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[Mrs Daddy]

Mrs daddy if Money is not a major issue at first and you need some basic experience in the UK why not try the local Charity shops and other volutnary work. You will meet people ok maybe not get paid but will get vauable experience. Your hours also can be fairly flexible normally so you can see mr daddy loads

Thanks AndyPaulI have thought of that before working in a charity shop as my friend work there as well and I`ll see if cant find job i`ll apply in charity shop.thanks loads!Cheers

[andypaul]

Thanks AndyPaulI have thought of that before working in a charity shop as my friend work there as well and I`ll see if cant find job i`ll apply in charity shop.thanks loads!Cheers

Only a suggestion, but might be worth offering to work in there now.

Employers like people who have had somebody already take a risk on them.

You show that you are willing to work, employers biggest fear is you might be lazy or bad in timekeeping. Belive it or not some people just apply for jobs so they can apply for NI number or because they have to for benefit reasons.

Most charity shops are greatful of the help and understand people will be working in there and if they get offered a paying job may need to move on.

My Wife briefly worked in a charity shop and they offered help on her cv, interview technique, gave invaulbe help in till training, cashing up, setting up window displays, handling british sterling (very useful as need to get used to various notes and coins avaiable in the Uk and detect forgeries) helping stocktake and dealing with customers etc.

My Wife has a job in retail still others may fancy taking other routes or have a differnt set of skills.

But one thing helping at a local charity will help with as my wife also found was she was speaking to people with various english accents which as we all know is half the battle with learning any language.

All skills needed into the real world and while learning your helping a charity

She also met people from the local area not all were going to come her greatest buddies but gave her a invaulabe insight into the local area she had just moved into.

If i was employer and had the choice of a person who spent all day just handing out cvs or one who did that and was also learning new skills and experiences i know who i would pick.

Sorry Mr admin for all the posts got carried away

[joebloggs]

I think care homes are capped by how much they can increase what they charge each year , i pay a 'top up' fee to my local council not direct to the care home for my moms residential place.

and there are about 8 carers who work there, and 2 are pinoys but they all work long hours, so any increase is , as long as i don't have to pay

[andypaul]

I think care homes are capped by how much they can increase what they charge each year , i pay a 'top up' fee to my local council not direct to the care home for my moms residential place.

and there are about 8 carers who work there, and 2 are pinoys but they all work long hours, so any increase is , as long as i don't have to pay

So unlikely for the carehome (a lot are privately owned and aiming to make a profit) to want to asorb the cost themselves. The councill will not be intrested as not enough of those cared for are ethnic minorities, ayslum seekers etc.

Remeber the non eu staff may also be say from african countries and india. We have two residental centres a street away from us and i see the 15-20 plus staff on each shift 50% who could possibly be non eu as well as phill so it may not just be the phill workers that the increase will cover.