Comments on: Can you claim job seekers allowance whilst doing work experience? http://www.resumebutler.com/blog/can-you-claim-job-seekers-allowance-whilst-doing-work-experience/ Career and Job Advice Thu, 17 May 2012 14:18:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Wulfy http://www.resumebutler.com/blog/can-you-claim-job-seekers-allowance-whilst-doing-work-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-219 Wulfy Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:12:47 +0000 http://www.resumebutler.com/blog/can-you-claim-job-seekers-allowance-whilst-doing-work-experience/#comment-219 This will depend on the type of work you are proposing to do. If you are doing unpaid for a charity then there is no problem with this. You just need to let the jobcentre know, but it won’t affect your benefits. If however you work for a standard employer, but are simply working for nothing the jobcentre will take a different view as it could be considered that you should be being paid for the work that you do. A decision maker will make a decision on the exact circumstances of your work, but if they decide that you should be being paid for the work, then they will take notional earnings in to account on your claim, even though you may not be being paid for the work. The jobcentre will not condone an employer from not paying their correct wages while their staff work for nothing. This will depend on the type of work you are proposing to do.

If you are doing unpaid for a charity then there is no problem with this. You just need to let the jobcentre know, but it won’t affect your benefits.

If however you work for a standard employer, but are simply working for nothing the jobcentre will take a different view as it could be considered that you should be being paid for the work that you do.

A decision maker will make a decision on the exact circumstances of your work, but if they decide that you should be being paid for the work, then they will take notional earnings in to account on your claim, even though you may not be being paid for the work. The jobcentre will not condone an employer from not paying their correct wages while their staff work for nothing.

]]> By: hat-a-tat-tat http://www.resumebutler.com/blog/can-you-claim-job-seekers-allowance-whilst-doing-work-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-218 hat-a-tat-tat Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:08:46 +0000 http://www.resumebutler.com/blog/can-you-claim-job-seekers-allowance-whilst-doing-work-experience/#comment-218 yes you can claim it if you are entitled to it as Works Experience is usually unpaid. yes you can claim it if you are entitled to it as Works Experience is usually unpaid.

]]> By: allen555 http://www.resumebutler.com/blog/can-you-claim-job-seekers-allowance-whilst-doing-work-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-217 allen555 Sun, 18 Jan 2009 02:02:17 +0000 http://www.resumebutler.com/blog/can-you-claim-job-seekers-allowance-whilst-doing-work-experience/#comment-217 Unpaid work will not affect your benefits. Unpaid work will not affect your benefits.

]]> By: me and you today http://www.resumebutler.com/blog/can-you-claim-job-seekers-allowance-whilst-doing-work-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-216 me and you today Thu, 15 Jan 2009 07:56:33 +0000 http://www.resumebutler.com/blog/can-you-claim-job-seekers-allowance-whilst-doing-work-experience/#comment-216 You can do voluntary work [non-paid]- providng proof you are and yes claim JSA [job seekers allowance ]. You can do voluntary work [non-paid]- providng proof you are and yes claim JSA [job seekers allowance ].

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