Need some input, at a crossroads.

That's not a crossroads. That's a T-junction.

Take the money now and be towards the front of the queue for getting yourself a new job rather than at the back when everyone else starts to leave. There's enough temp work in Swindon to keep you ticking over until you decide on a more permanent path.

If you need to speak to someone in Swindon about alternative work, send me a message through trust and I'll pass on some contact details.
 
If I understand correctly, they are paying you to sit at home and do nothing for two months, then when you start work again after two months you will need to work off that "debt" as unpaid extra hours.

What happens if you get a new job during or after that two months - will you have to pay some kind of compensation? They may say you have to pay some kind of compensation but are they telling the truth - is it legally enforceable?

What happens if they lay you off at any future time after the two months - do they write off your "debt" or are you liable in some way?

You should carefully examine these issues before before deciding anything I think.

Depending on the points above I would say that if you have a job/contract just now stick with it. I think the next few years are going to be extremely tough for anyone out of work, especially unskilled manual workers.

No point learning to be a plumber or similar building related trade since that sector of the economy is in serious decline right now.

There are loads of courses you can do, subject to being able to pay for them, that are not tied to the academic September to July routine. Beware though - even in the best of times employers don't like employing paper experts with no real life experience.

Just a suggestion - do you know anyone, or could you hassle someone, to take you under their wing as a trainee, (low paid), during your two months off. That might lead to something permanent.

I am going against the trend in this thread but I think you should stay put, but use the time to to think about, and plan, and organize what you want to do with the rest of your life work-wise. Getting a lump sum of cash and getting out of a tedious job is tempting. On the other hand getting a two month paid break is tempting.

As someone else said - since they are paying you to stay at home it doesn't sound like your current job/contract is totally secure in the medium term :(
 
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Must say its really tempting at the minute its like a golden opportunity to go and ill get paid to so kinda win win.

I just need to find something I am interested in, I was thinking of a trade before in the past even tried to get on a course but it was fully booked in sept and waiting list was huge :(

Dont think I would mind a job in IT of sorts tbh, ive spent time working outside in the cold and having to do shift work mssing a lot unsociable hours I dont want that anymore! I think I would actually be happy with a 9-5!

Where would I start out in IT though? Its something I could at least try until sept and if I dont like it I can do college for a trade.
 
will your salary over the 2 months be >£6300?

If the payoff is greater than the salary (which i'd suspect) i'd take the payoff. You can still do training or whatever you were going to do in those 2 months, and my gut feeling would be that there probably isnt going to be a rosey future in a company in that situation, in a job you dislike...
 
I'd take the money and run but ONLY after securing another job, in this economic climate you are going to be hard pressed to find something I'd of thought.
 
Thats not a cross roads, its a T Junction.

Seriously though, id take the money, get another job and get some more education. Part time job/part time further education probubly, seen as you can live at home cheaply.

What would you be interested in studying?
 
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Tough situation. Personally I'd say that 6.3k sounds like a lot of money, but it really isn't. I'd barely last 3 months on that. So like others have said be sure that you secure a job, in fact do everything from now until xmas to try and get another job, if you get one then take the new job and the money Honda are offering. Without any qualifications it'll be hard to get something well paid. Good luck fella I have a feeling you need it
 
Need some input, at a crossroads

The motor trade is looking like it is going to be one of the hardest hit with the recession.
Look what Vauxhall are trying to do.
This week car manufacturer Vauxhall has offered its workforce at one plant the chance to take a sabbatical on 30% pay.

General Motors approached unions at the plant in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, with the plan.

Under the scheme, staff would stay away from work for up to nine months between January and September 2009 on less than a third of their basic salaries.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7782373.stm

I say take the money and get yourself out of Honda while you can as there could be thousands of people made redundant in car manufacturing in the next year.
 
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Come on R5Rich, be honest...

'I dont think id mind a job in IT' is nto the same as 'OMG! id love to do that for a living' is it now lol..

Think harder, if you won the lottery and had 20mil int he bank, 3 years later on, your bored, you bought eerything you could want, been eerywhere, twice, humped all the ladies you can think of humping, eaten odd food, hell, even been to space and back...

What then, what job, career, hobby, would get you out of bed and up in the morning.... THATS THE JOB you should be going for..

Aye, its easy for me to say this, as its your life, but i was in a situation not unlike yours 12 years a go and someone told me what ive told you, IT it was for me, 12 years later im in IT, top line support, learning everyday, great mates, great team, wonderful pay and yes, if i didnt need the money, id still do this job if they let me! how sad is that lol. But to me, im getting paid to do something i love doing.

So, again, what do you want to do, your dream job....... then go research it on internet and uni and see how you go about doing it. You got 2-3 weeks, use it.
 
Its not the same Colinuk no and you put things in a good way thats actually making me think quite hard about it now buuut how do I know something is for me until I have tried it :/

Its an area of interest and there is a huge array of things I could do within it but I also thought a lot about doing an apprenticeship probably plumbing. Two very different things so I guess only I can work out which way I want to go with things.

Also the difference being not just the job but the place/people you are working with! You already said you got a great team which no doubt makes going to work a hell of a lot more of an attractive prospect? Could you really say the same if you was some where else ;)

I have taken a look on college sites though even at part time stuff with the possibilty of going in the evenings now im no longer working shifts this is do able for me.

Job security / monthly income / no skillset

vs

Uncertain job prospects / a life skill
 
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