mcgocks wrote: » it all depends when a facility would require new unpaid of course - staff, my first interview was roughly a fortnight later, they will send you out another letter because they r too coward to contact you in any other way. Normally with one to two weeks notice also. TUS seems a bit of a nightmare really. I will be starting work soon and my traveling is so long and i will be taxed and out of pocket i still can't get out of it. Soo not right or fair. Stupid government schemes and they talk to you as if you haven't been seeking employment. the way i have been spoke to so far is like dirt lol i won't be taking any **** from any one seeing i will be there temporary, out of pocket and likely soaked all winter long. If i don't like it I will keep looking for a real job that will pay me. TUS is awful. They leave you worse off than you already are, get no respect or thanks. In return they are gald to get rid off you and they also keep SW cut off for you so its either like it or look for a job. Your on your own then sonny boyo lol
mcgocks wrote: » i have to slightly disagree with you there smileyface. From my experience they actually do force you in to a job whether you like it or not. If your not physically fit is the only reason to refuse a job offer. i agree SWO will not cut your money off on the first refusal but they can cut you off/severely reduce your payment permanently and apparently offer you a second job that could be far more worse including longer traveling distance. If any one is 'randomly selected' it is better to accept and cut your loses like i have to do because at the end of the day things can be a lot more worse..........lol and they actually think your a lazy git and get nasty with you. I have been highly insulted and talked to like scum because i haven't got work in two years and being a mother maternity leave in first year and could show you loads of work applications for trying. Some these tus workers think they are the masters of the world lol
jos22 wrote: » how long do Tus take get on to people, once you sent the letter back to them. I am guessing TUS all depends on the host you get stuck with. the main issue is lack of choice. with job bridge you could pick one that would suit you in a place that would suit. where as from what i have being reading about Tus you have no choice at all, it just go there do this or sign off the dole
mcgocks wrote: » Yeah smiley face i have been told that is the truth too and i read it somewhere online 'random selection' . the job i am asked to do is in my local area slightly on the outskirts but i dont drive so i have to walk almost an hour to get there alone. Suckz, be out of fortune in taxis come the winter months. I wouldn't have complained but i think now they r really taking the piss plus tax on top of that
smiley_face400 wrote: » I got my letter in January, didn't hear again until March. Went for 3 different interviews and the third was a place I liked and where my skills would be relevant. I then started at the beginning of May. For those asking about random selection, it is random but only to a point. You have to be long term unemployed (9 months to a year) to be selected. I'd been on jobseekers benefit for 9 months and then allowance for 3 before I got selected. Then Tus have a certain number of places they have to fill so they get the details of a number of people who meet the criteria.
jos22 wrote: » the random part odd at times tho, I did the job bridge scheme and got a letter. but I know someone who being on JSA longer and didn't do job bridge or any fas course etc and didnt. so if they call you in for interview and there nothing that would be a benefit to you for getting a proper job, will they still get you to take one or do the right thing in offering it to someone who would benefit from the scheme. I did the job bridge and enjoyed it and got experience out of it, but the place I got were not allowed to offered a postion due to the Government embargo. I would not mind doing TUS provide the position is relevant.
smiley_face400 wrote: » I wasn't on any schemes or doing a fas course when I got my letter so I don't really know how it works. I'm doing an ecollege course at the moment. The tus job won't effect your eligibility for a course once you're able to do the required hours. It's not that it wouldn't be a benefit to you to get a proper job. It's just something to get you out in the workplace and gain or expand your experience and skill set. You do eventually have to take a position or else they'll assume you're not serious about getting a job and cut your benefits but it doesn't have to be the first one offered. You can also look for and do part time work, again, once you do the required hours(just confirm the amount of hours you can do total with your tus rep as I'm not sure right now). And there's nothing to stop you searching/interviewing for a permanent job. The main issue I have with the program is that at the end of the day it is just a ploy to get people off the live register so they can report the numbers are down and that there's never going to be any permanent job at the end of it because it's all volunteer/community/not for profit organisations. Tus will also send you the forms to sign back on at the end of your placement. If you go in about 3-4 weeks before the placement ends then there shouldn't be any break in your payments. If you go in after it ends it may take 2-3 weeks to be processed
leanonme wrote: » I was wondering if someone could help me figure out my situation, I have posted in a thread on its own but didn't get much response yet. My self and my partner are both on job seekers allowance for over a year, I was receiving 134 and he was receiving 156. We have individual claims but are registered as cohabiting. Three months ago I started a jobs bridge internship and now I receive 184, and two weeks ago I managed to get some relief work with another company, its one or two days a week (shift work), and so far is not interfering with my Internship. When I spoke to the social welfare they told me that this would not effect my payment but were unsure how this would effect my partners payment, and said they would get back to me, they were not even able to tell me why we were receiving the rate we were receiving. Now on the other side my partner was called to the Tus, and they appear to be offering him a placement to start very soon, but he is hoping to start a course in october with fas and is unsure if he starts with tus will he will be allowed or eligable to do the course with fas. He has applied for a number of CE schemes also, and he is wondering if he does these will he be allowed to do the course. On the other hand he is hoping to start working with a home help company shortly, but again these hours will vary. Will either of these schemes mean that his payment wont be effected by my increase in income, also will either of them mean that he can work part-time along side them with out being effected, and that he can participate in the course. I know its alot of questions but I am so confused by it all , and the social welfare cant seem to answer me. Thanks for reading
smiley_face400 wrote: » Tell him to talk to the Tus people about the FAS/CE schemes he's going for. Being on Tus doesn't effect your eligibility for a FAS course, not sure about CE as it's a similar placement. If the FAS course has a better chance of getting your partner a permanent job then get him to explain that to them. They're a lot more understanding than people believe. I had an interview coming up not long after I got my second Tus letter to come in to meet with them. I informed them off the interview and second round assessment and asked them to hold off on getting me a placement until I knew whether or not I got the job. When I didn't get it I contacted them again and arranged interviews with a few places eventually taking the one I'm in now. They do understand that getting a proper job is more important than getting a placement with them and will accommodate you if you're reasonable about it.
smiley_face400 wrote: » I'm doing reception/admin for a youth organisation. My background is in call centre sales/customer service with some reception on the side including some hotel/hostel reception. I went into Tus and told them about my background so any manual labour/child care/care for the elderly was out as I wanted to get back into that kind of work. If you're clear about what you want with them they'll get you something that suits or close enough to it.
jos22 wrote: » dose TUS work like the job bridge scheme, where you can take time off anytime you need to for interviews and those days do not count as taken time off for holidays.
jos22 wrote: » after about 7 weeks got my follow up letter today telling me I have a meeting next tuesday.
Nuts102 wrote: » I was at an interview last week for a CE scheme and i was told you had to work every second Saturday has anybody had to do this. I don't know if i will get the placement but it made me uncomfortable. I play sports and most Saturdays i am playing Football. I would have no problem missing the odd game if i was getting paid but surely for basically free work you are hardly expected to give up some of your weekend also.
danjo-xx wrote: » There are schemes based in Art Galleries /Art Centres and sports centres etc and some of these are open Saturdays or even Sundays ocassionaly and CE participants have to work as required but no more than the legal 19.5hrs a week. Different shifts are usually arranged so that everyone has to do their turn of weekend work. If you have to do more than 19.5hrs you may be offered time of in lieu but this is breaking the rules but what's new:(
Nuts102 wrote: » I am all for getting some experience but surely to god asking you to work on a weekend is not on. Full time staff who are getting paid should be working weekends. I would be disappointed if i had to miss sport on a Saturday either be it playing or watching football on a Saturday.
