Resigning

Inaflat

I hope someone can help

My daughter has just resigned her job due to being unable to cope with all the extra hours she has was told to do

She is actively seeking another job, but she lives in shared rented accommodation

I'm now faced(once again) with supporting her financially. Will she be entitled to any benefits, in particular her £700 per month rent (London)
And she has also been told to repay £2000 for training she received

gettingready

Shared rented accomodation in London for £700.00?

She can surely find a cheaper place to live, rent a room for the time being till she gets another job, that will cut the rent down to perhaps £450.00 per month if she is not fussy. If she looks, she will find a single room for £450.00 per month in London (zone 3 perhaps but if the money is an issue)

If she resigned, I doubt she will be entiled to any help with rent/benefits.

MissD

My brother rents out his spare room (single) in Hackney for approx £400 per month which is zone 2.

extra hours are a feature of any job, could she not have discussed this with her manager/boss before resigning? does she have another job to go to?

the training sounds about right re costs - is she a trainee accountant? maybe organise a payback plan with them.

k3lvc

Maybe a bit harsh from me but I'd not be supporting her other than offering her a free room at home whilst she sorted herself out. If she can make it as far as the big wide world of London, commit to a job (career ?) and training package and then walk away from it and expect to be kept then I'd have thought a reality check is needed rather than relying on 'entitlement'

Caroline_a

Extra hours are almost mandatory these days. What sort of job was it? I have to say I agree with the others that she was silly to resign - but she should not expect you to have to pay for her mistakes!

barryboris

Why the heck did she do a stupid thing like that. No offence meant but it's a crazy decision in this day and age (not to mention selfish as I assume she had no actual plan to support herself and automatically assumed you would back her again financially).

If I were you, I'd tell her that she made the decision to quit, and she should sort her mess out.

Ridiculous!

Oh and she won't be entitled to JSA due to leaving her job voluntarily.

k3lvc

barryboris wrote: »

Why the heck did she do a stupid thing like that. No offence meant but it's a crazy decision in this day and age (not to mention selfish as I assume she had no actual plan to support herself and automatically assumed you would back her again financially).

If I were you, I'd tell her that she made the decision to quit, and she should sort her mess out.

Ridiculous!

Oh and she won't be entitled to JSA due to leaving her job voluntarily.

OK - I tried to be subtle but you say it so much better

barryboris

k3lvc wrote: »

OK - I tried to be subtle but you say it so much better

I know my post probably came across as rude, but some things just need to be said.

aileth

k3lvc wrote: »

Maybe a bit harsh from me but I'd not be supporting her other than offering her a free room at home whilst she sorted herself out. If she can make it as far as the big wide world of London, commit to a job (career ?) and training package and then walk away from it and expect to be kept then I'd have thought a reality check is needed rather than relying on 'entitlement'

Definitely not harsh, I agree 100%. If you weren't there as a safety net, maybe she would've grown up and coped with it as most other people do, rather than bailing out when things got tough.

MissD

Is there any chance she can withdraw her resignation?

Having said that today I was looking for temps and there are a few out there, hiring more and also one temp we'd used got herself a perm job.

so I think the employment market is picking up somewhat.

On a more practical note:-

a) check if she's tied into contract/tenancy agreement and if she can get out of it.

b) maybe see if landlord can let her skip a month's payment of rent whilst your daughter gets another job etc.

MissD

Just seen your first few posts.

To be fair on your DD she can see you've got or will have some money.

maybe this one time help her as a *one off* but next time no, line in the sand.