Trying to find employment is difficult, especially if, like me, you are over 50 and physically disabled. You can spend hours filling in application forms and writing letters; most of the time employers don't even bother to acknowledge receipt of the application, or let you know why you have been unsuccessful.
I have no objection to companies employing internally – I am sure that,in many cases, their own staff are better qualified or informed regarding the relevant position, but this legal requirement for them to advertise the post when they have no intention of recruiting externally is extremely annoying; it is a waste of their time and money; it is a waste of external applicants' time and money, and it is a pointless and heartless law. Even the staff at the Job Centres acknowledge that they find it annoying.