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Handing in Notice (Quitting Job) & claiming ESA HELP!
Crumble_Butter
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Help !
Basically My OH claims ESA, due to many mental health problems
(Anxiety, Depression, Social Phobia, Stress etc.)
Whilst I was unemployed we got the couple's rate of ESA
When I started my job in February, our ESA rate was lowered and I get my wage.
It is now looking like I will be leaving this job, It has been nothing but problems since I started this job, they are constantly changing my working hours and days, at short notice,
having me do work that I should not be doing and am not authorised to do so (managerial duties etc.) to compensate for incompetance of other staff, I start 30 mins early every day, and leave at least 30 mins late, every day I've worked as I have to go around and correct other staff members work before I do my own
The manager also speaks to me in a very sly and sarcastic way, almost derisory and other people have picked up on this, including customers who have given me looks as if to say "what was all that about"
3 members of staff have left in the past month
There are at least 3 vacancies a year going for this small business with 5 members of staff.
I got my first wage and they had got it wrong, I only got paid for 2 days in the month, giving me £80 to live on for the next month
On top of this me working has affected my oh's stress and anxiety in ways that we didn't expect, they've been having panic and anxiety attacks, as well as other things I don't want to discuss on a public forum, due to being left in the house on their own, this is something we didn't expect.
All this leads to me planning to hand in my notice, however someone told me if I hand in my notice, I will not be able to claim benefit anymore as I have made myself unemployed ! !
Is this true?
Does this only apply to jobseekers?
Will we still be affected on ESA as if I leave we would be going back onto ESA at the couples rate, we never stopped claiming ESA we just get a reduced rate as they take off my wage
Please help !
I feel like I've ruined our life by taking this job, but I really wanted to work and was tired of people's opinions on me because I didn't, problems with the management aside I do like the job, But I cannot cope with the problems in the job I am rota'd for 15 hours a week and some weeks they have me serve that over 5 days, so I am coming in for 3 hours a day, this costs me £30 a week in bus fare of my £96 wage !
Basically My OH claims ESA, due to many mental health problems
(Anxiety, Depression, Social Phobia, Stress etc.)
Whilst I was unemployed we got the couple's rate of ESA
When I started my job in February, our ESA rate was lowered and I get my wage.
It is now looking like I will be leaving this job, It has been nothing but problems since I started this job, they are constantly changing my working hours and days, at short notice,
having me do work that I should not be doing and am not authorised to do so (managerial duties etc.) to compensate for incompetance of other staff, I start 30 mins early every day, and leave at least 30 mins late, every day I've worked as I have to go around and correct other staff members work before I do my own
The manager also speaks to me in a very sly and sarcastic way, almost derisory and other people have picked up on this, including customers who have given me looks as if to say "what was all that about"
3 members of staff have left in the past month
There are at least 3 vacancies a year going for this small business with 5 members of staff.
I got my first wage and they had got it wrong, I only got paid for 2 days in the month, giving me £80 to live on for the next month
On top of this me working has affected my oh's stress and anxiety in ways that we didn't expect, they've been having panic and anxiety attacks, as well as other things I don't want to discuss on a public forum, due to being left in the house on their own, this is something we didn't expect.
All this leads to me planning to hand in my notice, however someone told me if I hand in my notice, I will not be able to claim benefit anymore as I have made myself unemployed ! !
Is this true?
Does this only apply to jobseekers?
Will we still be affected on ESA as if I leave we would be going back onto ESA at the couples rate, we never stopped claiming ESA we just get a reduced rate as they take off my wage
Please help !
I feel like I've ruined our life by taking this job, but I really wanted to work and was tired of people's opinions on me because I didn't, problems with the management aside I do like the job, But I cannot cope with the problems in the job I am rota'd for 15 hours a week and some weeks they have me serve that over 5 days, so I am coming in for 3 hours a day, this costs me £30 a week in bus fare of my £96 wage !
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Crumble_Butter wrote: »Does this only apply to jobseekers?
Yes it does0 -
Yes it does
So even though its my partner that claims ESA for us as a couple, I would not be Affected, as we don't claim Jobseekers?
Am I free to leave my job, because of these circumstances?
Its such a shame as I love the work, but they're making it impossible for me to do it, and even without the troubles at work, I cannot stay because of the negative affects it has on my partner0 -
yes
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Of course, getting your employer to fire you, would help...Be Warned: Any decision made by ATOS should be treated with the contempt and suspicion in rightly deserves. If in any doubt, make sure to appeal any and all decisions by ATOS. Do not take their word for it, do not give them an inch of trust.
When judging if ATOS were fit for work, it looks like they self-assessed. //Rant-Disclaimer End.0 -
Ravenshade wrote: »Of course, getting your employer to fire you, would help...
How so?
It would be hard to do so... the other staff are so useless they really rely on me to pick up the slack
On a normal shift the manager brings in three members of staff, but when I'm working its just me and her because she knows I can do the work and do it right, the staff that are there are absolutely useless and one or two have been there for over a year and not got fired
How would me getting fired be better than me resigning?
I am worried about my future for getting a job if I get fired from this one....0 -
You can...work to the terms of your employment contract for one.
This is really specifically for JSA I'm not necessarily certain as the other poster seems to be that you can just up and quit unless you're taking on a caring role.
If you're working and then hand in your notice, you're not entitled to JSA for some time. On the other hand if you have been fired, you can start claiming immediately.Be Warned: Any decision made by ATOS should be treated with the contempt and suspicion in rightly deserves. If in any doubt, make sure to appeal any and all decisions by ATOS. Do not take their word for it, do not give them an inch of trust.
When judging if ATOS were fit for work, it looks like they self-assessed. //Rant-Disclaimer End.0 -
But does the same apply for ESA? As it would not be ESA we would be claiming, we woulc be claiming the Couple's rate of ESA again, with my partner as the main claimant0
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If you get fired you can be sanctioned on JSA, for up to 26 weeksRavenshade wrote: »You can...work to the terms of your employment contract for one.
This is really specifically for JSA I'm not necessarily certain as the other poster seems to be that you can just up and quit unless you're taking on a caring role.
If you're working and then hand in your notice, you're not entitled to JSA for some time. On the other hand if you have been fired, you can start claiming immediately.This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0 -
What happens with JSA is irrelevant to my question, as much as I appreciate everyone's input, I really need to know about the Effects on Employment & Support Allowance, as that is what I would be claiming if I were to leave this job0
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Why don't you bare it whilst looking for another job?0
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