to be within 3 years. They said I could do it through the people they use but it would cost me about £300. So that fucked that up. It really isn't easy finding a job when you have others to think about.
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