will I recieve unemployment benefit if I leave my job

LegacyUser

Hi,

My wife has got a great opportunity to work in an area shes always wanted to get into.
We both live in Dublin at the moment and her new job is in the west of Ireland, where we both are for and would like to get back to. She will earn around the same as before. We see this as our chance to get home but it would mean me leaving my job which is kind of a crazy thing to do with the way things are in the county.

Well on to my question finally! If we did take up this offer and move, would i get unemployment benefit/dole until I got a job. I have paid all contributions since 2008 so i think I am ok on that front, but can I leave my job and get someting from the state? or is this seen as a no go?

Thanks

Balagan

If you leave a job without just cause, you can be disqualified for up to the first 9 weeks from receiving a Jobseekers payment, (Benefit in your case) but the reason you state is just cause.

sligoface

hi mike,

you should get the dole, but it will be the 'until i get a job' part that may be trickiest. i dunno where exactly in the west you are moving to or what field you are in, but it is very hard to get a job in the west. dublin seems to be the only place hiring in this country. if you look at forums for the cities in the west, most have threads about the number of businesses closing, it is an epidemic.

also, i did a fas course recently and some lads on it said they were told could only get the dole for a year if their wife was working, and so even though they were genuinely interested in the course, they were also doing it because fas didnt count towards the year.
it is really tough to be stuck on the dole or doing fas/internships, etc. while your other half is working. i'm not married but my girlfriend is working and like i said i had classmates in my course recently made redundant with working wives. we all agreed it puts a major strain on our minds and the relationship. i know its an area she wants to work in, so you will be doing it for her and she's not going to give out about you not having a job or anything, but for a man who is used to working, you can get down on yourself when you can't find work.

anyone leaving a decent job now is mad imo. i am sending out cv's all the time and i have plenty of experience, bachelor's degree, and most of the time i dont even get a reply. but if you think your wife and you will be happier in the west, and you have some things you've always wanted to do that you could do during your time off, go for it. me, i would keep my job and stay in dublin. if something happens to the business your wife is in and you both end up unemployed in the west, it could really really suck.

JR79

sligoface wrote: »

hi mike,

you should get the dole, but it will be the 'until i get a job' part that may be trickiest. i dunno where exactly in the west you are moving to or what field you are in, but it is very hard to get a job in the west. dublin seems to be the only place hiring in this country. if you look at forums for the cities in the west, most have threads about the number of businesses closing, it is an epidemic.

also, i did a fas course recently and some lads on it said they were told could only get the dole for a year if their wife was working, and so even though they were genuinely interested in the course, they were also doing it because fas didnt count towards the year.
it is really tough to be stuck on the dole or doing fas/internships, etc. while your other half is working. i'm not married but my girlfriend is working and like i said i had classmates in my course recently made redundant with working wives. we all agreed it puts a major strain on our minds and the relationship. i know its an area she wants to work in, so you will be doing it for her and she's not going to give out about you not having a job or anything, but for a man who is used to working, you can get down on yourself when you can't find work.

anyone leaving a decent job now is mad imo. i am sending out cv's all the time and i have plenty of experience, bachelor's degree, and most of the time i dont even get a reply. but if you think your wife and you will be happier in the west, and you have some things you've always wanted to do that you could do during your time off, go for it. me, i would keep my job and stay in dublin. if something happens to the business your wife is in and you both end up unemployed in the west, it could really really suck.

Thanks Sligoface all totally valid points you make & alot to think about

Readyhed

Just a point folks. !

I had a dillemma a bit like this some time ago.

I rang the local social protection office who gave me excellent advice totally on a no names basis. They are really quite nice people who have a job to do but not an axe to grind. They are quite happy to help you get what you are entitled to. They don't see themselves as having a duty to save money for the state or the likes and they are not trained to think like this.

I find most Govt depts are the same nowadays - years ago it was different.