Job Hunters Thread

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Froomeke Jul 2014 12:46pm, 3 Jul 2014 66,422 posts	0 Froomeke Take a month off IW I started my redundancy with a 10 day holiday and some time off
Froomeke Jul 2014 12:50pm, 3 Jul 2014 66,423 posts	0 Froomeke Mind, I have been slacking somewhat lately in gaining more self employment... I am enjoying 'semi-retirement' too much
idle_wilder Jul 2014 6:30pm, 4 Jul 2014 42 posts	0 idle_wilder Haha well with how busy I'll be with a holiday, a half marathon and a 12 hour trail race between now and Sept, I might have to!
DeeGee Jul 2014 10:30pm, 10 Jul 2014 15,945 posts	0 DeeGee There's HR people here, right? Just a bit of advice, please. Mate of mine's just been given an increment which has required him to move to a different pay scale and got a new contract. He was basically told he was getting a payrise, moving to the leaders payscale. He thought his Conditions would be the same, but all new contracts issued by the employer have a less generous sickness benefit, so he's got caught. Should he have really been told of this, as it's a fundamental change in his conditions? We've all signed newish contracts recently but as a result of being Tuped our conditions haven't changed. Likewise, should I get a payrise - on the same scale as currently - might that essentially be regarded as a new contract and cause the loss of my sickness benefit (that I've never used)
CStar Jul 2014 10:29pm, 11 Jul 2014 3,339 posts	0 CStar DG Yes he should certainly have been told about this. Moving to a different payscale does not change the fundamental contract. They need to offer him some form of compensation if he is to receive lesser sickness benefits.
Jambomo Aug 2014 12:43pm, 15 Aug 2014 4,525 posts	0 Jambomo Hello folks, thought I'd look into this thread as I am currently looking for a new job and finding it a bit tough, not much going in my area just now and not getting far with those I do get interviews for. How have other on the thread been getting on finding jobs? Is it a similar case everywhere?
Yorkshire Pie Aug 2014 1:11pm, 15 Aug 2014 12,250 posts	0 Yorkshire Pie I had an interview on Wednesday, but I'm not sure how it went. The interview itself was fine, but I got the feeling (again) that they were looking for someone a bit less experienced (aka cheaper). Not expecting to hear anything before next week, so trying to put it out of my mind.
Jambomo Aug 2014 1:14pm, 15 Aug 2014 4,526 posts	0 Jambomo I had an interview on Wed too. They said we'd hear soon but I think if I had got it I wouyld have heard by now as I think they were only interviewing on Wed and it was a pretty small and informal place. Its kind of made me feel a bit down but hard to know until they get in touch. Good luck, I hope that you get some positive news YP
Ankhinoco Aug 2014 1:17pm, 15 Aug 2014 8,005 posts	0 Ankhinoco I had a couple of knock-backs when I started looking a couple of months ago. Dents your ego a bit. Like YP, I suspect I'm over-experienced (and probably under-qualified on account of not having a degree). I stopped looking for the summer holidays, choosing to spend my time with the family. Need to get back on the horse now.
Jambomo Aug 2014 1:35pm, 15 Aug 2014 4,527 posts	0 Jambomo Yeah i'm the opposite, qualified but not enough experience in what I want to do. Hopefully you can find something soon.