thespecialon
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- but the principal of her on Job Seekers should be that she is available for work. Yes I do see your issue in that with everything she may as well be on the dole.. but what happens if the dole is cut in the budget! And it may well be.. As it makes no sence to have a social welfare system that practically makes it more worth your wile not working...IF she left work she would get around 200Eur or so social welfare
Basically my OH has taken a fairly hefy pay cut recently coupled with the levies etc....I was working out her wages today and basically she only gets around €366 a week Net for 40hours work...
IF she left work she would get around 200Eur or so social welfare I believe,so basically would only be losing around €30 eur per day of work..
Taking into account the other costs associated with being at work - travel costs etc and not to mention the fairly hefy amount of stress she has to deal with(she is a manager in retail),my advice to her was to leave her job and take some time off and relax.
We are getting married this year so she will have plenty to keep her busy and is looking at doing a course part-time to branch into a different career..Also a few of her friends are home from Aus and others dont have work at the moment so for 30eur less per day she can do as they have being doing for last couple weeks and take advantage of the nice weather
I know from a strict enconomic view point that she will be 30 Eur a day worse off but taking the other life factors into account,I genuinely belive she should take some time off!I also relaise the jobs market is tough and may not get back to work as easily in a year or so.
Any opinions?
I have never claimed social welfare so I dont know the rules but I thought that you had to be seeking employment rather than relaxing planning a wedding!
Do you get SW when you voluntarily leave a job ? Is there not a 6wk delay or something ?
- but the principal of her on Job Seekers should be that she is available for work. Yes I do see your issue in that with everything she may as well be on the dole.. but what happens if the dole is cut in the budget! And it may well be.. As it makes no sence to have a social welfare system that practically makes it more worth your wile not working...
There is another side to this as well, over time your salary will increase and the reality is while you are working you do get gainful experience. I have a friend and while financially it makes no sence (the costs of child care for three young children!) she has just taken a job with a company and really at the moment she is just paying for childcare.. However she is looking (rightfully) at the long term perspective of her career and knows that in a couple of years there will be no child care costs and her salary will have increased...
And thats why we have a social welfare system - so time can be taken to plan a wedding! Look it is a personal question that only both of you can answer - however I wouldn't advise it - because then you are at the mercy of the state - what would happen if the dole was cut to €125 pw - would/could you manage.. As this is what could very well happen. It is a well known fact that our welfare system is too generous. And the reality is tax payers cannot afford it.I have never claimed it either nor has she but I know her friends arent looking particullary hard and there dosent seem to be a problem there,so why should she be stressed out from work and planning a wedding at the same time for 30Eur extra a day?
To be honest we havent looked into it,but even if there was a 6week wait it wouldnt be a major issue..I am also sure her employer could furnish her with a letter that due to tough trading conditions they had to leave some staff go(Obvioulsly not legally or morally correct)
If you are willing to commit benefit fraud your plan is a good one. Otherwise, not so much.
Well if your OH wanted to take a break after you get married she would have to live off your so why dont you make her a lady of leisure now rather than commit fraud!
I though if you have enough prsi contributions you can claim for a year? then after that you are means tested?
claim if you are unable to find work, not if you want a break!
Which is why it is likely that SW will be cut in future budgets..I have the say the way the system is setup , I cant agree with that
Which is why it is likely that SW will be cut in future budgets..
At the expense of people who really need it!
I have the say the way the system is setup , I cant agree with that
Fair point and I agree completely,we could survive if she wasnt bringing any money in..
But my question is why shouldnt she claim what she is entitled to,if she feels the stress of work etc isnt worth the extra few bob a day she is getting?
And lets be honest she wouldnt be the only one doing it!!
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