Signing On

digitalwolf · 15 Oct 2008 at 15:04

Nah walked out on them. Lots of false promises.

Apparently I have to sign on anyway, even though I won't get paid anything.

I have another job anyway, just need more hours.

Andrew1978 · 15 Oct 2008 at 15:05

[TW]Fox;12699776 said:
Hardly seems worth the bother for somewhere to live and food to eat

fixed.

Indy500 · 15 Oct 2008 at 15:05

digitalwolf said:
Nah walked out on them. Lots of false promises.

Apparently I have to sign on anyway, even though I won't get paid anything.

I have another job anyway, just need more hours.

You can't claim then if you have another job thats 16 hours a week or more.

LEK-89 · 15 Oct 2008 at 15:05

Nope - always has to be done at your local job centre every other week. I've been on it before and i asked them if it could be done online & they said no and also because they need to keep a record themselves of what you have been doing for job hunting etc.

Liam

Indy500 · 15 Oct 2008 at 15:07

LEK-89 said:
Nope - always has to be done at your local job centre every other week. I've been on it before and i asked them if it could be done online & they said no and also because they need to keep a record themselves of what you have been doing for job hunting etc.

Liam

Disabled people can post their declaration (last time I checked), and for some reason this includes people with poor hearing in just one ear that would have no problem turning up in person...

digitalwolf · 15 Oct 2008 at 15:07

I work 15 hours a week.

Indy500 · 15 Oct 2008 at 15:09

digitalwolf said:
I work 15 hours a week.

Fair enough, but you're probably not going to get much...what are you going to tell them, pretend the second job didn't exist? Or declare it?

shauncr91 · 15 Oct 2008 at 15:09

[TW]Fox;12699616 said:
See, I told you chosing an Astra company vehicle wouldnt go down well. I'd have sacked you for turning up in one of those as well.

Muffin` said:
How's the Saxo?

Can someone please clear up what's going on here?

digitalwolf · 15 Oct 2008 at 15:11

sr4470 said:
Fair enough, but you're probably not going to get much...what are you going to tell them, pretend the second job didn't exist? Or declare it?

If I say it didn't exist, they'll ring up my old employer who will say he left to go to someone else.

I've had the 15 hour a week job for 3 years.

Indy500 · 15 Oct 2008 at 15:13

digitalwolf said:
If I say it didn't exist, they'll ring up my old employer who will say he left to go to someone else.

I've had the 15 hour a week job for 3 years.

So you've worked full-time as well prior to that? When was that then? Beyond 6 months and it isn't relevant.

[TW]Fox · 15 Oct 2008 at 15:15

digitalwolf said:
I work 15 hours a week.

As a field engineer?

rjk · 15 Oct 2008 at 15:19

i left a place of work i was unhappy at and signed on for a month until i found a new employer

[TW]Fox;12699664 said:
I agree, so as good citizens we need to make sure he isn't unfairly advantaged by doing it online, saving him from embarrasment.

So.... did you get sacked, as you cant sign on if you left of your own accord.

i left on my own accord and signed on, no problem
i wasnt using it to depend on as i still had a 8 hour a week off license job
mean i got minimum allowance
paid for petrol

then i got my job

there was nothing embarrassing about going to the job center
hold your head up high and just do what needs to be done

you dont just go to the job center to get money - they have plenty of stuff in industrial sectors as well as a large amount of jobs that are also advertised in computer weekly

so yes - there are a few scummers in there - but you could net yourself something decent

it could happen to anyone - and with the state of the economy being as it is it could happen to anyone sooner than later!

sr4470 said:
You can't claim then if you have another job thats 16 hours a week or more.

yes - and it doesn make it less of an incentive to go - but at the end of the day its there to help you in hard times so you may as well go for it - even if like me it was only £14 a week

Indy500 · 15 Oct 2008 at 15:22

rjkoneill said:
yes - and it doesn make it less of an incentive to go - but at the end of the day its there to help you in hard times so you may as well go for it - even if like me it was only £14 a week

£14 a week would still pay for my food so I agree there. Speaking of which, I need to check whether my claim's been processed (I posted on here recently about routes to take since losing my job).

uber soldat · 15 Oct 2008 at 15:22

digitalwolf · 16 Oct 2008 at 00:11

[TW]Fox;12699899 said:
As a field engineer?

Nope.

Muffin` · 16 Oct 2008 at 09:23

digitalwolf said:
Nope.

Well come on spill the beans.

shauncr91 said:
Can someone please clear up what's going on here?

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17925231