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Recruitment Agencies in general
by Helen Thomson
I was consistently lied to from the word go about salary, holidays, location of work (which was a 4 hour train ride from where I was told!) etc etc. The staff were inconsiderate and at time just downright rude. On one occasion, having told them I no longer wanted to stay on my temporary assignment due to the lies I had been fed about it, ... I had 3 different members of staff on the telephone within half an hour telling me off! Not something one expects at 25 years old. I found all the staff I dealt with, to name a few, Maxine, Laura and Margaret (the Manager!!!), rude, obnoxious, holier than thou, stuck up, liars, bullies and unhelpful in any way. To receive this treatment from a manger alongside other staff demonstrated to me that the problems with this company lie in the very foundations and that like any good builder will tell you, it should be knocked down, fixed at the foundations (management) and rebuilt.
Huntress would do well to appreciate their candidates and not treat them like they own them. I would never work for or with Huntress ever again in my life and have advised all of my friends, acquaintances etc to avoid them at all costs.
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Job Centre Plus
by Tom Adams
I worked for 6 years in retail at over 20+ stores all over the country, I went from the bottom to a managerial role, for the first three years I was also studying IT at college.
When I lost my job I didn't know what benefits or anything I could recieve so I went to the job centre and signed up for JSA, I applied for every job I ... could with them but the only response I got was from a fake company that was just trying to steal money from unsuspecting job seekers.
I complained that they should check the jobs they list more thourily and even I was able to check with company house and see they had used another companies number but they just said they couldn't do anything about it.
A year passed of absolutely no interviews and I was lucky to just get a letter or anything back saying no thanks.
It wasn't like I was only searching for a job as an astronaut I was applying for any job I had even an inkling of experience in but nothing.
I was then offered unpaid work experience at Poundland which isn't below me at all but I completely disagreed with the experience part considering my 6 years of experience in the same sort of business and my local Poundland is just full of work experience people from what I gather.
I said if it was a job or even a trial for a job then that would be fine because I know how to work in that kind of business and should be paid for it and they basically said they could see I wasn't bothered to work, there's a big difference between work and work experience!!
Anyway a few months later I was referred to the work programme, I was told they would provide training which sounded really good to me as I could finally learn some new things and maybe find a job in a different sector.
Also I started an application with the Army at this time which didn't take away from my time searching for work but meant I had an alternative if successful, I was told by the job centre that the Army wasn't a real job and I would be breaking my agreement by going on any sort of training or selection with them so I couldn't continue with them.
I went to the work programme and it was nothing like what was explained to me, they wanted me to sign a contract to be put into work for up to 40 hours in anything they deemed suitable for me and the lady actually used Poundland as an example.
I explained I wasn't comfortable giving Serco that sort of control over me, as they could basically say I didn't comply and cut my money when ever they wanted, I was then told the contract meant nothing and just by walking through there door I had agreed which is crazy! I then left and for the next 3 months got bounced between the job centre and Serco until I just couldn't take it anymore because I had no money and was sanctioned for 8 months anyway.
I signed off and it's been about a year now and I still have nothing and can't find a job anywhere, I've become very depressed and just feel like suicide is the last option.
Honestly if you have any other option at all then please take it before turning to the job centre as it may just destroy your life like it has mine.
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Job Centre Plus
by sznid
When i was on JSA i was required to go onto the work program. So like an idiot i did.
i worked for free for 8 weeks at the poundland store in Manchester Arcades and then 8 weeks in Ashton Under Lyne poundland store. what makes it even worse is i was told by the jobcentre AND the managers of both stores at the time i had to work 29 ... hours a week... so AGAIN like a fool i did what they said i had to do to keep on jsa..
now i hear that people who refused to go on the work program can reclaim but all those people including me who worked for FREE cant claim any money back for the hours worked for free!
i think this is a joke and i feel like because i wasted 4 months of my life working for free with no job at the end of it, i should be paid compensation from either poundland or the jobcentre for working for free for so many hours!! but again i've been screwed over as theres no compensation at all for me and the thousands of other people who was made to work for free... poundland should pay EVERYONE who HAD to work for free and if that means they go bust that would be their problem.
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