bwal wrote: » Thanks for the reply. Had many sleepless nights over this letter. Offered to do it at night and was told I couldn't. Have no prob doing it once I wouldn't b out of pocket.another thing is somebody under 20 prob without any responsibilities gets the same amount as me, giving them a extra €100 a week.how is this fair
rsole1 wrote: » So you are not really available for / or looking for work. That's how they will see it if you say you can't take up a position as you are a full time child minder. Go along to the meeting and "play the game". I went six weeks ago and haven't heard a word yet. They don't have many places to offer - I think it's just a test in the majority of cases to see if you are really looking for work, so don't give them any excuse to stop your money. Good luck.
bwal wrote: » Got letter from tus last month so i sent it back.one month later i got a letter asking me to attend a meeting tomorrow.I look after my baby full time while her mother works.barely able to pay my mortgage I can not afford to pay for a childminder so I will b bringing my baby to the meeting tomorrow.does anybody know if this is a valid reason to decline a position?
babydoll123 wrote: » hi was wondering can you hand in your notice on tus programme and if so where do i stand with social welfare?? :)
Karen23 wrote: » My placement finishes in January and my Tus supervisor said she'd meet with me soon to update my CV and get it sent out to job vacancies , seems like they wont let me just go back on the dole. The thoughts of having to go through all that again. I'd quite happily stay where I am and for things to continue as they are but I cant see my employer taking me on and paying me when they can just take another '' free '' worker from Tus.
dubgothic wrote: » Hi, You may play this out a lot better.I have used the situation to drive forward.Old news now.TUS maybe fun for you,nice employers,chance of a future job. If it's any help,cliches apart- "Corrective scheme": I refused to sign the TUS form (no info,a nearly blank page) so my dole was stopped,or suspended for a few weeks,until I signed up.My behaviour was corrected. Next- Didn't realize I was effectively signing off the dole and joining a volunteer recruitment agency called PACT,who then take over.I wasn't happy with events after that.No interest from social welfare. In my case it was a bad match,ending in tea-making,cleaning,fetching,and topped by sneering staff.No proper complaints system either.The service cuts out after each step: social welfare/agency/employer.A maze with one way traps.Dole was refused,and I didn't pursue it.My problem anyway. "Skipped": left it,got out.I am relocating,so these are temporary measures.Luckily I am single,can do very casual work,not always have a regular income,and have work abroad.Not well paid,rough conditions,but better than this mess.And,like gypsies,I buy collectables when I have cash,so I always have something to sell. The TUS dole-breaker scheme is partly on the right track though.It's a yellow-alert.Yawn..here we go.... The dole can be a bad system to get caught up in.Becoming an expert on one's social welfare rights (for a healthy,able-bodied person,and maybe even for less-abled folk) is dancing in a beggars-circle and never getting out of it.Time slips away. Put your focus on getting a source of income,legally,(although that hasn't stopped Banks etc) away from the dole.It's a reactive system,get-me-dole=do nothing.That's the conditioning.Shutdown. Active is : no-dole=massive-action. Spanish,Greek: would riot over a random forced labour scheme,and anyway,hordes of them head for the UK without even bothering with their own capital cities. For help with your TUS situation right now,maybe (it's still the system) get in touch with the Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed. www.inou.ie Good Luck!
dubgothic wrote: » Yes.I did TUS,as a "corrective scheme". You may be luckier than me. Otherwise: TUS puts people straight into a menial position.Respect is zero. Its only interesting to watch how quickly people become corrupted when they have "free workers". Under the guise of "It's official",anything is possible. I skipped it after two months with "employers" and the "social welfare" crowd behind it. Great wake up call!!! I allowed the Dole to make me even more stupid. Still,I wonder why so little is being posted by TUS un/willing participants. Maybe it's great,and it's just me. Or we are not Greek,or Spanish,or awake.
ChaBB wrote: » For anyone interested, or worried about the process, Well I attended the TUS interview, you enter a conference room and sign in. The sign-in sheet was an A4 size sheet with a list of names, and id say when they started the presentation only half the sheet was signed, a good few didnt show up. They were very sound people, they stated that they werent the dole office, only working for them, and to relax, although they would have no choice but to pass all the info on to the social welfare office.(bad thing for the peops who didnt show up i guess) They basically give alittle talk at the start explaining all about the scheme, and made clear that it wasnt some displacement thing where private business's could take advantage and all that stuff. After that, they took us one by one to the front of the conference room for an interview, i thought it was abit funny how they interview on front of everyone, but no biggy. The whole thing lasted 2 to 3 hours, although had everyone showed up, would of been abit longer. No one left the place with any "work", but take down what youd be willing to do, and will be in contact later. Dont worry anyone going in, the people interviewing were normal, very nice people, not robots like in the dole office.
Tús placements are only with Not-for-profit organisations.
christmas2012 wrote: » re gob****e comment,you can get banned for insults.. Another thing,are you denying the fact that a. if a company signs up to TUS or FAS that it basically means an employer is getting free labour 2. What is the probability these employers will turn around and pay you?Highly doubful after getting free labour they are going to turn around and employ you. 3. It DOES nullify any chance of that position that could have been advertised as a paid job - it basically turns what could be a paid job into an unpaid job. Anyway im done with this post,those are the facts - you dont have to like them.Whether you agree or disagree.
No problems. I wish it was. I don't want to have anything to do with it - I am trying to find a proper job on my own, but if I don't you can bet they'd be quick as a flash to cut me off
hdowney wrote: » Can you still look for full time work when on this, and then assuming you secure full time work, leave the placement?
hdowney wrote: » Also peeved. I got the letter that said they'd pass me on to my local whatever, replied yes, today got a letter from the County Wicklow Partnership calling me for interview - in ARKLOW!! WTF Arklow is not my local. I live in Wicklow Town. I am now expected to get myself to Arklow for the interview, they are just assuming I have access to transport (cos the public transport from Wicklow to Arklow is the biggest pile of....). Also I worry that they will expect me to do my placement in Arklow, and fund myself getting down and back. Bollx to that
christmas2012 wrote: » it is like a ce scheme youre right,its for those who havent been ever at lc or third level.. its a slave labour scheme,these decrepid agencies suck what could have been a paid job advertised.By any company signing up to TUS they are taking off what could have been a paid job advertised,bascially nullifying any chance of a real paid job. What employer will turn around and start paying people with TUS in the way? Another thing as well they get state paid pensions ,these junkets cost the state dearly and do nothing by way of giving back a tax paid job to govt back to the community - they are a waste they are junkets and should be shut down.
hdowney wrote: » It has nothing to do with whether you have been to college or whatnot. I have an LC, a Level 5 and a Level 6 so...
christmas2012 wrote: » I was told by a source that TUS schemes are for those with less qualifications,okay so maybe i got it wrong..apologies..
