I only want 16hours

luvvlyjubbly

Hi....i've finally got myself a little job working at greggs, I'm a single parent and will be claiming housing benefit and working tax credits.
The job stated was for 16hours....
really i only want 16 hours as i have more than enough to do at home....also i have been told if you start changing the hours i do then housing benefit gets complicated...is this true, i don't want to be tooing a froing, sitting waiting in the council offices!

Just when i went for my induction i was given my hour for the next week they had given me about 25 hours....as it happens i ciouldn't do the first 2 days so now it is 16 hours....
Am I within my rights to say I only want 16 hours, I haven't signed any contract.....I really don't want to cause a fuss but i took the job on the basis of doing 16 hours...
Any suggestions on how to tell them etc

luvvlyjubbly

oh and council tax benefit too

sharp910sh

Just say you want 16 hours. If your contract says that, then do it.

miduck

sharp910sh wrote: »

Just say you want 16 hours. If your contract says that, then do it.

Remembering that the employer can dismiss for any (or indeed, no) reason within the first two years, as long as it is not discriminatory. Retail work requires flexibility, the OP sounds anything but.

pink_princess

luvvlyjubbly wrote: »

Hi....i've finally got myself a little job working at greggs, I'm a single parent and will be claiming housing benefit and working tax credits.
The job stated was for 16hours....
really i only want 16 hours as i have more than enough to do at home....also i have been told if you start changing the hours i do then housing benefit gets complicated...is this true, i don't want to be tooing a froing, sitting waiting in the council offices!

Just when i went for my induction i was given my hour for the next week they had given me about 25 hours....as it happens i ciouldn't do the first 2 days so now it is 16 hours....
Am I within my rights to say I only want 16 hours, I haven't signed any contract.....I really don't want to cause a fuss but i took the job on the basis of doing 16 hours...
Any suggestions on how to tell them etc

I thought that you could not get working tax credit on 16 hours?

miduck

pink_princess wrote: »

I thought that you could not get working tax credit on 16 hours?

Single parents can, although in this case benefits appear to be a disincentive to work.

ohreally

pink_princess wrote: »

I thought that you could not get working tax credit on 16 hours?

Single parents are eligible at 16hrs employment.

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/taxcredits/start/who-qualifies/workingtaxcredit/work.htm

pink_princess

miduck wrote: »

Single parents can, although in this case benefits appear to be a disincentive to work.

Thanks, that explains it

I just had colleagues asking for more hours at the start of the year so that they didn't lose their tax credits.

luvvlyjubbly

just goes to show when you try to better yourself some people will still have a go!
well actually i have 6 children to look after by myself so no i don't want to do more than 16 hours....i asked a question, this wasn't a discussion to slag me off.
thanks to those who have tried to help.

luvvlyjubbly

oh and my partner died 10 years ago if you want to start on the why i had 6 kids and I'm on benefits.....

dandelionclock30

Yeah, its really bad on here for benefit bashers.