Husband applying for low paid jobs - advice please

[Custardandnoodle]

Can someone give me some advice how to talk to my hubby as he's really sensitive at the moment. He got made redundant last year. The company redeployed him on a maternity cover at a lower level but same pay.

This is coming to an end he's currently applying for lower level jobs in the company on much lower pay as his confidence is low. He's got loads of experience. We can't afford a decent quality of life on a just above minimum wage salary and it's putting extra pressure on me in my job as I'll be the main bread winner.

I'm worried he'll take one of these lower paid jobs and never make a move up the ladder again. His redundancy is substantial so he'll never leave (as he'll lose redundancy) and just be stuck. I don't need him to be a career-focused striver but selfishly we'll never be able to afford 'nice' things or go on holiday on that level of income.

I'm secretly hoping none of the internal jobs come off as I think he'd be better off in a new company now. He's scared to start again.

Any advice appreciated.

I'm a business manager for a local automotive company based in Cheltenham. and I am used to running, through people's CVs for Jobs I also recruit people as well. if you would like any help, please contact me. where are you both based? what salary is he ideally looking for? and what role is he interested in? those sort of questions that recruiters ask in order to find , him the right Job. I hope you find this helpful!

@Custardandnoodle

Sorry didn't explain properly. His role was made redundant last year. The company redeployed him in a lower scale job covering a maternity leave (on protected pay). This is coming to an end.

He'll get redundancy at the end of this of he leaves, but there are jobs coming up internally on lower scales. I want him to take the pay out and leave and find a new job on the same pay scale.

He wants to stay with the co. on a lower paid job (protected pay will end).

Hope that makes sense!

Yes it makes sense. I think you are definitely correct in terms of the wisest thing to do finance and career wise. When my husband had a tough time at work a few years ago, I told him that we would be ok, that I would pick up the slack plus we had savings to sue whilst he got himself back on track and that seemed to work. His situation knocked his confidence a lot but he is over it now, he just needed a bit of time (it was about six months) to sort himself out.

Is there someone like an old boss or a senior colleague who he trusts and who could act as a mentor? Hearing someone who is not your partner say that you are good at your job can be very powerful. They may also be able to help him apply for the right roles and prepare for interviews.

Is he a Union member - they give free advice and coaching as well (or mine does at any rate).
You’re right - he should be looking for a new job commensurate with his salary and experience