Can't get any job

[Desperatetime]

I'm so upset with everything please go easy on me.
My dp has been in the county 12 years with no work permission and has recently obtained his leave to remain so now as the right to work we have been together 6 years and I have been struggling along to support us both and I have also been using a inheritance to get by as well but now money has run out and we have nothing. I'm not in the best health either and we dont have enough money to cover house expenses currently we haven't a penny until the 30th of this month when I get paid low income by the way.
Since dp got his right to work he has applied for job after job only to suffer rejection after rejection this is most likely due to no work trail here in the uk so massive gap in cv which is impossible to produce. He didn't really have any skill back in his home country either. He can't get references nothing so we are stuck.
We are both in deep depression with no money I have left messages with training providers and nobody ever responds and we don't have money to pay for training he has signed on with agencies and they are not forthcoming with anything I'm not sure what to do but has anybody got any suggestions because we are heading into poverty.

Care industry is crying out for people

In fact, there’s so many agencies he can register with too for casual roles in hospitality, retail, admin, cleaning etc. Can he not get a CSCS card or security badge and enter those industries if he struggles with writing or IT skills? There’s definitely things he can do to propel himself

Can't he get a job in a big chain restaurant like Macdonalds?

Can he train in a trade like plastering, brick laying or something similar. Subcontractors are always looking for people with skills like these to work on building sites, the majority of operatives on the sites I've worked on have been Ukrainian, Polish or Romanian. As a general rule Eastern European workers work harder, more efficiently and cause less issues than people from our own country. They have a stronger work ethic.

Here is a website with free training www.goldtrowel.co.uk/british-gypsum-site-ready-skimming-course

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warehouse jobs, kitchen assistants jobs, domestics etc

loads of care home looking for staff, not only carers - domestics, kitchen assistants as well.

In warehouses in West Midlands you don't even have to speak English as dashboard has lots of different language you can click on. My son has told me in past when he worked in a warehouse, he thinks more people in one warehouse he was working in used these translators than used English version. Get help with his CV in needed. Where do you live OP? You.might need to think about moving to an area with more jobs DH could do.

OP, with kindness: This is the time for him to show you his true worth. You have spent all your money and inheritance nobly supporting him. You are now dry. You have no money for food until the end of the month. Is he going to let you starve? Or will he step up and provide for you, as you have for him? I think you'll find it's his ego preventing him finding a job, rather than the opportunities. Give him a week to start providing. If he doesn't, then get to a food bank and seriously reconsider if this is the type of relationship you want and deserve.

Working in a sewing factory does not make you a trained tailor. Much as Claire in Greggs near me is not a trained chef (her beef Bourgogne recipe is amazing though). Why post such unhelpful rubbish.

Hospitality work is probably your best option. Pick up a couple of shifts in a bar or as a kitchen porter.

I used to work in an agency, we had several people in the same instance. Is he able to obtain a character reference from an upstanding member of the community? Could be a neighbour that owns a business or self employed or a minister of a religion? Often we would accept those for people unemployed for long periods without any employment references. Then would recommend signing up with all the local agencies and calling everyone Monday or Tuesday morning for work when they open. Someone is bound to let them down and hopefully that will give him an opportunity to show them he can be reliable, he just needs a chance and I’d they need to fill a job so the client is happy they will probably use him. Hope it helps, good luck x

Care work? LSA in a school? Work in Amazon or similar warehouse doing packing? Supermarket online shop food picker? Deliveroo on bike?

Could he benefit from some free courses for now? In particular interpersonal / communication skills / how to make the best of job interviews ? Any self-development really. Plenty of free stuff on the Internet. Maybe he doesn't present himself the best way he could?

I think he has given excuse after excuse for years now it is time for him to step up.

I remember from your other posts you say he can't do manual work, he can't read or write very well etc. so what sort of role can he do? Or will he find a reason not to be able to do it? You have been given all this advise before but still no work.

What will you do if he can't/won't find work?

Someone who once worked in a sewing factory is NOT a trained Tailor. As for all those suggesting care work, would you like a lazy so and so who saw it as their only option, caring for your relative? No? Thought not. Ridiculous suggestions.

Apologies @Yesthatismychildsigh , was only trying to be helpful and supportive, thank you for correcting me. Presumably there is another sewing-type job he could try for, that is what I meant.
No need to be so rude about it dear.

When people talk about Mumsnet being bitchy and full of trolls, you only need see how any responses seem to irritate! Above there are accusations of “ridiculous suggestions” and “unhelpful rubbish” - well, just read it and move in.
We are all busy people juggling many things, squeezing in a quick reply with good intentions.
Why bother to take the time to berate anyone who is trying to help?!! So mean.

We may as well be suggesting he becomes an airline pilot if the OP has been posting the same stuff for months / years.

And frankly some of the suggestions on here are not far off that, considering he has no work history for the past 12 years, no references, poor written English and seemingly doesn't want to work. Oh yeah and has burned through the OP's inheritance money. Of course he can work in a school or care home with vulnerable people where record keeping is important for safeguarding!

In the West Midlands there are loads of factory and warehouse jobs that don't require experience or a work history.

My son was offered about 6 of them within a couple of weeks - 2 of them in Telford, as suggested by the poster above me.

There's the option to work things like 12 hour night shifts, 4 on: 4 off, that bring in a really decent wage compared to other jobs without qualifications.

You say his spoken English is good, what about a translator? I'm not sure about any other qualifications you'll need, but someone on here might know?

The hospitality industry seems to be crying out for staff - pubs, takeaways, cafes etc. could he apply for something there? Many don't advertise on Indeed, but they put out Facebook posts and notices on windows etc.

@Desperatetime
If you are West Mids there is quite a lot of temp work available for unskilled at the moment. Try giving that a go for a few months to build up a bit of a CV, it will be random jobs as your DP builds up trust with the agency and the pay won't be good but it will be something to improve his later chances at full time work.

PM me if you want any advice on some of the better agencies.

I wonder whether an employer who is originally from his home country might be more understanding of his predicament.

I have some good news he is starting a job tomorrow.

He need to retrain. What about starting off with the basics, maths and English functional skills at a college, the college will also assist with CB writing. Then he could apply for other courses.

Doing what type of work? Would still pay to take basic qualifications longer term.