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Can you uc sanction you for leaving work

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Happyface12 · 16/10/2022 17:46

So I started work in a nursery was meant to be only part time 3 days a week, my daughter also attends this nursery they spoke on Friday about me coming in every day I said I don’t want to I want to stick to part time my daughter is only 1 so I still want some days of to spend with her, she’s at her dads all weekend , I’m gonna be payinf more in nursery fees, losing more in uc, I feel like quiting it’s not a good nUrsery anyway . Can I get sanctioned if I quit

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RewildingAmbridge · 16/10/2022 17:48

You feel like writing because they asked you to do more days? Surely you say no that didn't work for you, stick to the days you're doing and look for a different job if you don't like it there. Why is the other option UC??

RewildingAmbridge · 16/10/2022 17:48

*quitting

Mummyboy1 · 16/10/2022 17:51

I think as she's only 1 then technically you don't need to be working so they won't sanction you. That's my personal belief though, I could be wrong!!

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Happyface12 · 16/10/2022 18:00

No the other option is another job but untill I find one I’m gonna need to go back to uc for a time maybe a month however long it takes , but I’m not gonna be benefiting f from doing full time

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8MinutesToSunrise · 16/10/2022 18:03

UC wont sanction if your kid is only one. Are you happy with them spending every weekend with their dad? That doesn't seem like a balanced arrangement as they grow.

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Happyface12 · 16/10/2022 18:04

I feel bad just quitting but they’re not listening to my views or anything I expressed I literally told them Friday when they asked that no I wanna stick to my part time and they’ve jusy gone totally against what I said , I feel bad as they’re probably struggling for staff atm , but if that’s the case they shouldn’t of agreed to give me part time I’ve only been there 3 weeks so the staffing was the same then as it is now

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8MinutesToSunrise · 16/10/2022 18:04

To be safe you could ask Universal credit Essentials re the rules. They are fantastic.

onmywayamarillo · 16/10/2022 18:05

Just keep telling the nursery you only want to do 3 days as stipulated in your contract. If they make you redundant then no comeback from uc

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Happyface12 · 16/10/2022 18:06

Her dad works full time so he has her weeeknds , I’ve only just come back to work so I had her weekdays before then and I was still gonna have 2 dAys of a work each week being part time so that worked out well but now it’s messed everything up

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liveforsummer · 16/10/2022 18:07

Just repeat your availability. That's what was agreed and presumably what's on your contract? Easier to find a job when your in one ime

Singleandproud · 16/10/2022 18:07

What does your contract with your employer say? They can offer you more hours but they can't force you to take them.

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Happyface12 · 16/10/2022 18:09

There now saying it’s only for this week full time , but I still claim uc with working part time so me doing full time this week is this gonna mess all my uc up , also I can only claim so much of the childcare back , my daughter won’t sleep at nursery either so she’s gonna have a bad week sleep wise even if it’s just this week , I may have a new job lined up but not till next year and they said they will need reference from the job in at now so obviously they will give me a bad one if I leave

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Happyface12 · 16/10/2022 18:09

I haven’t signed a contract only a job offer letter

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Overthebow · 16/10/2022 18:10

Don’t leave without a new one lined up.

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Happyface12 · 16/10/2022 18:11

But they said to me I could do part time I applied for a part time job, I told them I just want to do my part time as they asked me Friday saying “ you can come in every day now you’re daughter is fine she’s asleep” when she wasn’t asleep she was asleep for ten m

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Happyface12 · 16/10/2022 18:12

For ten mins then woke up because she is in a room with all other children who woke her up , so she said that to me to get me to agree to come in every day but I said to her I wanna stick to my part tkme I even text the manager yesterday before I got my shifts saying the deputy is on about me coming in every day, but I don’t want to

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itsgettingweird · 16/10/2022 18:12

If you're on IV you get to keep so much in the £1 (45p I think) for everything you earn over your allowance amount.

You can also - I believe - update your childcare costs for that month too.

The other option is to ask nursery to allow your dd in for 2 days for free whilst you work.

Tell them you are happy to help out this once but only if they can have your DD in for free or you are financially worse off.

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Happyface12 · 16/10/2022 18:13

I feel like I have to find excuses as to why I can’t do full time hours , when I shouldn’t have to I applied for a part time job and agreed part time so I don’t know why they’re pretty much forcing me into doing the full time hours . Rhinf is there’s staff there with no children who have already said they are happy with full time who have less hours than me

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Littlemisspawpatrol · 16/10/2022 18:13

Dont quit but just tell them you don't want to work full time. Tell them you're not going to be pushed further on the matter. You're not even expected to be working by UC until your child is three, so you won't be sanctioned.

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Happyface12 · 16/10/2022 18:14

I feel cheeky asking but I’ve said to them 3 times today how I’m gonna be paying to much out in nursery fees and she’s not offered for her to be in free or anything. I’ve told them I’m gonna be worse of and she don’t seem to care

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liveforsummer · 16/10/2022 18:15

Happyface12 · 16/10/2022 18:09

There now saying it’s only for this week full time , but I still claim uc with working part time so me doing full time this week is this gonna mess all my uc up , also I can only claim so much of the childcare back , my daughter won’t sleep at nursery either so she’s gonna have a bad week sleep wise even if it’s just this week , I may have a new job lined up but not till next year and they said they will need reference from the job in at now so obviously they will give me a bad one if I leave

You just say sorry no, I can't do that. Jobs dont give you a bad reference because you leave - nearly every job giving a reference has been left after all but being in a job til you get a new one will definitely look preferable. Your uc won't get messed up it will just be adjusted and will sort its self next month. You won't end up worse off but you're still perfectly within your rights to refuse even without that worry/reason. Just say you have plans

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Happyface12 · 16/10/2022 18:17

i also just know it’s going to be a week from bell for my dd because the nursery is no good it’s inadequate rated by ofsted , she won’t sleep there as there’s no proper sleep routine , so she has to sleep with all the other kids playing and mt lo won’t sleep like that unless it’s quiet , so she’s just gonna be over tired every single day and even if it’s only “just this week” it’s gonna affect my daughter

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MaybeIshouldnt · 16/10/2022 18:17

They can't possibly force you to work FT. Even if you haven't signed a contract yet, you must have some proof in writing - the original job advert, letter offering you job or something - that you only accepted part-time. It's none of their business why you don't want to go FT. You've said no, end of discussion. Carry on doing your hours until a more suitable job comes along.

liveforsummer · 16/10/2022 18:17

And if they still put you on the rota after your been clear call the manager immediately and say sorry there has been a mistake I can't do x day and x day. Just the ones as agreed originally

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Happyface12 · 16/10/2022 18:19

They even was being funny with me the other day because my lo had diahorhea and wasn’t well and 111 said to keep her home and get her in docs tommoz and I told work this then the next day I came in with her she was being funny saying “we can’t have staff saying they got docs appts the day before and not coming in the next day” when it couldn’t be helped as I can’t help wen mt daughter is not well.

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