Huxley admission

[Lockhouse]

It's easy...

The simplest thing to do is to give them the names of the last two agents that you contracted through, rather than the names of the clients.

1) They can vouch that you worked at a particular site.

2) It fulfills any legal requirements for references

3) There's no danger of your current client being contacted if you don't get the gig.

3) It gives you a nice warm feeling...

Cheers,

[ThisAndThat]

And I hope this does not mean that you should now SEND (post/fax/email etc) copies of your passport/birth certificate/driving licence as I fail to see how that proves who you are. So in practice, you must meet the person who is doing the checking in person or how will anyone be sure that you are who you claim to be?

[ASB]

Are you guys sure of your facts. Here is an extract from the DTI web site.



Postman Prat: Do you still need to be spoon fed, why cant you extrapolate an argument? ID = Passport, Quals = Degree certificate, Experience = referees.

There is nothing in the regs that allows the agent to accept affirmation from your Ltd. either though it does seem to be accepted practice, particularly if that affirmation contains an indemnity.

The question is whether those regs apply. If opted in then they do. Period. Thus ascertaining the bona fides and competence is legally required.

If opted out then under the letter of the law it is not the responsibility of the agency to establish bona fides etc.

However, in practical terms even an opted LTD is seen as a risk. This is due to the different terminology used in terms of definition of worker. This causes people to err on the side of caution. Main grounds is if they have done all the checks and satified themselves they CAN'T get stuffed. Otherwise they might.

An example of the issue is illegal migrant workers are often supplied via a company that springs up solely for the purpose of supplying them. They agency regs don't apply. But who is it gets stiffed for the penalties? More often than not the consumer of the illegal resource.

[Mailman]

Are you guys sure of your facts. Here is an extract from the DTI web site.


Postman Prat: Do you still need to be spoon fed, why cant you extrapolate an argument? ID = Passport, Quals = Degree certificate, Experience = referees.

You will notice feckwit that I made no reference to experience (just as you have no experience in dealing with the opposite sex ).

Mailman

[The Lone Gunman]

Postman Prat: So this wasnt you then?

All a reference is going to confirm is whether what you said you did there is what really went on.

[Mailman]

There is nothing in section 19 of the regs that contradicts what I said (and where is the reference that agents must check a previous work reference before accepting you for a vacancy)?

Moron

Mailman

[The Lone Gunman]

Moron Mailman

I like your new handle/signature. (a full stop might have changed the meaning)

Agents are required to be sure of your experience see section 19 b in my above post.
Just how do you expect them to be sure without checking references?

[PerlOfWisdom]

Agents are required to be sure of your experience see section 19 b in my above post.
Just how do you expect them to be sure without checking references?

Yes, and you can't get much more certain about someone's experience than by ringing an unknown number supplied by the candidate.

[Lucifer Box]

I assume you asked her if she had purple hair.

[Jabberwocky]

Oddly enough, I've just had an email from some bint at Hoaxley.

Wanted to make me one of her "gold" candidates with a special folder all to myself... just so long as I sent an uptodate CV and two references....

You may imagine how I replied...

Ummm ... only if you get your titz out Tina ?