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Will he get JSA?
zaxdog
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My OH has lost his job, he was employed by a company but considered self employed as they didn't want to bother with tax and NI. He paid all of this himself and is up to date.
My question is will he get JSA? I have a job (until March) and earn 15k.
My question is will he get JSA? I have a job (until March) and earn 15k.
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You can't be "employed but considered self employed", do you mean he was a contractor? If so, assuming he has only paid self employed conts over the past few years, he will only be eligible for IB JSA, and your income will be too high for him to qualify for payment (although he can still sign on to keep his NI record up to date).
Has he been in this job for the past few tax years?0 -
The company sent him the work, he did the work and the company director was his boss. He has worked for them for 4 years.
Typical of course that as he has worked and contributed he will get diddly squat!0 -
The company sent him the work, he did the work and the company director was his boss. He has worked for them for 4 years.
Typical of course that as he has worked and contributed he will get diddly squat!
You need to get rid of that chip on your shoulder! Had he been employed and contributed, he would have been eligible for CB JSA. He chose to go self employed and as such should have made provision for periods of unemployment.0 -
You need to get rid of that chip on your shoulder! Had he been employed and contributed, he would have been eligible for CB JSA. He chose to go self employed and as such should have made provision for periods of unemployment.
Chose? Um NO! It was that job or nothing and I mean nothing! It was even a reason we moved to the mainland hoping he would be able to get something else. How of course he was supposed to put away money on a wage of 8k when I was job hunting is anyone's guess :eek:
And it's not a chip btw. It is simply frustration at a system that seems not to work for you if you contribute to it.0 -
The company sent him the work, he did the work and the company director was his boss. He has worked for them for 4 years.
Typical of course that as he has worked and contributed he will get diddly squat!
If he's been paying self employed NICs then he will have benefited from making a much smaller contribution than if he'd been employed.0 -
a bit late for your husband but it sounds as if he never should have been self employed in the first place. See the link below from HMRC
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/employment-status/index.htm"You've been reading SOS when it's just your clock reading 5:05 "0 -
Don't think you can blame the system as your OH was working outside of it.Chose? Um NO! It was that job or nothing and I mean nothing! It was even a reason we moved to the mainland hoping he would be able to get something else. How of course he was supposed to put away money on a wage of 8k when I was job hunting is anyone's guess :eek:
And it's not a chip btw. It is simply frustration at a system that seems not to work for you if you contribute to it.0
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