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Leaving job and social welfare

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  • 14-04-2015 12:07pm
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    nashipear
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 25 ✭


    So I'm employed part time and receiving social welfare for the days I'm not working, does anybody know how I can leave my job and still get social welfare??

    I've been told that you can't just leave, u have to be let go etc


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    Mrs OBumble
    Registered Users Posts: 25,722 ✭✭✭✭Mrs OBumble


    why do you want to leave?


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    #3
    nashipear
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 25 ✭nashipear


    Basically being bullied by my boss, I cry every I leave, I'm not one to be on social welfare, I've worked since I was 13, just she took on an intern and cut my hours


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    Polo_Mint
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,504 ✭✭✭Polo_Mint


    Could you not look for another job while you are in this one. It tends to make it that little bit easier


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    Mrs OBumble
    Registered Users Posts: 25,722 ✭✭✭✭Mrs OBumble


    Go and see your doctor. If you're signed off on stress leave, you can assess illness benefit (or whatever it's called).


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    #6
    nashipear
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 25 ✭nashipear


    I am looking for another job..but there's literally no jobs where I live, and had to take my car off the road cause my hours were reduced so I'm kind of limited..


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    Panda_Turtle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 304 ✭✭Panda_Turtle


    can you prove that an intern was taken on and your hours reduced? If you furnished that to welfare plus get something from the doctor regarding stress from bullying might help your cause.

    Maybe better to stick it out for a while, don`t take your boss's bull**** personally. and try get another job.


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    #8
    dvdman1
    Registered Users Posts: 512 ✭✭✭dvdman1


    Time to stand up
    Stop being weak! Say this to yourself in the mirror over
    You have 3 options
    1- tell the emploer where to go then goto social welfare furnish them sick stress Dr cert etc maybe end up on short term illness benefit you will be put back on jobseekers after.
    2- pursue the employer legally if your up to it.. if its realistic. This would be mist satisfying but toughest let's not kid ourselves.
    3- apply for new jobs and keep positive knowing that your doing your utmost to try..when u get new job tell current employer to stick it. If there's still no luck go back to step 1

    All the Best.. Remember Jobs don't define us.


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    IvoryTower
    Registered Users Posts: 3,825 ✭✭✭IvoryTower


    Normally if you quit your job you have to wait 9 weeks to get social welfare

    But in your case, if you go to doctor and get sick cert to say you can't work there anymore because of the bullying/stress, you'll be entitled to 100e a week, then go to social welfare and explain to them that you want to leave because of the bullying(and you have a sick cert to show doctor agrees) but cant afford to live on the sickness benefit. They should wave the 9 weeks and you'll get your benefits within about 2 weeks.

    All along keep up the job hunt of course, you might get lucky


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