Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
Wow! Congratulations!
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Puddy_Tat
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May Kasahara
take me to the feeling
No, but as it turns out the hours are pretty good anyway - 8.45-4.30, with the main site being about five minutes' drive away from my son's school. So I'll still get some evening time with the kids, which was my main concern.
I do need to have the salary talk tomorrow though <gulp>
I do need to have the salary talk tomorrow though <gulp>
cesare
shady's dreams ♥
Congrats!Oh how wrong I was last Friday. I've just accepted the post.
Puddy_Tat
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Guineveretoo
Mostly bewildered
Well done, folks! Soon, there will only be me in this thread, along with some dustballs like those that roll down empty streets in Western films.
I'll keep you company until I write a book and become a squillionaire....
Guineveretoo
Mostly bewildered
I have just finished an application form which is due in tomorrow before noon. I am going to go and make some eggy bread, and watch some telly, and then reread it again, just to check it makes sense, since it was almost entirely cut and pasted from other applications.
I don't actually think they will employ me, because they put a "desirable requirement" as being a member of their union already, and I am not. But I felt I had to apply, even if it becomes the first union job I have applied for recently which doesn't even bother to interview me
I don't actually think they will employ me, because they put a "desirable requirement" as being a member of their union already, and I am not. But I felt I had to apply, even if it becomes the first union job I have applied for recently which doesn't even bother to interview me
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
Another application off today. Only had to do a brief re-write of one for a very similar job (different employer) about 6 months ago.
Failed the interview for the previous one because they pretty much saw it as a "take this job and do it until you retire" post, and they seemed convinced I was over-experienced for it (although I don't have the qualifications to get into anything that matches their opinion of my past experience)
From what I'm aware, this employer is a bit more progressive about staff development...
Failed the interview for the previous one because they pretty much saw it as a "take this job and do it until you retire" post, and they seemed convinced I was over-experienced for it (although I don't have the qualifications to get into anything that matches their opinion of my past experience)
From what I'm aware, this employer is a bit more progressive about staff development...
juice_terry
Here is a man who would not take it anymore.
Battering off never ending applications and cv's with no luck whatsoever.. becoming really disheartening 
. I am currently suspended from NMC register until august this year and potential employers won't touch me with a barge pole.. reason for suspension was a police caution for fraud in 2011 for being overpaid £120 over 2 years when claiming pay for worked breaks.. which despite service managers approval was deemed to be fraudulent (there were a few of us pulled up on this and basically told we had acted fraudulently and subsequently cautioned by police). As a qualified nurse this was reported to the NMC who two years after the "offence" decided I should be suspended for 12 months for acting dishonestly !!! As a result it now seems that I am unemployable 
gettign really fucked off with this. Asked for any training courses to learn a new skill at JC+ only to be told I need to speak to an advisor .. one of which I have not been allocated in the 5 months I have been signing on.. Cheers Urban that's got that off of my chest !!!
. I am currently suspended from NMC register until august this year and potential employers won't touch me with a barge pole.. reason for suspension was a police caution for fraud in 2011 for being overpaid £120 over 2 years when claiming pay for worked breaks.. which despite service managers approval was deemed to be fraudulent (there were a few of us pulled up on this and basically told we had acted fraudulently and subsequently cautioned by police). As a qualified nurse this was reported to the NMC who two years after the "offence" decided I should be suspended for 12 months for acting dishonestly !!! As a result it now seems that I am unemployable gettign really fucked off with this. Asked for any training courses to learn a new skill at JC+ only to be told I need to speak to an advisor .. one of which I have not been allocated in the 5 months I have been signing on.. Cheers Urban that's got that off of my chest !!!
xes
F.O.A.D
That's shit mate, hope it gets better for you soon.
I'm also fucked off with it all at the moment, not sleeping at all, generally grumpy as fuck, and considering selling stuff i really don't want to sell. Pretty sure I'm not going to get any JSA as my partner hs over 16000 in savings. Got the appointment at the 'job center' (fucking lol, it's anything but) tomorow, not looking forward to it at all.
