Chelts i think the real issue is that some people DO have to take them because

You get your benefits stopped if you turn down a job which averages over a certain number of hours a week.

That's what i understand anyway but may be wrong. That would seem to me to be the problem - zero hours arrangements should be entered into voluntarily.

I do think people should lose their benefits if they turn down perfectly good job offers for no justifiable reasons but not if those jobs don;t have at least some minimum hours guarantee.

Posted By: Jim on April 2nd 2015 at 14:31:34

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Is Peter Cullum's Towergate Insurance company still in the shit financially? (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Apr 2, 13:03:20
- Yes, owned largely by creditors last I heard. That list, no real surprise (General Chat) - South_West_Canary, Apr 2, 13:22:56
  - he certainly knows a thing or 2 about running up massive debts (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Apr 2, 13:35:14
    - so does my missus (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Apr 2, 13:35:45
      - don't be mean about Garry... (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Apr 2, 13:40:19
        
        yes, no (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Apr 2, 13:42:57
- Blimey didn't expect to see Duncan bannatyne (sp) on the list (n/m) (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Apr 2, 13:12:02
  - They all employ thousands between them. (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Apr 2, 13:16:02
    - Big Government also employes hundreds of thousands (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Apr 2, 13:33:56
    - On the flipside, why don't you try and support yourself on a zero hours contract. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 2, 13:28:56
      - my 22 yo unreliable son has just got some zero hours contract work (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Apr 2, 13:31:47
        
        What makes him unreliable? (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Apr 2, 13:50:41
        
        That's out of order chelts. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 2, 14:03:03
        
        What is? Asking him to clarify why he has described his own son as unreliable? (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Apr 2, 14:12:13
        
        Sorry, i missed that part of the post. Zero hours contracts are bs tnough. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 2, 14:14:39
        
        agree, they're BS. They're not new though (General Chat) - CWC, Apr 2, 14:26:27
        
        unfortunately , i agree that's one of the things that has encouraged temporary employment. (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 2, 14:42:04
        
        and it's why UKIP will be so successful (General Chat) - CWC, Apr 2, 14:52:07
        
        Yep,i admitted i voted for them once in the past. (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 2, 15:04:02
        
        Becazuse of you have a mortgage or other debts iyou have to work 30 hours (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 2, 14:46:57
        
        Agree Labour's policy won't work. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Apr 2, 14:30:25
        
        They (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Apr 2, 14:19:43
        
        Chelts i think the real issue is that some people DO have to take them because (General Chat) - Jim, Apr 2, 14:31:34
        
        ^^^ vmt (General Chat) - CWC, Apr 2, 14:38:35
        
        vmt. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 2, 14:35:47
        
        They do, due to the tories qualification rules for upb. they also sanction people for the (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 2, 14:30:59
        
        his CBA attitude (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Apr 2, 13:52:55
        
        Then maybe (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Apr 2, 14:11:32
        
        what about the 50 others on the same contracts - it's a shit way to treat people (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Apr 2, 14:15:24
        
        Their choice to work and earn.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Apr 2, 14:37:23
        
        Gets him off the un-employed list though so counts as a new job. (General Chat) - CB41, Apr 2, 14:18:20
        
        Seems to me that the issue with zero hours contracts is not with the contracts themselves (General Chat) - Jim, Apr 2, 14:28:51
        
        Finally... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Apr 2, 14:38:14
        
        Its not rocket science is it. Not sure why Cameron hasn't just done this. (General Chat) - Jim, Apr 2, 15:04:30
        
        Agreed (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Apr 2, 14:31:22
    - a rather surprising omission from that *list (General Chat) - Tombs, Apr 2, 13:22:57
      - as far as lists go that was quite a shit list so you didn't really miss much (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Apr 2, 13:25:04
        
        list ain't worth jack shit if it doesn't include big lazza (General Chat) - Tombs, Apr 2, 13:32:37
        
        people displaying political boards in their front gardens is the football equivilent (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Apr 2, 13:41:44

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