Wondered if anyone had experience of "proving" a period of unemployment. Mine was for 8 months, i wasnt claiming any benefits. I did not have a ltd company running . All i did was refurbish my house. I've never understood why PES checks ask you to prove a negative but not for me to question why i suppose. Cheers.
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Originally posted by Tummy View PostWondered if anyone had experience of "proving" a period of unemployment. Mine was for 8 months, i wasnt claiming any benefits. I did not have a ltd company running . All i did was refurbish my house. I've never understood why PES checks ask you to prove a negative but not for me to question why i suppose. Cheers.
I've had to provide personal references for being out of contract for longer than 28 days, so I don't know why you think 8 months unusual. That's easily long enough for you to have been detained at Her Majesty's pleasure."I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
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Originally posted by Tummy View PostWondered if anyone had experience of "proving" a period of unemployment. Mine was for 8 months, i wasnt claiming any benefits. I did not have a ltd company running . All i did was refurbish my house. I've never understood why PES checks ask you to prove a negative but not for me to question why i suppose. Cheers.
Told them it was a lifetyle choice and they said 'a what?'
In the end I told them to **** off as I wasnt going to jump through hoops providing them with information why i chose not to look for work.I couldn't give two fornicators! Yes, really!Comment
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Classic example of one size definitely doesn't fit all, the approach is clearly aimed at permanent employees.
In this case by the nature of contracting if we're asked to demonstrate that we're in "employment" 12 months of the year not only is it factually incorrect (many Agents don't get that a MyCo Ltd director is on a salary too) it's impractical and rather daft.
What they call a personal reference has no value as it's just the word of a mate that as far as the Agent knows is a professional con man.
Just process for process sake.Comment
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Yes, its another example of how agents and clients in particular see contractors as 'employees.' Trouble is, while contractors continue to meet such inane 'requests' by providing the information, the status quo will remain. They'll continue to see and treat contractors this way.
People need to refuse to provide this guff but as usual, they cave in like a chocolate teapot.I couldn't give two fornicators! Yes, really!Comment
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Get a friend with a decent job who has known you for at least 5 years to say as far as they know you are a decent person.
Decent jobs are basically any job where information can be found about the person on a register e.g. doctor, solicitor, a company director.
I should add I've done the checks a few times and have mates who will happily send emails/ complete forms to say this.
They won't however say what I was doing between contracts as they wouldn't remember and why should they?Last edited by SueEllen; 29 March 2015, 13:33."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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Originally posted by FatLazyContractor View PostWho said you were unemployed?
You were the director of your companyComment
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Originally posted by Tummy View PostNo, i wasnt running a ltd at the time, and its a contracting job. I'm fairly pissed off with this crap, as others have said all you need is a friend to say 'yes, you were unemployed' which is pointless, meaningless, and unproveable.
I've done similar a few times and pointed out it was stupid in email as nothing can be proven."You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JRComment
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Originally posted by cojak View PostPre-employment screening is getting stricter these days, certainly for permies (which I guess you are?).
I've had to provide personal references for being out of contract for longer than 28 days, so I don't know why you think 8 months unusual. That's easily long enough for you to have been detained at Her Majesty's pleasure.Comment
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