volunteer work

[kcspurs]

hi i wanted to ask a question. i hear its a matter of time before our jsa coaches will tell us we have to either sign on every day or do 35 hours voluntery work.

 

i noticed the jsa adviser next to me was telling someone they had to do one or the other but my adviser not mention it to me yet

 

so my question is if i find my own volunteer placement will i then be okay or will the jobcenter just force me to do more hours

 

and if i sign on every day will they pay my fares.

 

i really do not believe in working over 30 hours for nothing.

the jobcenter used to say you could olny volunteer for 21 hours a week

[dyfed]

I think I read somewhere that your "job coach" chooses if you work for no pay or if you attend the joke shop every day.

[Mr.P]

so my question is if i find my own volunteer placement will i then be okay or will the jobcenter just force me to do more hours

 

and if i sign on every day will they pay my fares.

 

It is possible that should you volunteer voluntarily, your JCP advisor will refer you to a Community Work Placement provider who will then mandate you to "volunteer" with a different organisation - Should you get threatened with such a move, suggest that they review the Cait Reilly case and the adverse publicity that caused. If nothing else, it should give you a little breathing space... The downside to volunteering off your own back is that you would have to pay for any travel expenses out of your own pocket - Refunds would not normally be available.

 

If the JCP decide to pull you in every day to sign on, they should be refunding nine out of every ten days travel expenses - The tenth day would be your normal signing on day and so exempt from any refunds.

[essexmat]

"i really do not believe in working over 30 hours for nothing"

 

I do not believe in working 1 minute for nothing unless it is of your own choosing i.e voluntary work YOU have chosen to do for WHO YOU WANT to do it for