Pitatos wrote: » just one more is any chance that he could jump in to CEscheme or Intershep being on Geteway and whats more important runaway from this geteway programe...couse it seams the worst option...!
jos22 wrote: » as Far as CE schemes go, I think if he had started on gateway he would have to complete the 18 months before he could apply. not sure about Job bridge since on gateway/Tus your signed off the dole, but still paid by the state, it would prob depend on the social welfare officer they spoke with, as they would need to come off gateway and sign back on JSA and movie to jobbridge payment,
Pitatos wrote: » just one more is any chance that he could jump in to CEscheme or Intership being on Geteway and whats more important runaway from this geteway programe...couse it seams the worst option...!
Pitatos wrote: » so it seems like this gateway programe is like a prison only real job will save u...
badker wrote: » I finished Tus on a Friday, filled out everything for JSA on the Monday but got no money that week. I went down the following week and nothing in the Post Office. So 2 weeks with no money. I called into Social Welfare office to be told you miss 1st 3 days, so claim had not been put in til the Wednesday. How do they expect people to last 2 weeks without any money? Will it be back paid?
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badker wrote: » It is a half hours drive to local office. So means bus and cost €15 I called them and they want reams of stuff. I think ill just have to hang on til next week. Try get loan.
CarrieLee wrote: » I thought that there was meant to be no wait for payment when coming off Tus and signing back on as the claim was seen as 'open' -and they were just transferring the payment over? At least that's what I was told (that there wouldn't be any delay with payments etc.)
terryduff12 wrote: » Has it not been change to be paid 6 days a week now Saturday is a work day with Sw payment so technically should be getting 3 days instead of the 2?
tommer wrote: » Hi I got a letter today for interview with gateway, Also got a 2 day a week self employed job so i will be signing off for 2 days a week do i still have to go on this scheme??? Any help would be great cheers
king2 wrote: » So why would someone fail the interview?
VonVix wrote: » Anyone found themselves on the payroll for a while BEFORE doing the 19.5 hours that are required? The person I'm dealing with through Tus takes ages to deal with, yet the place I'm assigned to has been absolutely fantastic and are trying to help me with everything they can.
jos22 wrote: » nope was doing the hours the week I started to get paid for them as was everyone else in my area
jos22 wrote: » you want to make sure those hours are on the record, you have a fix number of hours to have done in 12months and if not done you have to do extra time to cover the hours your down before you can go back on JSA, all this should be done before you start, paper work is not even much to it, I had no garda vetting. if you can call into the office where they are based and refuse to leave till he has everything sorted,
tommer wrote: » is it not illegal to work on a scheme without garda vetting ???
Treehorn2077 wrote: » I got a letter today from the social welfare "asking" if I'd be interested in going on a TUS scheme, seeing as I'd never heard of it before I did some research, which lead me here. Been reading some of the comments and posts by people who have been on it and there are quite a lot of mixed results, that I can see. A few things did strike me as I read through the comments some people posted. Firstly some people seem to think that losing their job and being on the dole is some kind of social stigma, and go on to say how wonderful it is to get their "dignity" back. Since when did losing a job rob you of your dignity? I for one have no problem with my dignity or self confidence or anything of that nature and I'm just as unemployed as these people. It really says a lot about their view of themselves in society if all they measure a person by is the job they hold. The second thing I noticed, and I'm not alone in pointing this out, is the number of glowing reviews of TUS placements by some people on here. Now before I get accused of anything, I'd like to point out that I've no doubt that some people are genuine in their positive experiences of TUS and their posts here. However, I do feel like some of "glowing" reviews are just a tad too good to be true, and feel a little fake to me. Almost as if someone under the employ of a certain Government Department or youth wing of a certain party were writing them under the guise of a partisipant. I personally feel this is another cynical scam, just like job-bridge, albeit with 30 euros less than that each week. A source of unlimited free labour for companies, to exploit the unemployed into filling, under threat of getting their money cut off. It remains to be seen however how my own suitation will pan out. Obviously I have to accept this "offer" if I am to keep my JA payment, my concern is that I will be put into a suitation where I will get nothing out of this, in terms of training, experience, etc. And simply find myself right back where I started 12 months from now. I do have a few questions for Galway based people who were on the TUS scheme: 1) What range of jobs were you offered? 2) Were they mostly city or rural based? I ask because I have to rely on public transport 3) Was your experience positive or negative? 4) Did you have any issues signing back onto JA afterwards? Thanks in advance for your help
