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Postcard taunts dole office staff

Jobless man mails message from Morocco to thank Pôle Emploi for paying his holiday

A CHEEKY jobless man has sent a postcard to the Pôle Emploi job centre in Cognac – thanking them for paying for his holiday in Morocco.

The man even asked officials to delete his name from their lists.

However, Charente job centre director Valérie Daunas said job hunters were allowed up to 35 days absence a year and the man was still inside his allowance.

“It’s a very different way of letting us know he is away! People generally send an email or a letter...”

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