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Well as some of you know I am on ESA which means that the DWP have decided I am unfit to work but well enough to take steps to return to work.
Anyway poundworld have opened a shop where I live and were looking for staff. They are offering 8 and 16 hour contracts with overtime all done through intraining one of the work place providers.
Anyway I put my name down saying I wanted 8 hours to see how it went, went for interview and they wanted a work trial for what I was led to believe was 2 days . I thought it was a bit much but if I wanted the job what could I do
Yesterday I went and they told me that it was actually a 5 day work trial , so 40 hours of unpaid work for an 8 hour job. If I was on JSA and desperate for a job I would have had no choice as sanctions would have kicked in. When I reminded them I only wanted 8 hours they looked at me like they had trodden in something. Needless to say I told them where to stick it
I just thought I would vent , this is pure exploitation. If a company wants to employ people they should pay them for the work done not get 40 hours free work out of them first . They have 250 stores so even if they had two people each week working at 50% efficiency that is giving the company £60000 of free labour each week .
Am I over reacting ?
Anyway poundworld have opened a shop where I live and were looking for staff. They are offering 8 and 16 hour contracts with overtime all done through intraining one of the work place providers.
Anyway I put my name down saying I wanted 8 hours to see how it went, went for interview and they wanted a work trial for what I was led to believe was 2 days . I thought it was a bit much but if I wanted the job what could I do
Yesterday I went and they told me that it was actually a 5 day work trial , so 40 hours of unpaid work for an 8 hour job. If I was on JSA and desperate for a job I would have had no choice as sanctions would have kicked in. When I reminded them I only wanted 8 hours they looked at me like they had trodden in something. Needless to say I told them where to stick it
I just thought I would vent , this is pure exploitation. If a company wants to employ people they should pay them for the work done not get 40 hours free work out of them first . They have 250 stores so even if they had two people each week working at 50% efficiency that is giving the company £60000 of free labour each week .
Am I over reacting ?
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