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Post by deserttraveller on Feb 20, 2018 23:02:49 GMT
CVs. After my wife left the bullies at the NHS she showed her CV to the job centre who said it was great BUT not written in the current fashion; so they put her right on that and she was able to sort it out.
Now she is part of what this government likes to call 'The Gig Economy' or zero hours contracts . We used to call it casual work, but it is a permanent job with no rights. No sick pay or paid holiday and on days when her employer does not work she is told to stay at home. Such a shame because she is liked and thanked on a daily basis but will never reach the annual salary due to the reduced hours. No security either.
This government; taking Britain out of Europe & the Great out of Britain.
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Post by mikey on Feb 20, 2018 23:21:06 GMT
CVs. After my wife left the bullies at the NHS she showed her CV to the job centre who said it was great BUT not written in the current fashion; so they put her right on that and she was able to sort it out. Now she is part of what this government likes to call 'The Gig Economy' or zero hours contracts . We used to call it casual work, but it is a permanent job with no rights. No sick pay or paid holiday and on days when her employer does not work she is told to stay at home. Such a shame because she is liked and thanked on a daily basis but will never reach the annual salary due to the reduced hours. No security either. This government; taking Britain out of Europe & the Great out of Britain. Zero hours contract is simple abuse of employee rights. There may be instances where zero hours are mutually beneficial but how can it be right that an organisation like Macdonalds can just call on staff and pay them during peak hours and avoid paying them by sending them home when not needed. when you say ‘will never reach the annual salary’ does this mean will be unable to get a mortgage and be forced to rely on rental sector? |
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Post by standing stone on Feb 21, 2018 9:02:44 GMT
CVs. After my wife left the bullies at the NHS she showed her CV to the job centre who said it was great BUT not written in the current fashion; so they put her right on that and she was able to sort it out. Now she is part of what this government likes to call 'The Gig Economy' or zero hours contracts . We used to call it casual work, but it is a permanent job with no rights. No sick pay or paid holiday and on days when her employer does not work she is told to stay at home. Such a shame because she is liked and thanked on a daily basis but will never reach the annual salary due to the reduced hours. No security either. This government; taking Britain out of Europe & the Great out of Britain. How on earth are people able to make even simple plans or commitments, either timewise or financial, around that? The uncertainty and insecurity is astonishing. Being liked and thanked goes a long way towards being happy at work, but I can't see that being enough to put up with the downsides; she has you though DT, so that'll help! Views on government shared.  |
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Post by deserttraveller on Feb 21, 2018 23:35:48 GMT
Well if we were getting a mortgage now I wonder if a zero hours contract has any value to a lender. I figured out years ago that interest only mortgages were a rip off and changed mine- much to the disgust of the lender
but almost paid it off.
Society does not have to be unfair, it is a choice, some countries choose to be more equitable. Over the past 30 years the UK has made a deliberate choice not to be, 'get on your bike' - Norman Tebbit, 'There is no such thing as Society' Thatcher, and Blair too with his PFi's. etc. if there is a will to change it it will take another generation to do it.
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Post by mikey on Feb 22, 2018 16:56:17 GMT
It’s the same the whole world over
It’s the poor what gets the blame
It’s the rich that gets the pleasure
Ain’t it all a bleedin’ shame
And it’s about time we all got together and put it all to right. Make it better ready for the next generation
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Post by hotdrummer on Feb 26, 2018 10:48:38 GMT
Good Morning SS. I’ve just seen this thread and thought it would be an opportunity to catch up. Hiya everybody 😍
In my twenties I realised that if you hadn’t got on a career ladder they didn’t want you. I’d spent my early twenties travelling the world and learning to smoke pot. The old school interviewers looked very dimly on the travelling so I took to eliminating it from my cv. Nowadays it’s looked on as showing initiative. In the case you’re suggesting, 45+ I think you can come to the conclusion that you have to employ yourself by starting some sort of business and in my case it was the best thing I ever did. I know you and many 45+ ers have untapped talent. It’s a case of having your back to the wall and realising what you’re good at and like doing. In my third age I’m becoming a professional festival goer.
Finally I have to report that after my foray to Celtic Connections I discovered my hip flask was leaking 😏
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Post by sc on Feb 26, 2018 11:58:34 GMT
Good Morning SS. I’ve just seen this thread and thought it would be an opportunity to catch up. Hiya everybody 😍 In my twenties I realised that if you hadn’t got on a career ladder they didn’t want you. I’d spent my early twenties travelling the world and learning to smoke pot. The old school interviewers looked very dimly on the travelling so I took to eliminating it from my cv. Nowadays it’s looked on as showing initiative. In the case you’re suggesting, 45+ I think you can come to the conclusion that you have to employ yourself by starting some sort of business and in my case it was the best thing I ever did. I know you and many 45+ ers have untapped talent. It’s a case of having your back to the wall and realising what you’re good at and like doing. In my third age I’m becoming a professional festival goer. Finally I have to report that after my foray to Celtic Connections I discovered my hip flask was leaking 😏 Yes, totally agree. About 6 years ago, Mrs SC started up her own business following a year long battle and recovery from Breast Cancer. As most life threatening events shows what is important in life. She was given the green light to return to work as an HR Manager but to avoid stress, her Bosses remembered this for about a week and so she resigned. She knew she wanted to something creative, perhaps designing and making retro cloths? Perhaps pottery? She went on a 10 week evening class course for Silver Smithing, loved it and started up as a jewellery designer/maker. It was the best career move she ever did Just need to figure out what I should now do |
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Post by standing stone on Feb 26, 2018 12:18:33 GMT
Good Morning SS. I’ve just seen this thread and thought it would be an opportunity to catch up. Hiya everybody 😍 In my twenties I realised that if you hadn’t got on a career ladder they didn’t want you. I’d spent my early twenties travelling the world and learning to smoke pot. The old school interviewers looked very dimly on the travelling so I took to eliminating it from my cv. Nowadays it’s looked on as showing initiative. In the case you’re suggesting, 45+ I think you can come to the conclusion that you have to employ yourself by starting some sort of business and in my case it was the best thing I ever did. I know you and many 45+ ers have untapped talent. It’s a case of having your back to the wall and realising what you’re good at and like doing. In my third age I’m becoming a professional festival goer. Finally I have to report that after my foray to Celtic Connections I discovered my hip flask was leaking 😏 Good Morning Hotdrummer - great to see you! Glad you found self employment worked well for you. Wish I had the confidence, and something I'm good at! The things I like doing are done by volunteers - a bit tricky to compete with for money! You are right though. |
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