Financial crisis: UK job losses.

[Beorn]

Not to mention without fail atleast one day a week we would show up and be told we was not needed and would be sent back off home with no pay what so ever.

That's what's always got me angry. If a man turns up to work to do his best and earn the days wage, then he should be compensated for at least being there, regardless of if he is or isn't needed.

But where's the laws to protect us?

[Pino]

That's what's always got me angry. If a man turns up to work to do his best and earn the days wage, then he should be compensated for at least being there, regardless of if he is or isn't needed.

But where's the laws to protect us?

temporary Agency workers are expolited more than any other worker. They expect you to work to the same standard as the permenent staff on a lower wage and with little benefits, the problem is it's impossible for us all to do somthing about it becuase the immigrants come in and nod there head to anything, as I've said I dont mind Eastern Europeans as people but the ones I came across in the work place have no pride and morals and will happerly work like a slave on slaves pay and because of this we either have two choices as to become slaves ourselfs or become un-employed.

They had the audacity to ask me if I wanted to work overtime at the weekend once, I asked how much the rate is..It was still minimum wage while the permenent staff got double time which for them was about £15.00 an hour, they where honestly expecting me to work on a factory line next to sombody doing the exact same job for 10 pound an hour less? I almost put them threw the window there and then.

It is slowly (and I do mean slowly) getting better for agency workers, they are now entitled to holidays, in January 2010 Agency workers who have been somwhere for 12 weeks have to be paid at the same rate as the permenent staff but I can see the loophole in that one everybody getting laid off for a week after 12 weeks then told to come back, yet the Brains of Britain in Parliment passing the bill couldn't see that one, idiots.

[Skandi]

When I worked agency I was normally on more than the permanent workers, especially at weekends that were time and a half and double time. It was always funny to be washing the dishes on more than the chef!

[Beorn]

they are now entitled to holidays

I'm in two minds over that, though.

When I was looking after a few labourers on site, they were earning no more than £150 after tax and agency fees each week.
That wasn't great, but it gave you some money. They would grumble.

Then, in Gordon Browns infinite wisdom, he decided to levy a compulsory holiday charge on top of that.

So now lads who were living on £150 after tax, were now going home with little more than £120 in their pockets thanks to the law.

They didn't want to have holidays, and if they did they would pay for it on their own terms and their own means.

And people wonder why some decide to live on the dole.
£96 a week plus your rent, tax and insurance paid, or working and having £120 a week and paying rent, tax, and bills?

Tough one.

[Pino]

I'm in two minds over that, though.

When I was looking after a few labourers on site, they were earning no more than £150 after tax and agency fees each week.
That wasn't great, but it gave you some money. They would grumble.

Then, in Gordon Browns infinite wisdom, he decided to levy a compulsory holiday charge on top of that.

So now lads who were living on £150 after tax, were now going home with little more than £120 in their pockets thanks to the law.

They didn't want to have holidays, and if they did they would pay for it on their own terms and their own means.

And people wonder why some decide to live on the dole.
£96 a week plus your rent, tax and insurance paid, or working and having £120 a week and paying rent, tax, and bills?

Tough one.

£96 a week dole

is there somthing the JobCentre arn't telling me as I only used to get that every 2 weeks!

[Beorn]

£96 a week dole

is there somthing the JobCentre arn't telling me as I only used to get that every 2 weeks!

Sorry. I'm going by me. I have a partner and two kids, you see.

But with that said, the avenue is ripe to extract more money if I was so inclined to do so.
I could claim sick benefit on top of that and play up my asthma, I could easily get carers allowance as my child suffers from an affliction which could be signed away(I know a doctor) as being necessary for full time care.

It is endless.

This is another reason why people stay on the dole.

EDIT: Drug users! They get an extra allowance for being smack heads! Amazing, ain't it!?

[Pino]

Sorry. I'm going by me. I have a partner and two kids, you see.

But with that said, the avenue is ripe to extract more money if I was so inclined to do so.
I could claim sick benefit on top of that and play up my asthma, I could easily get carers allowance as my child suffers from an affliction which could be signed away(I know a doctor) as being necessary for full time care.

It is endless.

This is another reason why people stay on the dole.

EDIT: Drug users! They get an extra allowance for being smack heads! Amazing, ain't it!?

I dont see why you dont claim the extra money. Next time I'm out of work I wont think twice about it I'm sick of being loyal to a system which is designed to fuck me over, it's time to start playing them at there own games.

[Treffie]

EDIT: Drug users! They get an extra allowance for being smack heads! Amazing, ain't it!?

My partner works at a night hostel for the homeless - 90% of them have either a drug or alcohol problem. The drug users get £200 per week in benefits and get everything else paid for, the ones with alcohol problems get even more than that. Completely hates the place, mainly because of these lazy bastards who have no intention of trying to give up their substance abuse - but then again, there's no incentive for them to give up.