Hundreds of town's unemployed attend MP's jobs fair (From Watford Observer)

Sounds like a wonderful event, all I would say is with upwards of 1,500 jobs potentially available those unemployed people that didnt turn up had better have a damned good reason not to

I have just logged onto the Watford Observer website (time 15.19, so to late to attend), to see an article regarding the jobs fair today.

While I commend the organisation of the Job fair today, this is the first I have heard of it, maybe I missed it in the local paper, I don't know.

But my main point is I am unemployed and signing on at the Job Centre in Watford, no one from the job centre advised me that the fair was taking place today, I was only there last week, I would have thought it would have been common sense to mention this to everyone that was signing on in the past couple of weeks, so that everyone had a chance to attend.

Maybe this the reason, poor show from the job centre I think ?!

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Arthur wrote:
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The thousands of Eastern Europeans in Watford Labour invited in have found no trouble finding Jobs in retail, transport, leisure, construction etc. and are still doing them.
All this talk about the unemployed surely must be untrue?

JLT202 wrote:
I have just logged onto the Watford Observer website (time 15.19, so to late to attend), to see an article regarding the jobs fair today.

While I commend the organisation of the Job fair today, this is the first I have heard of it, maybe I missed it in the local paper, I don't know.

But my main point is I am unemployed and signing on at the Job Centre in Watford, no one from the job centre advised me that the fair was taking place today, I was only there last week, I would have thought it would have been common sense to mention this to everyone that was signing on in the past couple of weeks, so that everyone had a chance to attend.

Maybe this the reason, poor show from the job centre I think ?!

Same here the Job Center never mentioned it to me either

G_Whiz wrote:
The thousands of Eastern Europeans in Watford Labour invited in have found no trouble finding Jobs in retail, transport, leisure, construction etc. and are still doing them.
All this talk about the unemployed surely must be untrue?

I'm still amazed how blinkered this policy was (and is).
I have worked with dozens of Eastern Europeans; generally hard workers and generally nice enough.
But the problem is they get greater reward. They are willing to rent 12 to a house, work long hours and have no car for 4 years because when they return home the money they have saved up will virtually buy a house outright in Eastern Europe.
Over here, you'd barely have a deposit.
It is no wonder we have such a deficit. We have thousands upon thousands of hard working EU and Asian youngsters doing any job you like and any hours you like for minimum/low wages.
But they aren't buying mortgages. They aren't buying cars. They aren't opening savings accounts, trust funds, pensions or investing in shares.
They are sending, and spending, the money 'home'.
That is every bit why we are in such a financial state as the greedy bankers or the benefit cheats, but no-one likes to discuss it much.

Hornets number 12 fan wrote:

JLT202 wrote: I have just logged onto the Watford Observer website (time 15.19, so to late to attend), to see an article regarding the jobs fair today. While I commend the organisation of the Job fair today, this is the first I have heard of it, maybe I missed it in the local paper, I don't know. But my main point is I am unemployed and signing on at the Job Centre in Watford, no one from the job centre advised me that the fair was taking place today, I was only there last week, I would have thought it would have been common sense to mention this to everyone that was signing on in the past couple of weeks, so that everyone had a chance to attend. Maybe this the reason, poor show from the job centre I think ?!

Same here the Job Center never mentioned it to me either

It has been mentioned on the WO site at least twice, but I dont know about elsewhere and it would be a horrendous shame if the local job centre didnt promote it!

Like I said earlier with 1500 jobs potentially up for grabs I would have imagined everyone seeking a job needed to be there, even the shirkers shouldnt have had an excuse not to attend but it sounds like they have been given a get out clause

garston tony wrote:

Hornets number 12 fan wrote:

JLT202 wrote: I have just logged onto the Watford Observer website (time 15.19, so to late to attend), to see an article regarding the jobs fair today. While I commend the organisation of the Job fair today, this is the first I have heard of it, maybe I missed it in the local paper, I don't know. But my main point is I am unemployed and signing on at the Job Centre in Watford, no one from the job centre advised me that the fair was taking place today, I was only there last week, I would have thought it would have been common sense to mention this to everyone that was signing on in the past couple of weeks, so that everyone had a chance to attend. Maybe this the reason, poor show from the job centre I think ?!

Same here the Job Center never mentioned it to me either

It has been mentioned on the WO site at least twice, but I dont know about elsewhere and it would be a horrendous shame if the local job centre didnt promote it!

Like I said earlier with 1500 jobs potentially up for grabs I would have imagined everyone seeking a job needed to be there, even the shirkers shouldnt have had an excuse not to attend but it sounds like they have been given a get out clause

Your forgot to mention the ones with children back home send child benefit back there too

LSC wrote:

G_Whiz wrote:
The thousands of Eastern Europeans in Watford Labour invited in have found no trouble finding Jobs in retail, transport, leisure, construction etc. and are still doing them.
All this talk about the unemployed surely must be untrue?

I'm still amazed how blinkered this policy was (and is).
I have worked with dozens of Eastern Europeans; generally hard workers and generally nice enough.
But the problem is they get greater reward. They are willing to rent 12 to a house, work long hours and have no car for 4 years because when they return home the money they have saved up will virtually buy a house outright in Eastern Europe.
Over here, you'd barely have a deposit.
It is no wonder we have such a deficit. We have thousands upon thousands of hard working EU and Asian youngsters doing any job you like and any hours you like for minimum/low wages.
But they aren't buying mortgages. They aren't buying cars. They aren't opening savings accounts, trust funds, pensions or investing in shares.
They are sending, and spending, the money 'home'.
That is every bit why we are in such a financial state as the greedy bankers or the benefit cheats, but no-one likes to discuss it much.

Your forgot to mention the ones with children back home send child benefit back there too