jobcentre
Hiring assistance bureau
A jobcentre is a government office in the United Kingdom where unemployed people can receive assistance finding work and claim unemployment benefits.
The term is particularly associated with Jobcentre Plus, the public employment service that merged job placement with benefits administration.
People visit their local jobcentre to register for benefits, search job listings, and meet with advisors about employment opportunities.
He had to sign on at the jobcentre every two weeks.
One who gives guidance
- caseworkerAgency employee helping clients
- appointmentScheduled time for something
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- referralDirecting someone elsewhere
placement · workshop · training · guidance · counseling · eligibility · registration · interview
Fixed periodic payment
- disabilityImpairment affecting life activities
- welfareComfort and prosperity
- entitlementAssumed right to benefits
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
sanction · payment · hardship · subsistence · housing benefit · income support · conditionality · means-tested
Unoccupied space or position
- applicationFormal request document
- CVCareer credentials document
- interviewFormal questioning session
- recruitmentSeeking new personnel
cover letter · references · qualifications · experience · placement · apprenticeship · matching · shortlist
Needless duplication
- layoffTermination without cause
- out-of-workWithout a job
- signing onFormally agreeing to join
- NEETUnoccupied young person
furlough · downsizing · dismissal · workless
advisor
One who gives guidance
- caseworkerAgency employee helping clients
- appointmentScheduled time for something
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
referral · placement · workshop · training · guidance · counseling · eligibility · registration · interview · claimant
allowance
Fixed periodic payment
- disabilityImpairment affecting life activities
- welfareComfort and prosperity
- entitlementAssumed right to benefits
claim · sanction · payment · hardship · subsistence · housing benefit · income support · conditionality · means-tested · backdating
vacancy
Unoccupied space or position
- applicationFormal request document
- CVCareer credentials document
- interviewFormal questioning session
recruitment · cover letter · references · qualifications · experience · placement · apprenticeship · matching · shortlist · callbacks
redundancy
Needless duplication
- layoffTermination without cause
- out-of-workWithout a job
- signing onFormally agreeing to join
NEET · furlough · downsizing · dismissal · workless
- unemploymentunemployed, joblessness, laid off, out of work, layoff
jobcentreunemployment office
Agency assisting jobless workers
firing line · workplace · office · employer · factory
jobcentretax office
Agency collecting government dues
staffing agency · headhunter · bankruptcy court · pension office
jobcentrestaffing agency
Business matching workers to jobs
recruitment agency · headhunter · temp agency · staffing firm