Casual contract terminated

lindajburg · 26 March 2020 at 10:29AM

I have been working for 4 months on a casual contract doing approx 21 hours a week. My contract has been terminated because of the coronavirus, I would still be working there if no virus. Does anyone know if they can do this ? if they can are there any benefits I can claim ? Our savings are over the threshold for universal credit? Thank you

Luvoj · 26 March 2020 at 10:41AM

lindajburg said:

I have been working for 4 months on a casual contract doing approx 21 hours a week. My contract has been terminated because of the coronavirus, I would still be working there if no virus. Does anyone know if they can do this ? if they can are there any benefits I can claim ? Our savings are over the threshold for universal credit? Thank you

Under whatcircumstances was your contract teminated?
You say it was a casual contract, and now it has ended.

If you are unemployed, and able to work, then the usual state benefits still remain in place for those in need.

lindajburg · 26 March 2020 at 11:21AM

It was terminated as the offices have closed (letting and estate agency) and I was told that the company are terminating all Casual contracts. I had been told I would have had work till end of May possibly longer and when all back to normal may be asked togo back as they are still short staffed.