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help, do adviser at the jobcentres have the right to set dates when you sign on, cos i got a friend who was told to sign on every week, then daily then 2 weeks ,and so on. when she asked 'whats the reason for daily cos if you can't help me weekly how the hell can you help me daily, ' they couldn't answer her. I explained to her that changing the days is a way to make sure your not working but i must admit i don't understand why they got the power to do what they like when they want. I thought it was every 2 weeks the signing. It seems to me that they are messing her about and making her life hell. she is looking for work and provides sufficient evidence of 'job seeking' , but she feels if they want to give you a hard time then they will. I know you lovely people will be able to help me give her some good help and advice . oh and don't the advisers have to follow the law if there is a law stating that signing is every 2 weeks.
Hi Maria,
Job Centres can decide about when and how often people have to sign on. As you say sometimes they make people come in more often then the two week signing. Job Centres also are being given much more freedom to decide how they operate locally so I am afraid there will be differences between Job Centres in how they operate.
One of the things that we are concerned about at our charity is that single parents are being asked to sign on when it is not convenient for their family. For instance being asked to sign on at a time when someone would normally be dropping a child off or picking them up from school. We think that this is unreasonable and might go against their legal equality duties. I am unsure from your post what the personal situation is of your friend. If she has a child and she is a sole carer then she should be able to ask that appointments do not clash with her needs to care for her child.
I hope this helps.
Laura
thank you Anna and Span for your feedback , I will see if she would like to join this site as your lovely people to give your time to help others. Thank you again . Anyway give you a quick update on my life for those of you who have followed my posts. Can you believe it my grandaughter is going to be one in just over 3 weeks . where does the time go. to think of all the problems we had as a family we have come out the other end. Thank you to some of you who helped me with some difficult issues i had at times. sometimes is hard to understand why life hurts us sometimes without warning but i have learnt things happen for a reason. If there is anything ican do for anyone please do not hesitate to ask. . Take care everyone xxxxx
Oh my goodness, I can't believe she will be 1 already! How lovely, is she up on her feet yet, or getting there? My daughter started walking the day before her 1st birthday!
How is your daughter doing? Is she enjoying motherhood. Is she still with her chap?
Please join in wherever you like, your support will be appreciated by anyone on the receiving end
Hi maria, it certainly doesn't sound quite right. I have contacted our Parliamentary Office who is working on how the Job Centre works with single parents, she will join this thread and comment soon.