Question about leaving the country while on JA?

Terpsichorean Master

Hi all.

I'm currently receiving JA and will be leaving the country for three days over a weekend to attend a wedding, which will entail being away for one 'working' week day.

What is the situation with regard to DSP?

I presume that I have to inform them of this, but I'm not sure of what the process is or what it means for my claim - ie do I have to sign off and back on again etc.; so any information would be very much appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

pillphil

You can take up to two weeks holidays per year on JA. You notify them before you go and can collect it when you return. I don't think you'll be gone long enough for the payment to be returned from the post office.
If you want peace of mind go in and tell them, some offices let you do it online.

Terpsichorean Master

Ya, I just saw that on their site but it says that you've to give a minimum of ten days notice and I'm already too late for that unfortunately.

Is that going to be a problem do you know?
Or is that time requirement only for online notifications?

I've never done this before - needed to take holidays while on JA - so had no idea there was a timeframe requirement for notice.

I asked one of the staff in there about it a few months back in a general enquiry and he said you just need to let them know the week before you go; so thought it would be ok, especially considering it's for such a short duration.

pillphil

If it were me I wouldn't be worried about it. Although I'm not going to advise you to not tell them.

If you're worried, go in and tell them. I can't imagine they'll tell you you can't go. It won't overlap any signing days.

Terpsichorean Master

I have no problem with regard to telling them, that's not a concern.

Just didn't know what the procedure was and read on the site that there was a minimum notice requirement, so got a bit worried that there might be an issue. I'll go in and see them and try to work it out I suppose.

Thanks for the responses anyway, appreciate it!

pillphil

Terpsichorean Master wrote: »

I have no problem with regard to telling them, that's not a concern.

Just didn't know what the procedure was and read on the site that there was a minimum notice requirement, so got a bit worried that there might be an issue. I'll go in and see them and try to work it out I suppose.

Thanks for the responses anyway, appreciate it!

Sorry, didn't mean to imply you did. I was saying I wouldn't tell them if I was going for one day, but I didn't want to give you that as advice. I'm sure if you went in and said "I've missed the deadline, but is it ok if I go to a wedding this friday?" they won't have any issue with it.
I doubt they'd want to do the paperwork involved even if you were outside the ten days.

Nomis21

I am originally from the UK and go over there every 3 months for 3 days, giving 2 weeks notice by going into the office and they give it to me in writing that I have permission to go. I also have to physically go into the office to tell them I'm back in the country the next working day after I return.

However when my Father died in the evening, I left very early the next day for UK without telling the office and came back after the funeral a few days later, also without telling them. I never heard anything about it and my payment continued as normal.

Terpsichorean Master

Nomis21 wrote: »

I am originally from the UK and go over there every 3 months for 3 days, giving 2 weeks notice by going into the office and they give it to me in writing that I have permission to go. I also have to physically go into the office to tell them I'm back in the country the next working day after I return.

However when my Father died in the evening, I left very early the next day for UK without telling the office and came back after the funeral a few days later, also without telling them. I never heard anything about it and my payment continued as normal.

What did you have to do when you went into the office?
Did you just tell them or was there paperwork required?

And when you say that "they gave it to you in writing", what exactly did that entail?

Also, did/do you have to show them any travel documents etc. when you go into the office?

I'm going in there today, so if you could answer asap I'd very much appreciate it!

Nomis21

Terpsichorean Master wrote: »

What did you have to do when you went into the office?
Did you just tell them or was there paperwork required?

And when you say that "they gave it to you in writing", what exactly did that entail?

Also, did/do you have to show them any travel documents etc. when you go into the office?

I'm going in there today, so if you could answer asap I'd very much appreciate it!

Just tell them you are leaving the country and they will give you a form to fill out. No documents required.

Ask for a copy for your own use.

Steppenwolfe

Good luck with going to a public office on friday afternoon of a bank holiday weekend. Some offices have a betting pool on those days. Bank hoilday fridays are akin to a full moon. All the loonies and gobshytes come out. Whoever gets the biggest one wins the pool. The smart service agents make sure they are rostered on the public desk in the last 30 minutes before closing. That's when the real doosies come in and can win them the pool