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The Department of Work & Pensions

peter0003

Dear All,

           I am here again asking for advise, the Department of Work & Pension have recorded that I have been claiming benefit for 2 years and being unemployed for time.  And are now trying to get rid of me by asking me to sign on each day of the week at one part of the day, everyday ie 11.10am which is a pain as i would like to do voluntary work at the sametime. 

            I have been working casually  for a car parking company at sporting events and do find this boring at times  but it brings some cash in.  I just wanted to know if when I am filling in a job application should I mention at I was fired for gross misconduct or makeup something else.  I have contacted you before about this subject, but wasn't sure about the answer. 

            I can tell you that  when I do fill in an application & put in why i left jessops I'm not been asked to an interview, so I am thinking of telling the truth and mention the gross misconduct and if they ask the reason I will tell them. The truth is that  on Feb 2011 I was fired for gross misconduct for being rude to a member of the public. And the other main season was that I was honest and told them that believed that I maybe suffing from ASD & they" being HR dept: of jessops photo centre"   didn't want somone like me working for them.   All of my family & friends have told me not to mention any of this to the new employers but as I'm not doing so, it  is not getting me employed.  

Can anyone helpto answer this question for  me  

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  • I'm not sure you can avoid being honest because prospective employers write for references to past employers.  Although I have a vague recollection that there might be a law prohibiting them saying anything derogatory/defamatory about you they decline to give a reference which prospective employers then know means you got sacked even if they didn't spell it out.

    You say you have been working casually for the car parking company, presumably you have been declaring that income to DWP as otherwise they will treat that as fraud.

    I would also be very careful as you are giving a lot of information away online and it might be pretty easy for interested parties to calculate who you are.

    Perhaps if you apply for jobs that don't involve you working with members of the public and you disclose your diagnosis they will be more accepting.  Althought they might be concerned about you being rude to colleagues, and as we know, not fitting in with the tribe is very unappealing.

    One thing I do want to ask, is do you accept that you were rude to the customer (and I don't mean with hindsight) or could it have been a case of you being blunt Aspie-style without meaning offence and they just didn't like it?  It makes a lot of difference, particularly with a diagnosis, because they cannot discriminate against you by law.  The Equality Act 2010 says so.

    If you don't have a diagnosis, now is the time to get one.

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  • I'm not sure you can avoid being honest because prospective employers write for references to past employers.  Although I have a vague recollection that there might be a law prohibiting them saying anything derogatory/defamatory about you they decline to give a reference which prospective employers then know means you got sacked even if they didn't spell it out.

    You say you have been working casually for the car parking company, presumably you have been declaring that income to DWP as otherwise they will treat that as fraud.

    I would also be very careful as you are giving a lot of information away online and it might be pretty easy for interested parties to calculate who you are.

    Perhaps if you apply for jobs that don't involve you working with members of the public and you disclose your diagnosis they will be more accepting.  Althought they might be concerned about you being rude to colleagues, and as we know, not fitting in with the tribe is very unappealing.

    One thing I do want to ask, is do you accept that you were rude to the customer (and I don't mean with hindsight) or could it have been a case of you being blunt Aspie-style without meaning offence and they just didn't like it?  It makes a lot of difference, particularly with a diagnosis, because they cannot discriminate against you by law.  The Equality Act 2010 says so.

    If you don't have a diagnosis, now is the time to get one.

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