worse off working part time can I be sanctioned

Takodalady

I started a !5 hour cleaning job yesterday and absolutely hated it,they expected a large amount of work to be done in 3 hours and I felt I did not fit in with the other cleaners.I have just been on entitled to and I will be worse off as I will have to pay more rent and council tax maybe because my adult sons live with me.My question is can I be sanctioned for leaving the job because I will be worse off?

jacques_chirac

Are you certain you will be worse off? If you have non dependents living with you they should be paying towards the rent irrespective of whether you are in work.

HappyMJ

Takodalady wrote: »

I started a !5 hour cleaning job yesterday and absolutely hated it,they expected a large amount of work to be done in 3 hours and I felt I did not fit in with the other cleaners.I have just been on entitled to and I will be worse off as I will have to pay more rent and council tax maybe because my adult sons live with me.My question is can I be sanctioned for leaving the job because I will be worse off?

If you have just started a job then leaving it within a few weeks usually isn't a problem. You can usually try out jobs and if they aren't suitable for you then you can leave without being sanctioned. Expect a lot of questions and prepare your answers in advance.

jacques_chirac

HappyMJ wrote: »

If you have just started a job then leaving it within a few weeks usually isn't a problem. You can usually try out jobs and if they aren't suitable for you then you can leave without being sanctioned. Expect a lot of questions and prepare your answers in advance.

The OP does not fit the criteria for Employment on Trial. They would need very good reason for leaving the job, not enjoying it would not be sufficient.

paulineb_2

Takodalady wrote: »

I started a !5 hour cleaning job yesterday and absolutely hated it,they expected a large amount of work to be done in 3 hours and I felt I did not fit in with the other cleaners.I have just been on entitled to and I will be worse off as I will have to pay more rent and council tax maybe because my adult sons live with me.My question is can I be sanctioned for leaving the job because I will be worse off?

If you earn less than you would claiming JSA, you shouldnt end up financially worse off even if your sons live with you.

If you are on benefit and your sons work, you'd still have to pay some rent, a friend of mine is on ESA and her son pays rent for her as he works.

Dont walk out of the job without getting advice. You could have stayed on JSA and declared your income, have you signed off?

Takodalady

HappyMJ wrote: »

If you have just started a job then leaving it within a few weeks usually isn't a problem. You can usually try out jobs and if they aren't suitable for you then you can leave without being sanctioned. Expect a lot of questions and prepare your answers in advance.

Thanks I am not lazy used to do 30 hours a week but the work was less! maybe I just had an easy job but hated it so much I have only had two hours sleep so could not work anyway.Any idea what the jobcenter are likely to ask?

jacques_chirac

Takodalady wrote: »

Thanks I am not lazy used to do 30 hours a week but the work was less! maybe I just had an easy job but hated it so much I have only had two hours sleep so could not work anyway.Any idea what the jobcenter are likely to ask?

It might help if you responded to all posts, not just those that tell you what you want to hear.

HappyMJ

Takodalady wrote: »

Thanks I am not lazy used to do 30 hours a week but the work was less! maybe I just had an easy job but hated it so much I have only had two hours sleep so could not work anyway.Any idea what the jobcenter are likely to ask?

Why did you leave? What were your concerns and did you raise your concerns with the manager? What did the manager do to help resolve the problem? What could you have done to resolve the problem yourself? Was leaving the only choice available to you? There are a lot more...you will need to answer a lot more than yes or no.

Takodalady

jacques_chirac wrote: »

Are you certain you will be worse off? If you have non dependents living with you they should be paying towards the rent irrespective of whether you are in work.

according to entitled to yes

paulineb_2

How can you be worse off on a 5 hour contract? That amount of wages will still need to be topped up, you'll still have a live JSA claim because its going to be less than you need to live on.

If you were earning more than the 71 quid JSA a week I can understand why youd be paying more rent.

But a 5 hour contract should not affect the amount of rent your sons pay, because you arent earning over what you would be getting on JSA, the amount they would need to pay would be the same.

Takodalady

paulineb wrote: »

If you earn less than you would claiming JSA, you shouldnt end up financially worse off even if your sons live with you.

If you are on benefit and your sons work, you'd still have to pay some rent, a friend of mine is on ESA and her son pays rent for her as he works.

Dont walk out of the job without getting advice. You could have stayed on JSA and declared your income, have you signed off?

My first post should have said 15 hrs not 5 not signed off but told them I had the job,are the rules different if you have not signed off?