just been made redundent , has anyone had to wait long for there redundency and notice

the company i work for has just gone into voluntary redundancy, got to wait 2/3 days till i can claim 10 weeks redundency and notice. but have been told could wait 6/8 weeks for it.my first ever visit to the job centre on wed

Doh, sorry to hear that... i'm expecting it myself by the end of the year

[DarrenSV650S]

Sorry to hear it.

Don't expect to get any money from the job centre for a few weeks!! And be prepared to be talked to like you're back at school

Originally Posted by DarrenSV650S

Sorry to hear it.

Don't expect to get any money from the job centre for a few weeks!! And be prepared to be talked to like you're back at school

do i have to take any job they offer

[DarrenSV650S]

No just go for the ones you want. But as part of your little card you get, you have to list a certain number of jobs per week that you have applied for. Plus some other stupid questions.

Originally Posted by DarrenSV650S

No just go for the ones you want. But as part of your little card you get, you have to list a certain number of jobs per week that you have applied for. Plus some other stupid questions.

im a joiner, so if there are no joinery jobs going, have got to take some thing like working at tescos or oad sweeper, not that there is anything wrong with them jobs

[DarrenSV650S]

Originally Posted by jans1971

im a joiner, so if there are no joinery jobs going, have got to take some thing like working at tescos or oad sweeper, not that there is anything wrong with them jobs

Oh yeh. They said to me they would let me try to find sparky jobs for a certain amount of time (can't remember how long) then eventually I would HAVE to start applying for other jobs. You can also send out speculative CV's and mark it on your card I think. So considering how many companies there must be in the yellow pages, you could be searching speculatively for quite a while

Originally Posted by jans1971

the company i work for has just gone into voluntary redundancy, got to wait 2/3 days till i can claim 10 weeks redundency and notice. but have been told could wait 6/8 weeks for it.my first ever visit to the job centre on wed

sorry to hear this... this isnt Haymills is it?

Sorry to hear this. Try to stay positive.
Just remember, when one door closes, another one opens.

I got made redundant in January this year and am still waiting for 4 weeks holiday, my notice pay and a months money too.

Try freelancing, its the only way to get ahead these days as most are reluctant to take on permanent workers.