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Missed Social Welfare Group Engagement Meeting

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  • 20-10-2015 11:05am
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    Aldo Raine
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭


    I was scheduled to attend one of these meetings as part of my Job Seekers Allowance requirements to try and help me find work. However a few days beforehand I was called about a job interview which would clash with this meeting. I phoned my social welfare office and informed them of this, they said it would be fine and that another meeting on another date would be assigned to me if I missed this one. However, this morning I received a letter about missing this meeting and have been told to attend an interview at my social welfare office to explain why I missed it and they would be reviewing whether to suspend my job seeker payments.

    Can anyone advise as to what I am in for here?

    Also, while I have proof of my application for this job and a follow up email from the company which I can show the welfare office, they arranged my job interview appointment over the phone. Will what I have satisfy the welfare office?
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    haveringchick
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,380 ✭✭✭haveringchick


    Aldo Raine wrote: »
    I was scheduled to attend one of these meetings as part of my Job Seekers Allowance requirements to try and help me find work. However a few days beforehand I was called about a job interview which would clash with this meeting. I phoned my social welfare office and informed them of this, they said it would be fine and that another meeting on another date would be assigned to me if I missed this one. However, this morning I received a letter about missing this meeting and have been told to attend an interview at my social welfare office to explain why I missed it and they would be reviewing whether to suspend my job seeker payments.

    Can anyone advise as to what I am in for here?

    Also, while I have proof of my application for this job and a follow up email from the company which I can show the welfare office, they arranged my job interview appointment over the phone. Will what I have satisfy the welfare office?

    Don't worry about it. Make a point about having rang to defer the meeting, what time of day you rang, which day, was it a man or woman.
    It's imperative to always get the full name of the person you deal with either over the phone or in purpose at your local SW office


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    Aldo Raine
    Registered Users Posts: 3 ✭Aldo Raine


    Thank you, I will do just that! I actually feel stupid for not getting the lady's name when I rang. I'm just hoping that there was a lack of communication between them in the office and that this will be easily solved. While I am 99% certain I will be offered this job, the start date is mid-November so I still really need my money until then!


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