Anyone else worried?

Drea

Thanks for the replies. I'll keep my eyes open for other jobs but hopefully things will get a bit better. I can't afford to live while working nevermind without

Drea

briona wrote: »

That's easy to say but it's only natural that people are going to worry about potential/impending job loss and consequently drastic change in income and standard of living.

Better still is to turn the worry into something more positive. Be proactive. Make sure your CV is up to date and ready to be sent out, keep an eye out for jobs, even going as far as actively job-hunting. It is worth remembering though that if you have over two years' service in your current role and are made redundant you are entitled to a minimum of one week's pay for every full year worked (1.5 weeks' pay if you are over the age of 41). Bagging yourself a new job now in an uncertain market may leave you financially worse off if you are made redundant a few months later.


People with families are not necessarily as able to up sticks and leave as those without. A parent may not want to be absent for several months of the year whilst working halfway across the country or even abroad. Given that this a global recession, and not just limited to the UK, you'd be unwise to jump straight into uprooting your entire family in favour of a better life abroad without giving it some serious consideration. It's easy to believe that the grass is greener elsewhere...


I'm not sure that advising people to quit work (simply because they've had enough of it) and claim benefits is the way forward! You only need to read several posts on the Benefits Board to see that life on benefits is not exactly one long party!

Yes, I was thinking the same.

Unfortunately I have only been in my job since March (and 3 months of that was temp through an agency) so I wouldn't be entitled to a thing