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Originally posted by VectraMan View PostI think at least half the reason I went a long time without claiming was because I didn't want people to know that I'd failed to support myself. It's not just about conscience or whether it's morally right to claim.
Would you feel the same talking to permie friends and telling them BTW I dont pay any NI ever?Rhyddid i lofnod psychocandy!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by psychocandy View PostHows anyone else going to know unless you tell them?
Would you feel the same talking to permie friends and telling them BTW I dont pay any NI ever?
Me I save during the good times, to tide me over should there be any bad times ahead but then I'm just practical like that. Each to their own what they do, there is no high ground here it's a personal matter for those involved.In Scooter we trustComment
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Originally posted by psychocandy View PostHows anyone else going to know unless you tell them?
It's a little irrational I know, but there's dignity in work and supporting yourself, and there's shame (or at least there should be) in failing.Will work inside IR35. Or for food.Comment
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Originally posted by psychocandy View PostTrue enough. Another reason why I don't feel guilty claiming benefits when needed.Comment
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I'm sorry, actually I'm not... claiming JSA in between contracts is wrong, because in between contracts you're not unemployed. Remember we chose this way of working. If you want to claim JSA, go get a job, get made redundant\sacked, then whilst looking for another job claim JSA.
Oh, and just because you can (claim JSA) doesn't mean you should.Comment
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Surely this is very simple. You claim what you are legally entitled to, if you can be bothered. "Should" doesn't come into it.
If, as an alternative to using the law as your standard, you act according to some personal alternative standard, what you are really signing up for is always taking the least favourable of two options. You sometimes take less than the law allows because you think that's fair, but when the law gives you less than you think is fair, or takes more in taxes than you think is fair, your personal standard has no say.Comment
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Originally posted by gables View PostI'm sorry, actually I'm not... claiming JSA in between contracts is wrong, because in between contracts you're not unemployed. Remember we chose this way of working. If you want to claim JSA, go get a job, get made redundant\sacked, then whilst looking for another job claim JSA.
Oh, and just because you can (claim JSA) doesn't mean you should.Rhyddid i lofnod psychocandy!!!!Comment
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Originally posted by psychocandy View PostLegally you are laid off due to lack of work which is correct.Comment
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Originally posted by gables View PostHmmm
If you worked in a factory, and the factory had no work, your employer could tell you not to come in. Then for the time you are not working, you can claim JSA because you have been laid off temporarily.
Same applies to self-employed if your wondering. It is quite legal to say I have no work and to claim JSA for this time.Rhyddid i lofnod psychocandy!!!!Comment
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