1,000 jobs: 'Positive' response to Hull Daily Mail supplement

“1000 jobs and 10,000+ on the dole. Do the maths!”

“"Hugo, there is always an exception, unfortuantly the state finds it very difficult (and expensive) to cater for excpetions."

I don't see why it has to be that difficult for them & given they lost the case it must have cost them a few £ in solicitors' fees.”

“Instead of jumping on the bandwagon and making general ill-judged remarks I think they should actually look at some of these so called 1000 jobs. Most positions are with agencies who are only interested in getting you on their books, as anyone who uses UJM already knows. The jobs I tried didn't actually exist or have somehow have already been filled by the first person who applied, try some and see. A few months ago on TV there was a report into this farce where there are supposed to be thousands of jobs only for the woman who was head of her local JCPlus ending up looking rather stupid when asked to produce evidence of these jobs and couldn't, maybe HDM can get the grinning Gill Dillon to do the same. The dentist jobs are still there though, I could do that.”

“Hugo, there is always an exception, unfortuantly the state finds it very difficult (and expensive) to cater for excpetions.

The scheme in itself I fully agree with, using an excpetion to try and discredit it doesn't work, because it allows the rest to slip through the net.

Some people need this kind of help to get back to work, some others quite frankly need it as a kick up the backside to get work.”

“"As to the girl who took the DWP to court, last I heard she was actually working in a supermarket, so maybe the poundland experience paid off after all."

The issue was she has a degree for working in museums & was volunteering in one with a view to getting a job. The workfare scheme in Poundland was preventing her pursuing something she was trained for.

"Though to be fair, I don't think the scheme was particularly aimed at the likes of her anyway. It is amied at those wtih little or no skills to give them work experience."

Then why was she forced to do it? It seems a bit malicious & petty minded.”

“Loubyloo116,
The idea was to create more awareness of the jobs available, by going via the HDM and these pages they have have provided cheap and effective marketing. It is up to the individual to investigate the jobs further, do job seekers expect everything to be handed to them on a plate?
When my son needed a holiday job he went on the website of every major company in Hull to see what vacancies they had, he then emailed his C.V , he also went on the jobcentre site, it took him two days to find a well paid temp job, he is 18 with little experience but was pro-active and pResentable!”

“I pass this government edifice of illusion almost every day and never cease to be amazed by the dope-smoking, or boozed-up "jobseekers" milling around outside with aggressive dogs-on-string.

Once, one of them was so distressed at being out of work that he'd drunk himself unconscious, at the taxpayer's expense, and one of his mates who, judging by his clobber, was a some kind of sportsman, had to call an ambulance on his mobile phone.

I can only imagine that burly security men are employed there in an attempt to stem the stampede to find work.”

“Hugo,

Well why can't they enroll at college to improve their skills.

As to the girl who took the DWP to court, last I heard she was actually working in a supermarket, so maybe the poundland experience paid off after all.

Though to be fair, I don't think the scheme was particularly aimed at the likes of her anyway. It is amied at those wtih little or no skills to give them work experience.

Thngs lead from things.”

“When I did sign on they did try & make me look for work in a factory or as a cleaner however even if it was only 16 hours a week. Didn't that girl just win her case against the workfare scheme because they made her stack shelves in Poundland even though she she was voluntarily working in a museum which she was actually qualified for?”

“I thought the list of jobs was presented very poorly. Minimal information given, actually telling people the locations of the jobs rather than just 'Hull' or 'Selby'.

Whoever put the list together just did a quick copy and paste with no thought to it whatsoever. And as I am in the East Riding, why were 90% of the jobs in Hull?? I'm quite sure there are more jobs in the ER - please add them to your limited list!”