To be honest, if I didn't have dogs, I;d probably run a knife over my neck.
I'm also fucked off with it all at the moment, not sleeping at all, generally grumpy as fuck, and considering selling stuff i really don't want to sell. Pretty sure I'm not going to get any JSA as my partner hs over 16000 in savings. Got the appointment at the 'job center' (fucking lol, it's anything but) tomorow, not looking forward to it at all.
To be honest, if I didn't have dogs, I;d probably run a knife over my neck.
juice_terry
Here is a man who would not take it anymore.
Guineveretoo
Mostly bewildered
I only get contributions based JSA, because I have savings, and I don't want them looking at my bank account, but that is still worth having. I only get it for 6 months, I think. I hope I have job by then!
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
Yes - broadly, if you've got enough national insurance contributions under your belt, you get 'contributions based' JSA for 6 months - any savings you have, and any income / savings your partner has, are irrelevant.
Depending on partner's income, it may be possible for partner to claim either tax credits or housing benefit / council tax reduction - a benefits calculator (anonymous) here
If you haven't got enough NI contributions, or if and when you reach the end of the 6 months, then it's means tested as a 'household' (i.e. partner / children come into the equation - "partner" in this sense is about the only occasion where the system recognises cohabiting but not married / civil partnered couples)
If my understanding is right, it's worth continuing to sign on (if you can cope with jumping through all the hoops) even if you aren't entitled to any JSA to keep your NI contribution credits going.
All of the above is not necessarily the case if you're somewhere that universal credit has gone live.
Guineveretoo
Mostly bewildered
That's right about your stamp being paid if you sign on, which is one of the reasons why I have always signed on when I have been unemployed, even though the bastards at the job centre are so horrible to me.
I also sign on because I am entitled to 6 months' jobseekers allowance, so I am going to have as much of it as I can, until I get a job.
I recently sent away to find out my National Insurance contributions to date, because someone from here said that single mothers on benefits did not get this paid for them, and this would have meant that I did not have entitled to a full pension when I (finally) reach state pension age. But it showed that it was paid when I was on whatever the benefit was called, so, actually, I now have the necessary contributions to get a full state pension. That's good to know. I found out how to do that on the HMRC website, and it shows years when the full contributions were not paid, and how to make these up, too, if you can.
I also sign on because I am entitled to 6 months' jobseekers allowance, so I am going to have as much of it as I can, until I get a job.
I recently sent away to find out my National Insurance contributions to date, because someone from here said that single mothers on benefits did not get this paid for them, and this would have meant that I did not have entitled to a full pension when I (finally) reach state pension age. But it showed that it was paid when I was on whatever the benefit was called, so, actually, I now have the necessary contributions to get a full state pension. That's good to know. I found out how to do that on the HMRC website, and it shows years when the full contributions were not paid, and how to make these up, too, if you can.
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
From memory (when I last checked, although I know the current government is buggering about with it) you need 30 years' worth of NI contributions to get a full state pension, so the loss of a few months here and there isn't a big issue. (just as well - in my current job which works out about a day a week on average, I don't earn enough to pay NI.)
Puddy_Tat
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suggest starting here. (Citizens advice)
£ 71.70 per week is JSA for a single person over 25, whether income or contributions based.
this is expected to cover household bills (except rent and council tax), food, and travel to job centre to sign on and such. There used to be a scheme for help with travel to job interviews, but not sure this is still in place.
see my post #1402 for more about contributions / income based JSA.
You can also claim housing benefit (for rent) and council tax reduction - these are through your local council, although 'signing on' will register that you wish to claim.
There are restrictions on housing benefit to make sure you're not claiming for somewhere too big / expensive - I think some of those restrictions don't apply for the first X amount of time if you've lived somewhere for a while and been working.
Housing / council tax benefit are both 'means tested' (i.e. any savings over £ 6K will affect them and over £ 16K will disqualify you) from day one, and they are based on household (i.e. taking partner into account if applicable.)
A house / flat sharer is not a 'partner' although they might try and argue that you are 'cohabiting' if you have one.
Puddy_Tat
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