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Originally posted by MayContainNuts View PostPerfect opportunity from the previous thread concerning out of work families.
If you've been on benefits for a year, then you could job share sorting mail and packing bags. Not sure everything has to be privately financed when there are so many out of work.While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'Comment
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Originally posted by doodab View PostThe companies they end up working for aren't going to pay two full wages for two part time workers, so either the government would need to subsidise it or the person who's job got "shared" would lose half their income and need to get another job to make ends meet.
Companies such as the Royal Mail & other state owned industries should have a number of places available for 'Back to Work' or 'Benefits Job sharing'. These jobs are already subsidised by the fact you the person are already on benefits. After a while you struggle with confidence(or laziness) to get back into work. A number of these B2W roles would be part time & those who took them up should be paid a B2W 'bonus' and obviously travel & meal expenses (to a sensible level). Obviously if you're on benefits you still need to attend interviews.
As part of this overall initiative Back 2 Workers could also be provided training/skills in new areas(a sort of B2W apprenticeship) or put to use on cleaning streets, maintenance, gardening, picking up litter etc etc.
The trade off could come by reducing overtime costs for the likes of councils and state owned businesses and actually increase overall service by providing more resource (already paid for by benefits). You don't lose your benefit, you only get extra to it.Last edited by MayContainNuts; 11 September 2010, 07:13.Comment
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Originally posted by MayContainNuts View PostNo. You don't understand.
Originally posted by MayContainNuts View PostCompanies such as the Royal Mail & other state owned industries should have a number of places available for 'Back to Work' or 'Benefits Job sharing'. These jobs are already subsidised by the fact you the person are already on benefits. After a while you struggle with confidence(or laziness) to get back into work. A number of these B2W roles would be part time & those who took them up should be paid a B2W 'bonus' and obviously travel & meal expenses (to a sensible level). Obviously if you're on benefits you still need to attend interviews.
As part of this overall initiative Back 2 Workers could also be provided training/skills in new areas(a sort of B2W apprenticeship) or put to use on cleaning streets, maintenance, gardening, picking up litter etc etc.
The trade off could come by reducing overtime costs for the likes of councils and state owned businesses and actually increase overall service by providing more resource (already paid for by benefits). You don't lose your benefit, you only get extra to it.
Of course there is also the problem that many of these functions such as street cleaning etc have been privatised or outsourced. You probably couldn't allow the companies that do this stuff to take advantage of such a scheme without falling foul of competition law or being accused of subsidising or somesuch.While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'Comment
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post<bad taste money grabbing contractor mode>
They'll need a big SAP HR system if they go the same way as NL, and just by coincidence I know a bit about that stuff.
Great news for contractors!
</bad taste money grabbing contractor mode>
do we have a team?"Condoms should come with a free pack of earplugs."Comment
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Originally posted by doodab View PostIn England we just put the Alcohol by Volume on the bottles
Step one, pinch ear.
Step two, key into nail
Step three, nuckle into ribs
Step four, 5 minutes of the krankies.Comment
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Originally posted by MayContainNuts View Post
Perfect opportunity from the previous thread concerning out of work families.
If you've been on benefits for a year, then you could job share sorting mail and packing bags. Not sure everything has to be privately financed when there are so many out of work.
In fact, a great way to extend automation even further would be to have "stamps" that were long strips where successive letters and numbers could be circled on successive lines, e.g. for SW2 ...
A B C .. (S) T U V W ..
A B C .. S T U V (W) ..
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and simply destroy any mail items where the postcode could not be read, so people would soon get the hang of itWork in the public sector? Read the IR35 FAQ hereComment
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Originally posted by minestrone View PostThis scale could only have been 'invented' in Glasgow. A methodical process of inflicting pain.
Step one, pinch ear.
Step two, key into nail
Step three, nuckle into ribs
Step four, 5 minutes of the krankies.
“The period of the disintegration of the European Union has begun. And the first vessel to have departed is Britain”Comment
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Originally posted by moorfield View Post10% is stuff which, if we had the inclination, could be downloaded from t'interweb (bills, magazine subscriptions)Comment
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