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Asked to attend Group Information Session

  • 16-07-2017 8:22pm
    #1
    Giving it a go
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37 ✭


    As the title says, I have been asked to attend a group information session as I am on job seekers benefit.

    I have 3 children under the age of 5 and since I was let go last month, I have taken them out of creche as cant afford it.

    Does anyone know if I have to attend these sessions, or can I bring the kids (I'm guessing not) or do they run them in the evenings? I am going to ring my local office and find out.

    My husband could mind them for the hour, but I really need him to save time off for when I have interviews as I am actively looking for work.

    I dont have anyone else who could mind them.

    Thanks for reading :)


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  • #2
    boardsuser1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,196 ✭✭✭boardsuser1


    Giving it a go wrote: »
    As the title says, I have been asked to attend a group information session as I am on job seekers benefit.

    I have 3 children under the age of 5 and since I was let go last month, I have taken them out of creche as cant afford it.

    Does anyone know if I have to attend these sessions, or can I bring the kids (I'm guessing not) or do they run them in the evenings? I am going to ring my local office and find out.

    My husband could mind them for the hour, but I really need him to save time off for when I have interviews as I am actively looking for work.

    I dont have anyone else who could mind them.

    Thanks for reading :)

    Been to a few of these in the last 2 years.

    Never once have I seen children in the group sessions.

    Only ever seen kids in the waiting area of the local dole office.

    Have 4 kids myself.


  • #3
    hawkeyethenoo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 372 ✭✭hawkeyethenoo


    if it's jobpath then you're not allowed bring kids to the group session. was told no kids allowed.


  • #4
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 15,814 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Know someone who after the company they work for went into signed up for Job Seekers Benefit as they have been working for the past decade. Not even a week after going into submit the forms they received an invite to one of these group sessions. I assume they'll have a jobpath invite within the week and spend time attending these sessions and being suggested for work stacking shelves rather than actual looking for a job.


  • #5
    January
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,862 ✭✭✭✭January


    No, do not bring kids.


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