Employment

noeltone · 6. Oct 2009, 03:59

Lots in the news about employment and now raising retirement age but are there any jobs out there and wanting to interview check up on all IB peeps where are the jobs we can do if we could. Ive been applying and I hav eactually been shortlisted for 3 but turned down with not enough experience or over qualified so why short list me I think its to satify quota and discrimination cos of disablement or ageism wise

woodbon · 6. Oct 2009, 04:26

Hi,I understand what you mean and was thinking that last night - I've got a Pathways to Work interview tommorrow aftre work. With an Employment Advisor! I'm a bit worried but trying to forget about itk now.

I know that their are some people who swing the lead, but it does seem so silly to treat us like 'workshy people' and it makes me cross! I havn't had the medical they say you should have yet, although reading others experiences I can't say I'm sorry about that. My employers Occupational Health doc said that in his opinion and all the experts he received reports from, asy I shouldn't work anymore, as it is a health and safety risk. They have released my full pension, which isn' much. My GP would have signed me off indefinatly, but I said I'd like some hope, so she made in six months. These are professional people with years of experience, do the government think they are lying? Ohhhhhh.. it makes me so crossssss.......... Sorry, I'll put the soap box away for a bit! :oops:
Love Sue Now back to my life of luxury, lying on the sofa with a book and magazines and news papers, with large box of chocs beside me, waiting for the cleaner to come

It may be a while until somebody finds me!

justinbarrow · 6. Oct 2009, 05:01

as what noeltone pointed out above where are all the jobs a quote from David Cameron yesterday

'We face a twin crisis in this country,' he said. 'We have a debt crisis but also a very, very serious jobs crisis. We've now got two and a half million unemployed; one in five young people can't find a job"

So if 1 in 5 young people without health problems cant find work then what about the 2.5 million on incapacity benefits going to get.

It seems that the goverment should of done more years ago to stop large companies outsourcing work to other countrys and instead make it a more attractive option for them to keep their vacancies in the uk, maybe they got fed up with the goverment taking money from businesses which in turn made it more "cost effective" for them to take their vacancies abroad.

Gosh we have opened a tin of worms here - either way I do not like the way this country is at the moment - I feel that the goverment are trying to claw back money from the worst off people and the people that need it the most.

My wifes grandmother passed away last year and left her house which is owned and before the solictiors could distribute the money from her house to the people in her will, the DWP wanted to do a thorough investigation....just to make sure that she did not owe the goverment any money

after the 2 months they took digging around they confirmed she did not owe anything.

Again i dont like the way the country is going, Britain is now just Britaiun and not Great Britain anymore. Anyone else feel the same?

tkachev · 6. Oct 2009, 06:50

What makes me so angry is the people who say you are fit for work are not from the medical proffession.What training do they have to make these decisions.
:x Tk

frogmorton · 6. Oct 2009, 07:44

So right what a can of worms. Had radio 2 on while I've been online and someone said "I will work 50 years then I will happily change places with someone on the dole and they can work while I get the benefits!!"
Well something close to that!
What iS going to happen?
I hate to think about it coz I worry too much
Toni x

jmartin · 6. Oct 2009, 07:51

I heard much the same comment on Radio Scotland this morning. Something to the effect that the governement won't have costed the additional costs of people on the dole being able to claim until they're 66 (or whatever the retirement age ends up being) and what's to stop people 'losing' their jobs at 65 and claiming on the dole for the extra year.

frogmorton · 6. Oct 2009, 08:04

jmartin wrote:

I heard much the same comment on Radio Scotland this morning. Something to the effect that the governement won't have costed the additional costs of people on the dole being able to claim until they're 66 (or whatever the retirement age ends up being) and what's to stop people 'losing' their jobs at 65 and claiming on the dole for the extra year.

Aha!
Wonder if the've thought of that?

All this planning for the futute that we have to do eh? and those on the dole can't/don't???
Help!
Toni x

justinbarrow · 6. Oct 2009, 08:06

just had a look at this atos origin website and somewhere it states that the prefered method for medical evidence is from an independant health organisation rather than the persons practitioner.

What is this about! dosent the family GP not know more about their pateints illness and will know a lot more about how it effects them more than some other "independant health organisation" who has never met you or know nothing about you.

people everywhere are going to be worrying about this and how it will effect them, and without any real improvement in the ecconomy how on earth is there going to be work around for all the millions the goverment are now branding "the work shy"

Then they are on about how much debt this country is in, they have been throwing millions into the scrappage scheme for instance, up to £2,000 towards a new car...how many people have bought a new car this way...thousands, and at a cost to the goverment who want to now claw money back.

Whats the saying...give something in one hand and take with the other :roll:

I now step down from my soap box and let someone else have a rant

frogmorton · 6. Oct 2009, 08:11

Wow! Justin!
That was good!
I hope you weren't able to 'jump' dopwn though

(joke promise!)
Excellent points made
Toni x

justinbarrow · 6. Oct 2009, 09:06

frogmorton wrote:

Wow! Justin!
That was good!
I hope you weren't able to 'jump' dopwn though (joke promise!)
Excellent points made
Toni x

Thanks Toni - Just makes me annoyed no matter who wins the election next year the country will still be in a mess and for some time.

oneday · 6. Oct 2009, 10:11

govt whichever one are in power,trying to save money but seems to be from wrong place and people!
working till 66- who wants that? some might. Then that also means less jobs available.
Quick answer, unless someone is unable to work through illness they get no benefits or say lost job unless paid into system......that will sort out the work shy who are taking everyone elses rightful share whether elderly and finally want to retire or too ill to work.........sounds like common sense so no chance of being put into practise.

woodbon · 6. Oct 2009, 11:05

Hi, i've got an interview with an advisor tomorrow, but my Physio has told me I must monitor some of my symptoms and go straight to A&E if they show any sign of getting worse! What sort of job could I do at the moment? Something in A&E then I would be their aready!! :shock: Love Sue

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