Job Seekers and Zero Hour Contracts

soapbloggs · 14-04-2015 04:49PM #1

Hi,

I am considering a job with a ZHC (Zero Hour Contract) but currently I'm on JBA (Job Seekers Allowance) as unemployed. I want the protection of my income by remaining on the allowance.

I know that you can work and receive some of the allowance depending if you remain under a threshold of working hours, days and earnings. However, I notice that the social welfare makes a calculation based on the average hours a day expected to work as opposed to basing it on what you actually have worked. I saw the form they gave me that I must submit to the employer, hence this is my understanding. My question is with ZHC, how do they calculate an average working day, since there is no fixed pattern? Will I get totally screwed if I just work one hour for 3 days? I need help finding the ways that they calculate these allowances, since if I'm offered the job, I need to know if it's prudent to accept it from a financial point of view.

I am considering applying for Rent Allowance as well, does anybody know how this is calculated if one is working with JBA as outlined above?

easygoing1982 · 14-04-2015 04:59PM

basically you need to tell your employer it's not viable for you to work under X amount of hours a day. There's no point in giving up your JSA if your getting less in your job than your JSA. When i was on the Xs and Os from what i remember if you work 1 sec of a day you lose your aallowance for that day.

After 6 weeks or so you will get a form from social welfare to give to your employer for them to fill out with the hours and days you've been paid for.

Job Seekers and Zero Hour Contracts

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