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  • Eager_Elephant
    Eager_Elephant Posts: 4,714 Forumite
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    Hi Piq

    Just caught up with everything.

    Even if you earn over the JSA limit and work more than 16 hours you can still sign on so you get NI credits (which go towards retirement pension).

    Not sure if you managed to check the mortgage protection paperwork with regard to the rules of you being unemployed as you might be allowed to sign on for NI credits and still get mortgage protection.
  • miggy
    miggy Posts: 4,328 Forumite
    edited 27 June 2012 at 12:24PM
    Sorry to hear you've had such a rubbish experience Piq. :( At least you were able to show it wasn't your fault and you arrived when you were told to so you can hold your head high which is more than can be said for the agency. I think you're owed an apology.

    I hope today goes a whole lot better. :)
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  • HappyNow
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    Ah Piq, I'm really sorry to hear that. Although you never know, it's not over until they tell you it's over x
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  • LAM2011
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    HappyNow wrote: »
    Ah Piq, I'm really sorry to hear that. Although you never know, it's not over until they tell you it's over x

    Too true! How absolutely annoying and frustrating though. Its like one step forwards one step backwards :mad: Have you spoken to agency yet?
  • alioops78
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    In the immortal words of Scrappy Doo - Let me at em, let me at em grrrrr (obviously with an aussie accent)

    Massive hugs but b*ollock the cr*p out of whoever imbecile at the agency can't even get a time right on email. What are they getting paid for !!!!!! (sorry imcompetence riles me lol).

    Hope that things don't go too horrible at the jobcentre.

    Alioops xx
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  • taxi73
    taxi73 Posts: 20,815 Forumite
    aww so sorry to hear that PIQ..I hate people that don't do their jobs properly !!!
    hopefully there's something even better on the horizon for you x
  • NewLeaf_2
    NewLeaf_2 Posts: 2,116 Forumite
    oh dear that is complete rubbish I am so sorry to hear it. Fingers crossed anyway xx
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  • Caroline_a
    Caroline_a Posts: 4,071 Forumite
    hi Piq - oh what rubbish!! Anyway mine went well... then I got the phonecall today to say I'd come second. Great. Not sure I really wanted to hear that, but whatever the ins and outs of it, I'm still going to be out of work.

    Onward and upward, eh?
  • Cheery_Daff
    Cheery_Daff Posts: 17,588 Forumite
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    Aw Piq((((((((((())))))))))))) SO sorry to hear what happened at your fiasco of an interview. I DO hope it is because there is something FABULOUS waiting round the corner for you VERY soon, I really do. And I hope that stupid agency gets their comeuppance! Gosh I'm cross on your behalf :mad: :mad: :mad: I hope you at LEAST get a written apology, both from the person whose fault it was, AND from the management!

    Grrrrrr.

    Lots of love xx
  • grannyx2
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    Caroline_a wrote: »
    hi Piq - oh what rubbish!! Anyway mine went well... then I got the phonecall today to say I'd come second. Great. Not sure I really wanted to hear that, but whatever the ins and outs of it, I'm still going to be out of work.

    Onward and upward, eh?

    Well done you for what was obviously a good interview and here's hoping that there are bigger and better things around the corner for you x
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