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@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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