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Portugal has a very similar social structure from that of England's
, so I relate to what you wrote.<br>
Although an employment centre is not an office that governs, like
Tom Pfeifer wrote, (nevertheless we could argue they govern/regulate
the unemployed and the work market) it operates very differently
from an employment agency (the difference in the name is not
incidental) and I think that should be stated or even differentiated
in the wiki.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Às 09:07 de 11/10/2020, Paul Allen
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<div>On Sun, 11 Oct 2020 at 02:16, António Madeira via Tagging
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<div>Anyway, maybe the wiki could be updated to reflect the
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<div>Perhaps. With qualifications and exceptions. In the UK
there were</div>
<div>differences between Jobcentres and employment agencies.
Those</div>
<div>differences became more pronounced when Jobcentres turned</div>
<div>into Jobcentres+ (or is that Jobcentre+s?).</div>
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<div>Employment agencies are happy to have you on their books
even if you are</div>
<div>currently employed and many will notify you by e-mail if
suitable opportunities</div>
<div>arise; Jobcentres deal with the unemployed who are
looking for work.</div>
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<div>If you sign up with an employment agency you do not
receive any</div>
<div>money for doing so; signing up with a Jobcentre is how
you</div>
<div>qualify for unemployment benefit.</div>
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<div>[Now the new/fixed stuff]</div>
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<div>Jobcentres merged with the Benefits Agency (which handled
benefits<br>
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<div>other than unemployment benefits) and so pay out money
for more</div>
<div>than just unemployment; employment agencies don't pay out
any of</div>
<div>those benefits either.</div>
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<div>Jobcentres are staffed by civil servants and are part of
the</div>
<div>Department of Work and Pensions (a branch of government);</div>
<div>employment agencies are non-governmental.</div>
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<div>I'd say UK Jobcentre+s are definitely office=government
rather</div>
<div>than office=employment_agency because they ARE government</div>
<div>offices and do things that employment agencies do not.</div>
<div>I'd settle for government=employment_agency even though</div>
<div>they do more than just that.</div>
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