Job Centre when ill

joannemartin66

hi

i am due to sign on at 4.30 today but i am currently in bed and have been all day with flu, i am also 24 weeks pregnant so taking something for it is not option, i have rang doctor and midwife to see if there is anything i can do as can hardly breath, they have both said no, just take some paracetamol which i have done

i want to ring them and ask them if i can not sign today but not sure what happens will i have to go tomorrow and if i am still ill what will happen then, the doctor has told me if i am no better tomorrow he will pop and see me as not had good pregnancy so far just to check me and baby over but other than that not much he can do

just worried ill get my money stopped now

karenx

Im sure it wont take long to go down to sign on.
What would you do if it was a job interview today instead?

joannemartin66

it takes me just over 1 hour to get there on bus and even if it was a job interview i would re arrange, i have never missed an appointment till now

but i have sorted it anyway have rang them and its all sorted

mandi

karenx wrote: »

Im sure it wont take long to go down to sign on.
What would you do if it was a job interview today instead?

Well that depends if she has means of getting there , and tbh if shes ill then im sure that the " sytem" can find a way for her to sign on when she is better , likewise if she had a job interview

Joanne , I hope you feel better soon , but in the meantime contact the jc and explain .

Dont expect a great deal of sympathy from some posters , they automatically assume that youre not allowed to be ill if you receive benefits .

speedfreek1000

You'll be fine.

Rules are you are allowed 14 days sickness a year and 2 periods of sickness with in a 12 month period.

If you are ill you should contact the job centre as soon as possible. You can call up before hand but you have to inform them of this within 5 days of the signing date or face loss of benefit.

You only require a sick note of a doctor for any illness lasting over 7 days.

Other than that you just go to the Job Centre as soon as you can and fill in a declaration that you were ill and carry on as normal.

Forgot to add that usually the benefit payment will not be paid until you sign on and fill in the declaration. Once filled in it'll take 2-3 days for the benefit payment to hit your bank account.

healy

karenx wrote: »

Im sure it wont take long to go down to sign on.
What would you do if it was a job interview today instead?

This reply is not helpful and does not answer the question.

It seems the OP has sorted it out now but people on JSA are allowed to be sick for up to 2 weeks a year and remain on JSA.

mandi

healy wrote: »

This reply is not helpful and does not answer the question.
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I cant understaand why some posters bother to reply , as in Karanex response , it shows a total lack of empathy, and doesnt help answer the question asked by the OP .

I wonder how many new posters are totally put off using this site , because of similar comments .

Tehya

Hello, I know you've got it sorted out now but I just wanted to say I hope you feel better soon. Nobody in their right mind (peeps at the JC+ are human too regardless of what some people state on here) would expect you to go out with flu as you'd only pass it on to everyone else and risk your own health too. Being pregnant means you really need to rest too especially if you're having a hard time of things.

Keep well and look after yourself,

Tehya

clairec79

ring them and let them know you will be in as soon as you are well (they may want you to ring when you are well to give you a time)

Won't affect the amount of money you get but won't get sent out to you until you have been in

kurjam

glad you got it sorted.
hope you get well soon, and you get yourself better for yours and baby sake..xx

Firewallrob

mandi wrote: »

I cant understaand why some posters bother to reply , as in Karanex response , it shows a total lack of empathy, and doesnt help answer the question asked by the OP .

I wonder how many new posters are totally put off using this site , because of similar comments .

Go into the persons public profile and click ignore (top right).

In future you won't see any further comments/postings by that person.

Life is too short to waste on them :cool: