Thought Id start this one going because its rather dead on this board at the moment and I suppose all my usual muckers are either at the Stella tennis event watching Dim Tim (lose again) or at Henly Regatta eating cucumber sandwiches (they wish,...NOT).

Anyway please feel free to just talk to yourself blast away and let it go on any company or subject you wish. Just wish Id thought of this one before.

cheers GF.

why would i have the contracts - stupid bastard you are!

the one on BBC1 is surely traceable through these gizmos that allow you to play back progs on your computer, so check it out yourself

my plumber is a very straight guy, and he had no reason to embroider any story at all .... we happened to be discussing apprenticeships, particularly as they relate to the building industry in general ..... more specifically we were talking about "building" apprentices acquiring their full qualification certificate

for sure apprentices don't get the same wage as a qualified guy, and that has been so for centuries, but that is not the point of apprenticeships

Ohhh Dear lost it again.

I said he was like Camoron.

Stop being idle and if YOU are going to make claims do the leg work and provide the evidence.

Just wondering now who was the culprit TANKER or CYNIC!!!

fine - you don't want to believe what i write and at least one part of which you can readily find the proof yourself? ....

your problem, not mine and that's your option, even though it is head in the sand stuff because it takes wind from your sails

Just dont believe you then.

I always post back up as does Fred AND for that matter Hays and others.

If you cant be arsed fair enough.

Perhaphs your hiding something.

shrugs shoulders and walks away
suit yourself, but you should know by now that i never lie when posting on this board

Finding work in tough economic times

12 June 2013 Last updated at 10:27 Help
In May, official data showed that unemployment across the UK had started to rise, with the notable exception of Scotland where the number of people out of work fell.

Stephanie McGovern, visited BiFab, a company in Fife which makes oil rig platforms and is planning to take on more workers.

She spoke to jobseeker Christine Hancock and June Menzies from Citizens Advice to get their views on the jobs market.

Labour Market Statistics, June 2013

Didnt say you where lieing, just said you were idle not backing up your findings.

When is a job not a job? The rise of 'zero hours' contracts
Laura Kuenssberg: Business Editor- last updated Tue 2 Apr 2013


http://www.itv.com/news/2013-04-02/when-is-a-job-not-a-job-the-rise-of-zero-hours-contracts/

Considering the amount of time that Cynic spends on here I think it's about time he got a proper "full time" job and not the part-time one he seems to be playing at now and again -):

MaxK..... just made your link live. Place it in box above where chain is.

http://www.itv.com/news/2013-04-02/when-is-a-job-not-a-job-the-rise-of-zero-hours-contracts/ Click on chain icon at side of U.

Copied from above.

This is why one can consider Cameron to be an incompetent liar.

But Osborne seems to have gone into hiding.

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When is a job not a job? The rise of 'zero hours' contracts
Laura Kuenssberg: Business Editor Thumb_laura-kuenssberg
- last updated Tue 2 Apr 2013


For months, experts have puzzled over how the number of people in work has stayed so high, although the economy is stuck in the doldrums.

Tonight, we can reveal part of the answer, as so called "zero hours" contracts have reached a record high.

The number of workers in jobs, but without any guarantee of regular hours or regular pay, has hit 200,000 according to official figures from the Office for National Statistics for ITV News, more than doubling in just under a decade.

Under the contracts, employers are legally allowed to employ staff, often in the lowest paid jobs, without any promise of actual work, or income, literally calling them up and summoning them to work or sending them home from one day to the next.

This is legal, and in theory, employees are allowed to turn work down, and allowed to go for other jobs.

It is also important to say that for many workers, a "zero hours" contract can work extremely well, giving flexibility, and in some cases, relatively high pay.
The use of "zero hours" contracts is on the increase The use of "zero hours" contracts is on the increase Credit: Rui Vieira/PA Wire

But in practice, often workers are trapped in jobs with no security, no regular income, feeling like they have no choice but to be legally, at the beck and call of their employer.

There have always been some industries where there have been fluctuations, agricultural work for example. "

And Fred dont forget all the worthless self employed IT jobs where part time means part time or nothing....... 1 million plus.

Make no wonder some couldnt work out why production figures were falling but employment levels alledgedly rising LOL.

Think Cyners has gone away sulking.

Just found a job for Cynic -): http://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/opportunities-within-mi6/22495477#/jobs/mi6/p13264

i've got a better one .... it's being the idle rich consultant director, attending a conference tomorrow in london and then jetting off to dubai for a week in the evening

fyi, i don't do sulking ...... was in a taxi and just checked in at conference hotel - it's quite nice actually

When the revolution comes, they will be looking for you.

8-)

for sure, but as i'll be cremated and ashes scattered (i hope), they may have a few probs

Cyners are you sure its not an upperclass brothel?.

it would be fun if it was, though paying for sex is not my bag .... nor for that matter are lap-dancing clubs .... the amis love them for some reason, but i found the experience singularly unsexy or even asexual - and i was 20 years younger too!

Don't ask for my help! A homeless man smelling of drink and all sorts asked me for help this morning at Victoria stn. I just pointed out that firstly I was not looking for a conversation and secondly he was homeless because he was stinking of drink and even a homeless shelter wouldn't take him. He started to shout at me and was ejected by station staff.