[Tagging] Tagging a government job centre

[Paul Allen]

Sigh.  Managed to hit some keystroke combination on this damned
laptop that triggered a send.  Now what I intended to write...

On Sun, 11 Oct 2020 at 02:16, António Madeira via Tagging <
tagging at openstreetmap.org> wrote:

Anyway, maybe the wiki could be updated to reflect the entire scope of
> the office=employment_agency
>

Perhaps.  With qualifications and exceptions.  In the UK there were
differences between Jobcentres and employment agencies.  Those
differences became more pronounced when Jobcentres turned
into Jobcentres+ (or is that Jobcentre+s?).

Employment agencies are happy to have you on their books even if you are
currently employed and many will notify you by e-mail if suitable
opportunities
arise; Jobcentres deal with the unemployed who are looking for work.

If you sign up with an employment agency you do not receive any
money for doing so; signing up with a Jobcentre is how you
qualify for unemployment benefit.

[Now the new/fixed stuff]

Jobcentres merged with the Benefits Agency (which handled benefits
other than unemployment benefits) and so pay out money for more
than just unemployment; employment agencies don't pay out any of
those benefits either.

Jobcentres are staffed by civil servants and are part of the
Department of Work and Pensions (a branch of government);
employment agencies are non-governmental.

I'd say UK Jobcentre+s are definitely office=government rather
than office=employment_agency because they ARE government
offices and do things that employment agencies do not.
I'd settle for government=employment_agency even though
they do more than just that.

-- 
Paul
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