Labour If you claim you can work from home . Doing What Exactly?
When the government says that some receiving benefits will need to work from home where are they getting these jobs from. Having spent the past 30 years looking for a idea home job but each leading to disappointment after licking 5000 envelopes for 25 pence and a mouth infection. I really like to know what these new home jobs are going to be. Because I tell you if I get sent another batch of envelopes they be sent back to number 10.
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well I done that for last 12 year or so biggest mistake of my life ! It turned into my prison filled with isolation and here I am oh and totally done a number on my already wrecked joints long story it’s my own fault . It allowed me to rot 🤷♀️ I was self employed it would never of suited UC terms either . Wasn’t physically possible , only good thing it come to an end before we had to switch to uc x
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The problem is they either don't understand that for some disabled working from home is also not possible because they are chronically ill they can't do the work for various reasons from pain, fatigue to cognitive issues.
They either don't get it or do not care that all the disabled get thrown under the bus to catch those they deem lazy or able
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Dunno probably folding envelope or something sometime making folder for factory or company or so Google this you find it 👍
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The government must understand that many people are simply too sick to work from home. Work activity may be achievable for those whose condition permits and who have a skill to offer such as IT. This might be feasible provided it does not have a detrimental effect on health. I knew someone with severe mobility issues and was wheelchair bound but he was able to design and edit software so ok to a degree unless he had a day where pain overwhelmed him. The disabled will still need financial support even if they can do some work. I am retired so do not have this worry hanging over me but, like all of us, I do fear for the future.
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I was surprised by how they worded it, implying that such opportunities for work are available and viable.
That further suggests benefit recipients aren't trying hard enough.
They're words written by a politician (or their marketing advisor) aiming at easy targets to distract attention from the other, far more meaningful things they could do to improve the country.
Starmer appears to be attempting a Thatcher-like early taming of inflation but that was already underway well before September and this definitely isn't the early 80s.
As an optimist however I hope next year may be better.
Certainly he "inherited" an awful mess!
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I did have an interesting voluntary job with Ancestry translating hand written documents into a more computer friendly format. Because of a decision to take my disability benefits & Employment Support away in 2017/2018 I had to give it up because I could not concentrate because of constant stress going through two appeal procedures & try and manage on a small amount of pension & unemployment benefit using up all my savings to make ends meets. It took over 12 months to get them back and I became really ill during that time. I also have had other problems since but am now back on the way up. I have just become confident enough to buy a new computer as my elderly one was playing up & on its last legs, I hope to go back to the job next year.
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Glad things are going well for you think just keeping gently active whatever it is, it's a good idea being constructive 👍
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Thankfull that this issue does not apply to me ,but i can hardly belive that in this so called civalised county we have a system that treats its sick and disabled with so much contempt , we are not a third world society so why is our goverment allowed to apply third world attitdes and laws to the most vunarable ,its disgusting
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Are there any jobs that are truly WFH? The ones I've seen require a commute to an office a few times a week, which defeats the purpose.
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Working from home requires many skills apart from computer literacy. That’s before you enter into the training you need to do the actual job. My daughter is autistic and recently tried to do a volunteering job. She was sent, by email, an application form requiring two referees. If you’ve been unable to work for 20 years, or enter into friendships/contacts because you’ve been at home, that’s the first hurdle. Autistic people find it difficult to make friends. Secondly, she’s been sent 2 ebooks to read and she finds it difficult to read for information (impossible actually) and thirdly a training video to watch. Her motivation (incidentally, that’s an essential for working at home) is not great as she’s been at home so long. All these things were stumbling blocks in her first attempt in a long time to have the confidence to volunteer again, let alone obtain work. Unless you are involved with a disabled person like Sir Ed Davey, Leader of the Liberal Party, who has a disabled son , for instance, how can you possibly, as a politician, say what it is possible for a disabled person to do? I do hope representatives from people at Scope and similar disability organisations are , or will be, advising the government on this topic
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100% working from home really is only realistic if you become self employed doing what you can and want on your terms
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it’s a minefield cos it’s hard to switch off it’s not 9 till 5 , the stress in end as well as the pain done me . I pushed through last few years when I should have stopped even though i was doing less cos I couldn’t physically or mentally do it . It was only during that period to now I can see I imprisoned myself isolated myself . I suppose it depends what you choose to
do but there’s no protection when your self employed no holiday or sickness money . And now you have to meet universal credit rules if you need help from them too. Don’t anyone go into this unless you’ve really thought deep into it x
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The whole Scope community team (and many other teams) are 100% work from home, with reasonable adjustments for all staff and Access to work contact if needed as well. Work from home jobs are out there, but they're not as abundant as the government thinks or hopes but I hope this will change. Scope have had meetings with the DWP and government to discuss our Support to Work scheme and how they could help those that could work back to work.There's no forcing disabled people back into work, the government know that would never work. They're talking about helping those who can work back into work. There's far too much speculation and demonisation going on at the moment.
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I'd love to do something like you at home for the lovely people here.
you're right the media is a disease for it
if everything is voluntary I'm sure everyone would agree with it, but of anything imvolves sanctions etc
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On the subject of remote working, i'I've had this site bookmarked for ages now and i'I'm Wondering if it's legit.
https://savvyharvest.online/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw3vO3BhCqARIsAEWblcDVJ3d6jHL2KCJvr_vcenkJQfLGLsOfaAZoGzAT4ipvObQtR6aYZkcaAqmDEALw_wcB
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I am 76 so not seeking work but if i was i think i would be very concerned about trying to find legit home work,we have all heard of desperate people being exposed to less than honest explotation and even workers being exposed to dangers ,if the DWP Advocates home working for some disabled then it should have some system in place to ensure the welfare of the workers
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dosen't look legit. the claim of "£1,800 a week" itself is sus. If it sounds too good to be true, it probs is.
Some legit sites are:
We Work Remotely
RemoteOK
Escape The City
Remote Jobs Filter on DWP's Find a Job Site
Linkedin has filters too
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It's not racist to point out how outsourcing jobs abroad makes it harder for Brits to find jobs. I don't think government departments are outsourcing abroad (you can get these jobs from the likes of Civil Service jobs and the DWP).
That said, private companies absolutely are outsourcing jobs overseas. Only regulation can stop the trend. It's not the fault of British people here, nor those overseas taking on these roles. It's squarely the fault of employers.
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Probley oh and have you seen the advert for we know mental health is an ecodemic problem in uk do you know 20 mins walk out and about is a very holistic approach see the word holistic will be used alot going forward as pip questions do you own a dog a holistic approach qouted by government oh and changing workers rights from day one means the employees will be responsible for Joe bloggs having a total overload crisis
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hope you are all ok
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