My other half has just found out that they dont need him anymore in his job and laid him off without any notice! the worst thing is they offered him this job as a partner of a building firm two weeks ago with the verbal promise of at least 2 years work, and now there saying they cant afford to pay him! he was made redundant over a year ago and since then has just been in and out of work, with us struggling to get by, and i finally thought it would start getting better and now we are back to square one again, what annoys me is the people he was working with are friends of the family and they were only telling my mum the other day that he was an assest and that they have loads of work, but one of the men he was working with didnt like that my other half got the job so think he has had something to do with all this, i just cant believe they told him on a sunday night, and now im sitting here trying to work ot how im going to pay the bills and feed the kids this month!! arrgghh soo annoyed just want to scream at someone! just needed to get that off my chest!
by teresacharl 10 May 2010
Firstly when your partner has been inbetween jobs before did he claim jsa? If so I think he can do a rapid reclaim and it shouldn't take too long to start getting his allowance. Don't panic, I know it's hard atm what with there being no jobs and everything. My bf has only just been offered an interview (so not even a job) after 2 years searching!!!!! He's had bits and bobs inbetween but nothing stable so I know how you feel. You need to ring tax credits and let them know he has lost his job too and they might up your money I'm not quite sure how that works. Some people are so pathetic and it really gts me stressed even reading this as if they're friends of the family then they obviously know you have children and how much your partner will have needed the job! Could he not take them to a tribunal for an unfair dismissal or has he not been working long enough?! Not too sure how all that works either. Sorry I'm not an awful lot of help but i couldn't just pass by without commenting!!!! Hop it all gets sorted soon babe xxxx
by LittleMumma 10 May 2010
Umm Im the same as @LittleMumma - I doubt I can be of much help but just to let your know your not alone, we are exactly the same, my partner has only had dribs and drabs for the past 2 years and its such a struggle! We manage though, just. He's recently been on a job working away, only work he could get and I miss him like crazy! xxxx
by ryansmummyuk 10 May 2010
thanks @LittleMumma and @ryansmummyuk he hadnt been working there long only 3 weeks, thats why we cant believe it, its just so frustrating at the moment just thought it was going be a fresh start, yeh they know we have kids and such so couldnt believe that they didnt give us notice, my other half wants to give self employment a go, so just going to try getting work on building sites and such, it must be hard @ryansmummyuk that your partner is working away we have thought about it, but dont know where to start! it just so difficult atm! you try and do the best for your family and just dont seem to be given the chance! thanks guys for listening!! xxx
by teresacharl 10 May 2010
Hi I'd get a lawer to look over your partners contract etc. They must pay him for the hours he has worked of not your lawer can help, it is usual to give notice but if they don't they can give you pay in lu of notice. As I say check it out with a lawer.
Best of luck on the job front
by DoulaMoon 28 May 2010