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08/01/2010, 8:35 Frederick Joined on 27/05/2008 South Vendee / Dorset Posts 656 Should the unemployed be on snow clearing ? The sight of people falling on ice covered pavements in high streets raises the question "Why are the unemployed not put to work with a spade making these pavements safe ." If I was young fit and out of work and the council offered me work on a day call out basis to shift snow then I would do it . I  believe in 1947 people were sent by dole offices to council yards to tackle snow clearence ?  Unemployed bankers who have kept themselves fit on the ski slopes should enjoy it .    Report

08/01/2010, 9:07 Gastines Joined on 23/08/2004 Les Gastines.St.Pere 5mins St.Malo Posts 1,179 Re: Should the unemployed be on snow clearing ? Having had 6 labourers sent from the Jobcentre to one site ,I would say ,"Don't waste your breath". I wouldn't go so far as to tar them all with the same brush but you might as well equip them with a beach bucket and spade.I expect it's against there Human Rights as well plus one to one Councelling plus Prozac might be required.    Report

08/01/2010, 9:16 Cendrillon Joined on 19/10/2007 S.E. England & S.W.France Posts 990 Re: Should the unemployed be on snow clearing ? I read that during the recent heavy snowfall in the USA they used prisoners to clear the snow. Cendrillon    Report

08/01/2010, 11:48 KathyF Joined on 17/02/2007 Mid-Wales & Southern Manche (50) Posts 243 Re: Should the unemployed be on snow clearing ? In Scotland offenders with community service orders are being used to clear snow. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8445481.stm    Report

08/01/2010, 12:14 NickP Joined on 08/02/2008 41800 St Jacques Des Guerets/Sussex Posts 547 Re: Should the unemployed be on snow clearing ?  Frederick wrote: The sight of people falling on ice covered pavements in high streets raises the question "Why are the unemployed not put to work with a spade making these pavements safe ." If I was young fit and out of work and the council offered me work on a day call out basis to shift snow then I would do it . I  believe in 1947 people were sent by dole offices to council yards to tackle snow clearence ?  Unemployed bankers who have kept themselves fit on the ski slopes should enjoy it . Unfortunately in today's world, the "agency" middlemen who the council would undoubtedly use would charge about £100 per hour, pay the snow clearers minimum wage and you would get what you pay for. I like the idea of community service personnel being used. At last they would be actually doing something for the community NickP    Report

08/01/2010, 13:11 Mme poivre Joined on 08/05/2007 Oxfordshire/Vendee Posts 457 Re: Should the unemployed be on snow clearing ? Oxfordshirecounty council have stopped bin collections and closed waste disposal sites as the employees have been set to clearing snow!!!! Vendee for the Summer :-) And new to me Twingo    Report

08/01/2010, 13:23 woolybanana Joined on 27/08/2007 Vendée Posts 3,783 Re: Should the unemployed be on snow clearing ?  NickP wrote:  Frederick wrote: The sight of people falling on ice covered pavements in high streets raises the question "Why are the unemployed not put to work with a spade making these pavements safe ." If I was young fit and out of work and the council offered me work on a day call out basis to shift snow then I would do it . I  believe in 1947 people were sent by dole offices to council yards to tackle snow clearence ?  Unemployed bankers who have kept themselves fit on the ski slopes should enjoy it . Unfortunately in today's world, the "agency" middlemen who the council would undoubtedly use would charge about £100 per hour, pay the snow clearers minimum wage and you would get what you pay for. I like the idea of community service personnel being used. At last they would be actually doing something for the community Surely, the council just fone the job centre and say that they want, say, fifty people to clear the streets, send a coach and pick them up with a few shovels and tell them where and what. when finished they get to go home?    Report

08/01/2010, 15:38 NickP Joined on 08/02/2008 41800 St Jacques Des Guerets/Sussex Posts 547 Re: Should the unemployed be on snow clearing ? Wooly, Don't be silly you are being much too sensible. As you should know, the words council and sensible are not compatible. If they were, life and services for all of us would be much easier and cheaper. Anyway fingers crossed that they clear the roads tonight, so we can get to the tunnel tomorrow morning. NickP    Report

08/01/2010, 22:53 Frederick Joined on 27/05/2008 South Vendee / Dorset Posts 656 Re: Should the unemployed be on snow clearing ? The Chinese capital was hit by a big snow storm...a work force had to be organised to clear the streets and get the city running normally...They got a few out sweeping the snow away ...250.000...      Report

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