Work Experience

Local Hairdressers(2008 - present)
Floor sweeper

After having my hair cut at the local hairdressers I often offer to sweep up the hair on floor to gain experience in cleaning. My ambition is to eventually serve tea in this establishment so then I can apply for jobs that involve serving guest in a restaurant.

Local Rice & Noodle Shop (2010)
Social Marketer

Facebook is a great way to advertise on where people should eat. After having a takeaway from my local rice and noodle shop I let everyone know how much I’ve enjoyed it. This encourages more people to purchase their food from The Local Rice & Noodle Shop.

Farsley Paper Shop (2009)
Shelf Stacker

After a clumsy customer knocked a few goods off the shelf I decided to help and put the items back where they belong. The shop keep at the time was so pleased with my help she gave me a 10p mix.



Its happening and these people don’t protest for nothing -



Unemployed people claiming Job Seekers Allowance are, after a specified period signing on, forced to attend private companies such as A4e under threat of having their benefits stopped. A4e, in their turn, try to force these claimants to work for their benefits on temporary work placements at both voluntary sector organisations and at private companies. ECAP are urging workers to pressure their employers not to use this slave labour.
Source

One of the latest reforms is the introduction of the ‘Flexible New Deal’, which began in October 2009. The year-long scheme is not run directly by the government, but is contracted out to a number of private companies who stand to receive millions in public money to bully the unemployed into accepting any job at rock bottom wages. This won’t create any new jobs – it will just force the unemployed to compete desperately with each other for the few jobs that are available. The effect of this on the labour market will be to push down wages and reduce job security even further.
After six months on the FND claimants are forced to work for their benefits (workfare) for one monthSource