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Originally Posted by Taf
The recent rule change from 16 hours' work to get many of the benefits, to 24 hours' work to get many of the benefits has financially hammered several of my friends who cannot get 24 hours work a week, let alone a full 40.
Two other mates, close to pension age, were told that they could either drop from 40 hours to 22 hours per week (and no overtime) or be made redundant. Their employers are desperate to stay in business, but the banks won't help with their cashflows.
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That's right ,it's all a bit of a mess .A lot of employees don't bother offering 40 hrs a week because they know it will be refused because the benefits are worth more or the employer knows he van get away with paying minimum wage because he knows the state will pick up the slack