Jobless Scum

[SimonMac]

He should sign on to CUK we would soon sort him out

We?!

I don't want to talk out of turn and speak for the majority of contractors on here but please refrain from using "we" as you are an agent not a contract so I would hate to me associated with your type

[EternalOptimist]

We?!

I don't want to talk out of turn and speak for the majority of contractors on here but please refrain from using "we" as you are an agent not a contract so I would hate to me associated with your type

some people might think you are being an irritating little sh!t tick today,

but not me

[Doggy Styles]

Potentially - however he will apply for all jobs to keep the job centre happy so he can keep signing on - and screw up the interview on purpose - (see Spud in Trainspotting!)

And seriously The Ashton Wooden Canal Boat Socieity - that will be full of more uppity mo fo's than the caravan club - he will be in his condescending, arrogant element.

Do you know him? You seem to know a lot about him.

[craig1]

If you're utterly skint and on benefits then getting a minimum wage job is probably the worst thing you can do as you'll lose a whole heap of benefits.

If I had to redesign the benefits system then rather than simply cutting off some benefits when someone got a job I'd look to reward the effort. As a first thought, I'd reduce benefits by 50p for every £1 earned, giving at least some financial incentive to work, taper it down to 75p benefit cut per £1 earned after 1 year and altogether after 2.

The harder line approach is to simply put everyone to community service if they're on benefits for > six months. Even 95%+ of those on invalidity benefits can do some work, even if it is just envelope stuffing at home or sitting at a charity shop counter.

[DodgyAgent]

We?!

I don't want to talk out of turn and speak for the majority of contractors on here but please refrain from using "we" as you are an agent not a contract so I would hate to me associated with your type

Perhaps as your use of English is so awful I could do the initial introduction and write the contracts, and then hand him over to worldly "knob ends" like you.

[TheBigD]

If you're utterly skint and on benefits then getting a minimum wage job is probably the worst thing you can do as you'll lose a whole heap of benefits.

If I had to redesign the benefits system then rather than simply cutting off some benefits when someone got a job I'd look to reward the effort. As a first thought, I'd reduce benefits by 50p for every £1 earned, giving at least some financial incentive to work, taper it down to 75p benefit cut per £1 earned after 1 year and altogether after 2.

The harder line approach is to simply put everyone to community service if they're on benefits for > six months. Even 95%+ of those on invalidity benefits can do some work, even if it is just envelope stuffing at home or sitting at a charity shop counter.

Maybe, but this guy is single with no kids, and shares a rented flat. Surely he'd be better of on NMW...

[psychocandy]

That fella from Wooton bassett.

Lazy twat. Have a wash, cut your hair, have a shave and more importantly GET OFF YOUR ARSE AND LOOK FOR A JOB.

First trip outside in a few days to a small town high street aint exactly looking hard for a job, is it?

Make the lazy twat clean the streets for his benefit money!

[EternalOptimist]

It's an interesting question actually, the title of this thread. What proportion of the unemployed are, actually scum.

I mean, there are some who go out burgling, do drugs and claim the dole as a sort of income supplement. I am not too keen on young ladies who get themselves pregnant as a lifestyle choice, knowing they will get a flat and income for life

but these are tiny numbers

[KimberleyChris]

If you're utterly skint and on benefits then getting a minimum wage job is probably the worst thing you can do as you'll lose a whole heap of benefits.

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It's not that bad, to be honest. You do qualify for 'working tax credits', which make it better to work than not to.

But, the Government has moved the goalposts as regards the number of hours you have to work.

It depends on your circumstances. A single person comes off worse, and as we have seen, the key to riches is to pump out kids.

At the end of the day, we just need more jobs. Then we can separate the 'surplus workforce' from the 'workshy', but not until then.

[Doggy Styles]

UK kids don't learn to hustle as much as they do in other countries.

DA has a point.