On JSA with broken arm

Buggles

I'm on JSA and managed break my arm yesterday. Therefore wouldnt be able to work for 6-8 weeks whilst it mends. How does this affect JSA?

LadyMissA

Buggles wrote: »

I'm on JSA and managed break my arm yesterday. Therefore wouldnt be able to work for 6-8 weeks whilst it mends. How does this affect JSA?

what jobs are you looking for? I am not sure how it will if you are still looking, it prob will only matter if you were to get an interview and or a job.

Ask when you next sign on

custardy

won't be able to work,but can still activly look for work,no?
If you applied today,most jobs wouldn have you starting for 4 weeks at least with interviews,checks etc

Buggles

Primarily looking for retail work but applying for other jobs too including cleaning. I'm due to sign next week so will ask then. Thanks for replying.

mazza111

My daughter's had the same problem, but with a broken leg, they have told her she needs to claim ESA until she's better. Glad she did now as it's taken longer to heal than expected, accident happened at halloween, it's another 5 weeks until she goes back for a further x ray. Will be about 3 and a half months by then :mad: And all because of an anal retentive kid with fireworks!!!!

bluenoseam

I'm pretty sure you can still do something with a broken arm - granted it'll be awkward (especially so if it's your dominant arm) but general rule of thumb, if kids get sent to school in stookies with broken arms/legs then a retail job should be doable with a broken arm!

custardy

bluenoseam wrote: »

I'm pretty sure you can still do something with a broken arm - granted it'll be awkward (especially so if it's your dominant arm) but general rule of thumb, if kids get sent to school in stookies with broken arms/legs then a retail job should be doable with a broken arm!

being able to do something isnt exactly the type of person to get a job
i doubt many employers would take the OP until it was proven they were going to heal without issue
it doesnt stop the OP looking though

bluenoseam

Or look at it in the alternative sense - would you be willing to take someone on who with something, and i mean no disrespect here, fairly minor & common will require "6-8 weeks off" as a result? If i were an employer i'd see someone keen to get on with work, granted unable to perform at 100% right now, but not backing down from it, much better than the applications filled in by people who really don't want the job they're just applying in order to appease their JC Advisor in order to maintain eligibility.

As i said recently in a thread about illness, it's all about how you can handle it, explain what you CAN do instead of focusing on the fact you cannot do things, i mean there's always a chance that any of us could fall tomorrow & break our arm but the reality is that most of us who work in retail would be back with the plaster on within 7-10 days if our duties allow, i know that there's situations where it's not viable (i.e. if you're lifting heavy goods on a regular basis), but most in that situation will also be able to perform other duties.

mazza111

It will depend on the JC though. Remember it's their job to try and get people off of JSA (and hopefully into work). My daughter told them she would still be looking for work with the dislocated knee, and they were sorta ok with it,but still would have preferred her to go on ESA but when she broke it, it was a different story, go to doc and get signed off, you're not fit for work. 12 weeks later, it's a good thing they did say that.

6-8 weeks is the norm for a break in a bone, anything like a spiral fracture can take much longer. Really depends on the time scale for recovery I believe.

agrinnall

bluenoseam wrote: »

Or look at it in the alternative sense - would you be willing to take someone on who with something, and i mean no disrespect here, fairly minor & common will require "6-8 weeks off" as a result?
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Unless you are the OP's consultant or GP you have no idea what they are capable of doing and what they aren't. My BiL broke his heel last year and spent 8 weeks in plaster, forbidden to put any weight on it at all, followed by 6 weeks in a boot allowed to start to use it but only for very short distances. He couldn't drive and was unable to use public transport. Luckily he is retired but if he had been working he would have been off for the entire time. Other people with a leg in plaster might well have been able to work much sooner, it's very much dependant on the diagnosis and it's not your place to make judgements without the facts.

LisaB85

Retail is likely to involve lifting, stocking shelves and using a till which ideally you need 2 hands for so I'd say go on to ESA,you can still look for a job while on ESA but the pressure of following the ASE rules will be taken off you while you get better, and you do need to let it heal properly because it will give you jip for years if you don't.

Fractured my foot 5 years ago, did too much too soon and it is still painful if I'm stood still for long periods or if it is cold.