I've lost my job - Career Advice please!



becs said:
I've challenged it but they are not playing ball. This is part of an email back to me:


Whilst we accept there are numerous sources of advice on the subject of Furlough, many of these are conflicting with advice we have as an employer from respected HR advisers.

Therefore, as our initial response below advises, we do not believe the basis on which we contract and engage Casual workers allows us to apply for the Furlough scheme.

This is because a lot of the confusion that has arisen does not address the fact that you are a worker and not an employee as detailed in the Government Guidance event though our tactical work is paid on a PAYE basis
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This seems to say differently. Would it be worthwhile getting Citizens Advice involved?

www.gov.uk

[Withdrawn] Check if you can claim for your employees' wages through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

Find out if you’re eligible and how much you can claim to cover wages for employees on temporary leave ('furlough') due to coronavirus (COVID-19).
www.gov.uk www.gov.uk

It has been updated a load of times since first released so, they may be working with old info.
 
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Keawyeds said:
At the minute as I'm entertaining a 2 years old working from home might not be that easy either, but I'll look into all options!
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Maybe with you having a 2 year old and a mrs that works for the NHS, now would be a good time to concentrate on the little one and spend some quality time.

Perhaps getting money for stuff is not priority at a time like this?
 
MackemBob said:
This seems to say differently. Would it be worthwhile getting Citizens Advice involved?

www.gov.uk

[Withdrawn] Check if you can claim for your employees' wages through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

Find out if you’re eligible and how much you can claim to cover wages for employees on temporary leave ('furlough') due to coronavirus (COVID-19).
www.gov.uk www.gov.uk

It has been updated a load of times since first released so, they may be working with old info.
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I've sent them that link but they still disagree that I'm entitled to help. I've pointed out the relevant parts and also explained I'm shielding under public health guidance, so even though some of them do have work available, I've been told not to work.

Sorry for hogging your thread @Keawyeds :oops:
 
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Keawyeds said:
Morning All,

I appreciate I'm not alone in this, but I've had a f***ing awful few weeks. Mrs K is also front line NHS so that's done our collective stress levels no good at all.
I received two pieces of mail the other day

One was my P45 - In a nutshell, I accepted a job at another hospice, I put in my resignation at my old job, the a global pandemic happened, and then the new hospice pulled the job.
As a result of all this I'm now unemployed, no furlough, no nowt.

The other was a letter from our GP telling me that as I'm immuno compromised and at risk of severe illness, I'm now on lockdown for at least 12 weeks.
I know I'm/we're not in the worst position, but you'll forgive me for being properly fucked off with my current situation.

However, this does present me with an opportunity - A potential change of career.
I have lots of transferable skills (so I'm told) but I'm not sure what else I could turn my hand to. Any (sensible - come on now) suggestions or ideas really would be welcome.
To say my mental health has taken something of a battering would be an understatement, so any help would be appreciated
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Firstly so sorry to hear your news. Secondly I would start with a planning session and I don’t want to go into too much detail as I don’t know enough about you and your circumstances. Start with the most important,urgent stuff you need to address - for example can you live short term on the resources you have - if this is the most important, urgent thing for you. You may wish to look for short term employment in a new field to get you through this difficult time - for example supermarkets are currently recruiting staff and have very fast turnaround times. A friend of mines son was told to attend a shop with his passport. He had a very short chat and was taken on with effect from the next day. So there are options for you even if not your preferred choice.

Good luck mate take a bit of time and keep talking to your missus all the way.
 
becs said:
I've sent them that link but they still disagree that I'm entitled to help. I've pointed out the relevant parts and also explained I'm shielding under public health guidance, so even though some of them do have work available, I've been told not to work.

Sorry for hogging your thread @Keawyeds :oops:
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They seem to like acting the prick. Hope it all works out for you.
 
this must be the absolute worst time to lose your job, you must be bricking it, and you can't get a temp job as you are immuno suppressed, oh mate this really is horrendous

I really hope the SMB can come up trumps with their suggestions for you
 
Apply for the civil service, you can do it online. They may be ready to take you on in 12 weeks time.
 
MackemBob said:
Not sure if you missed the bit about her being a high risk immunosuppresed person. That’s a ridiculously risky thing for her to do.
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Well I was half expecting a letter cos of my asthma, but it didn’t come. I was already weighing up the pros and cons of ignoring it though. I’ve spent nearly 10 years sticking to a financial plan to get myself on the level again - would it be worth throwing all that away again against the risk of getting ill?
I’ve had to go to hospital on a nebuliser from bronchitis before, so I’m not sure how catching this would affect me. I bet a lot of people in my position are self isolating anyway, but I’m still at work taking risks, as you say.
 
becs said:
Sorry to hear that. I'm on 12 weeks immunocompromised lockdown with no wages or furlough too. It's really tough. Have a hug 😘

What sort of skills have you got?
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@becs For you does this mean that you and no one who lives in your house goes out and that someone else has to drop your shopping off?? Also does this mean that you can`t have a walk around the block where you live??
 
Ah man, I’m so sorry. Just as you were getting out of the old place, what an absolute hideous situation.

Only things I would say are 1) are you in touch with IoF NW? They’ll post if anyone is taking on. And 2) there’s a Furloughed Fundraisers group on Facebook, don’t know if anyone on there can help? Loads of places would take your experience right now, you never know where a job will come from it.
 
Baloo said:
You’re not doing a very good job of selling yourself as a fundraiser 😜
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Very good. I'll give you that one.
pillars of hercules said:
Maybe with you having a 2 year old and a mrs that works for the NHS, now would be a good time to concentrate on the little one and spend some quality time.

Perhaps getting money for stuff is not priority at a time like this?
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It is when you have a hefty mortgage, chief :lol:

In all honesty it looks like as I'm under GPs orders I won't be even able to get a job until late June - unless it's something I could do from home and work around Mini-K
 
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mickb2112 said:
@becs For you does this mean that you and no one who lives in your house goes out and that someone else has to drop your shopping off?? Also does this mean that you can`t have a walk around the block where you live??
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I'm not allowed out at all so not even a walk around the block. The bairn is off school and I've got one of my sons home from uni. They're allowed out but have to make sure they follow social distancing. They've only been out to walk the dogs and have kept away from people.

I'm supposed to keep away from them in the house and not share living spaces etc., but as they're not going anywhere where they are in contact with people, I haven't been following that strictly.

I've been put on the vulnerable list with supermarkets and supposedly get a priority at picking delivery slots for home delivery, but it's still awkward actually getting one. I could only get a click and collect one last week, so my Mam had to pick it up for me. She put the bags in the porch then left as I'm not allowed visitors in.
Keawyeds said:
unless it's something I could do from home and work around Mini-K
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I'm scouring job sites looking for home working stuff. If I see anything, I'll pass it on 👍
 
Keawyeds said:
I've applied for Universal Credit but as Mrs K is still working - you have to apply as a couple believe it or not - I'm not sure I'll get much or anything
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You'll get something. After 6 months it'll drop due to your wifes employment but initially you might be treated as an individual. You won't get housing benefits and all that, but you should get the basic living amount (this is based on my previous experience, payed tax for 16 years solid, no break in employment, house, kids, mortgage etc with partner working full time, albeit it was 5 or 6 years ago)
 

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