job centre a waste of time

cjgardens · 7 Dec 2011 at 12:25

so ive got a job interview tomorrow morning

only just got the call 10 mins ago.

they said they need proof off national insurance number (not something printer off need to be official) all passport etc

as im a self employed gardener i dont use my national insurance number i use a tax ref number.

so i thought what am i going to do.... ahh ring the job centre

told them my problem,,,, no sorry nothing we can do. i can give you a number to call.

what use is that! there supposed to hey you will stuff like that arnt they?

lofz · 7 Dec 2011 at 12:27

Everyone should have a national insurance number, ring the tax office.

Also love the lack of punctuation.

GL with your interview

shine · 7 Dec 2011 at 12:28

No, they are not:

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/ni/intro/number.htm#5

wnb · 7 Dec 2011 at 12:28

Your must have an NI number everyone has one. I am also self employed and each month I pay NI by direct debit on my bank statement it shows my NI number as part of the transaction.

Alpherah · 7 Dec 2011 at 12:28

cjgardens said:
so ive got a job interview tomorrow morning

only just got the call 10 mins ago.

they said they need proof off national insurance number (not something printer off need to be official) all passport etc

as im a self employed gardener i dont use my national insurance number i use a tax ref number.

so i thought what am i going to do.... ahh ring the job centre

told them my problem,,,, no sorry nothing we can do. i can give you a number to call.

what use is that! there supposed to hey you will stuff like that arnt they?

Had a similar problem myself a while back.
TLDR version - Had a break in when i was 17 and my NI card got stolen, they don't issue replacement NI cards but if you go through the proper channels you can get given over the phone the number to note down on paper or something.
Problem however is an increasing number of potential employees want to see the NI card or nada, so your out of luck.

Had that problem on 4 interviews when job searching =/

-edit-
Seen that link, i deffo got mine over the phone although it was years ago

cjgardens · 7 Dec 2011 at 12:29

lofz said:
Everyone should have a national insurance number, ring the tax office.

Also love the lack of punctuation.

GL with your interview

no good ringing them i need it for tomorrow

i do have one just not proof of it

[TW]Fox · 7 Dec 2011 at 12:29

Why would you ring the Job Centre for that? :confused:

Just pull out a letter from HMRC - the ones they tell you to keep. Your NI number will be on it.

Jono8 · 7 Dec 2011 at 12:31

Lol, i love these backfire threads.

cjgardens · 7 Dec 2011 at 12:32

shine said:
No, they are not:

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/ni/intro/number.htm#5

"a copy of your annual Self Assessment tax return
other official correspondence"

does not have a national insurance number on it.

surely they could have just printer on headed paper my name and NI number on it

shine · 7 Dec 2011 at 12:35

It should be there - mine has it, its called Tax Reference on that form.

Redz · 7 Dec 2011 at 12:37

cjgardens said:
surely they could have just printer on headed paper my name and NI number on it

That is what they are meant to do when they get these types of request. Ring back and ask to speak to a supervisor, seems the person you spoke to was not too experienced.

cjgardens · 7 Dec 2011 at 12:37

shine said:
It should be there - mine has it, its called Tax Reference on that form.

is that number the same as your NI number mine isnt

i dont have any paper work as its all online and they say it cant be printed by me has to be official

cjgardens · 7 Dec 2011 at 12:38

Redz said:
That is what they are meant to do when they get these types of request. Ring back and ask to speak to a supervisor, seems the person you spoke to was not too experienced.

probably not was on the phone 15 mins lol

glad someone understands were im coming from

Swifty55 · 7 Dec 2011 at 12:45

Jobseekers Book?

cjgardens · 7 Dec 2011 at 12:47

Swifty55 said:
Jobseekers Book?

dont have one. dont claim benefits.

Swifty55 · 7 Dec 2011 at 12:51

cjgardens said:
dont have one. dont claim benefits.

Letters from the HMRC? They always have your N.I on their letters.

adambro47 · 7 Dec 2011 at 12:55

havent they stopped giving "cards" out now? so u wont get more official than a printed letter.

Azza · 7 Dec 2011 at 12:57

[TW]Fox;20740012 said:
Why would you ring the Job Centre for that?

Just pull out a letter from HMRC - the ones they tell you to keep. Your NI number will be on it.

That.

utajoker · 7 Dec 2011 at 13:00

Doesnt everyone get their NI number on a card when your 16??

Robbo · 7 Dec 2011 at 13:01

I doubt you're going to be able to get a job if you can't manage something this simple.

I hope the interview isn't for a proofreading position.