Let me explain my position -
I am job sharing with my company (multinational) almost 11 years having previously worked for 10 years fulltime with them.
In the last few weeks all of the employees have been put on 'short-time' including job sharers. Job sharers are now going to be reduced to 1 day 1 week and 2 days next week alternating.
Social welfare officers were brought up to the factory to deal with the group claim & job sharers were notified to s.w.
I put on the s.w. form (jobseekers benefit) that i am now avail for fulltime work.
All of the employees (with the exception of jobsharers) have received back correspondence and /or cheques from social welfare.
I rang my local social welfare office to enquire why we hadnt heard anything & i was told at a local level they were not sure how to deal with job sharers - so they rang head office & there was a blanket decision made apparently - you choose to job share - you cannot claim!
My children are now older - my husbands employment are rationalising & between us we have never made a claim in over 21 years!
I am so annoyed that when I try to make a claim due to changed circumstances a decision I made almost 11 years ago is thrown back at me.
Any advise any one ?
I am job sharing with my company (multinational) almost 11 years having previously worked for 10 years fulltime with them.
In the last few weeks all of the employees have been put on 'short-time' including job sharers. Job sharers are now going to be reduced to 1 day 1 week and 2 days next week alternating.
Social welfare officers were brought up to the factory to deal with the group claim & job sharers were notified to s.w.
I put on the s.w. form (jobseekers benefit) that i am now avail for fulltime work.
All of the employees (with the exception of jobsharers) have received back correspondence and /or cheques from social welfare.
I rang my local social welfare office to enquire why we hadnt heard anything & i was told at a local level they were not sure how to deal with job sharers - so they rang head office & there was a blanket decision made apparently - you choose to job share - you cannot claim!
My children are now older - my husbands employment are rationalising & between us we have never made a claim in over 21 years!
I am so annoyed that when I try to make a claim due to changed circumstances a decision I made almost 11 years ago is thrown back at me.
Any advise any one ?
