Reducing working hours

pizzle84

I currently work 37.5hrs/wk full time but want to reduce my hours down to 16hrs/wk. I take home about £800/mth and want to know will i get enough benefits to "replace" the loss of wages?? Im living with my other half who also works full time and we've got a 3yr old who goes to nursery full time, 5 days a week

dmg24

** Sitting on hands! **

katiesmummy

Why do you want/need to reduce your hours? Does your partner work?

Loanranger

Has Allconnected's post been removed?
Why?

pizzle84

My other half does work, at the moment he's doing about 50hrs a week. The reason i want to reduce my hours is because of medical reasons and i just dont feel able to work full time at the moment. In my time away from work id like to go back to college and do some kind of course towards a career. At the moment i have no way of progression in my work and feel like im at a dead end. I need/want to do something to make my life better and i dont want to be stuck doing my job for the rest of my life.

dmg24

Loanranger wrote: »

Has Allconnected's post been removed?
Why?

There are two identical threads on the subject.

OP, are you saying you are not fit for work? Do you still want your child to go to nursery full time?

Bennifred

pizzle84 wrote: »

My other half does work, at the moment he's doing about 50hrs a week. The reason i want to reduce my hours is because of medical reasons and i just dont feel able to work full time at the moment. In my time away from work id like to go back to college and do some kind of course towards a career. At the moment i have no way of progression in my work and feel like im at a dead end. I need/want to do something to make my life better and i dont want to be stuck doing my job for the rest of my life.

That's fine - but why do you expect other people to pay for your choices?

pizzle84

I dont expect other people to pay all iv done is come on here to ask a question in hope that people will be able to help and so far all i seem to have got is abuse. Its either i reduce my hours and try to make my life better or my doctor signs me off sick for 6 months and i really dont want to do that. I still want to work, its not like i want to do nothing all day everyday! i still want to work but i also want some time do go back to college and study, i didn't think people would see that as such a bad thing!

Loanranger

dmg24 wrote: »

There are two identical threads on the subject.

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dmg24

pizzle84 wrote: »

I dont expect other people to pay all iv done is come on here to ask a question in hope that people will be able to help and so far all i seem to have got is abuse. Its either i reduce my hours and try to make my life better or my doctor signs me off sick for 6 months and i really dont want to do that. I still want to work, its not like i want to do nothing all day everyday! i still want to work but i also want some time do go back to college and study, i didn't think people would see that as such a bad thing!

Why would your doctor sign you off so that you can go to college?

Gemstar30

Bennifred wrote: »

That's fine - but why do you expect other people to pay for your choices?

Hello,

I am resisting making a comment on here.

Full time to Part time = loss of wages, but what benefits can I get that will take my income back up to what I was earning before???

Maybe I can do a course or something??

And maybe those that pay tax will subsidise me!!

Oh what a life!

Health reasons? why not claim ESA? and have yourself assessed??

Gemma
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