Stable job / been laid off / hours cut??
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Topic: Stable job / been laid off / hours cut??
Posted By: heaf3
Subject: Stable job / been laid off / hours cut??
Date Posted: 12 May 2009 at 12:00pm
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Was just wondering how many of you actually have stable jobs or who has been laid off already or had hours cut?or who thinks they might have to be laid off sometime in the near future?
I have just had my hours cut to 3 days a week (better than being laid off) but which means a huge pay cut,  and DF hasn't got much work on either (builder).
When is this stupid recession going to end??  ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Mum2ET
Date Posted: 12 May 2009 at 12:07pm
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I only work part-time but my hours have been cut from 3 days- to 2 days and now down to just 1 day. Luckily daycare has been really good and have agreed to let Ella go just 1 day a week (can't afford to send you a day when I am not working). Thankfully DH is really busy at work and is in no danger of having his hours cut (although his company does now have a pay freeze). ------------- Mum to Ella (5) and Tom (2) |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 12 May 2009 at 12:12pm
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Willie has had his overtime cut, he's gone from doing 100+ hours a week to only being allowed to do 40, and he now only does one Saturday a fortnight instead of every Saturday. It's good for me coz he's home earlier at night and more on the weekends to help with the girls and he's not as tired, but it's really affected his pay packet - he's down around $200-$400 a fortnight . -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
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Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 12 May 2009 at 12:18pm
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Were actually still hiring!
(Any C++ Developers out there?) 
Oh but my hours are voluntarily going down because Im having a baby!  ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year  http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: Mum_mum
Date Posted: 12 May 2009 at 12:58pm
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My hours havent decreased - infact i think our business is going quite well and that isnt something we are looking at at this stage....
however DH is a tradesman and we have noticed a bit of a decline in how many jobs he's being given, he use to have full weeks but now you can garentee that he will have atleast one day a week with no work. at worst it has been 3 days during a week. not so great when he is going to be the sole income earner! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
Angel baby - May 2008
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Posted By: ohanlon82
Date Posted: 12 May 2009 at 1:09pm
same as you Julia... we are looking for more staff - only a little team but doing well 
DH builds super yachts so they are a little slower and they laid off about 14 guys few months back but DH job is pretty sound i think it does sux and i feel for everyone going thru it.. i got laid off 1 week before xmas 2 years ago and it suxed but luck i was able to pick up a job the next day ------------- http://lb2f.lilypie.com/TikiPic.php/RPaODBg.jpg |
Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 12 May 2009 at 1:12pm
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We're actually busier than we have been in a long time - lots of people shopping around for good insurance deals!!! In fact, we've just had approval to employ a further person - we do have a recruitment freeze on though, and need CEO approval for new or replacement staff.
But DH had his hours cut back to 40 hrs/wk and no other overtime a few months ago (although of course, he's now on ACC) - he works in civil construction and they have one major contract on and none of the little contracts (people's driveways etc) that they had last year. |
Posted By: heaf3
Date Posted: 12 May 2009 at 1:35pm
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well i guess its just not a good time to be in the property field ay....(i work for a property valuers)
i wish i was going on maternity leave! oh and i have soo much to pay for over this year! loan to pay and a wedding to save for
i don't know if i should try and find a part time job in the mean time or just try and stick it out for a couple of months (because who knows how long it will last) and just do some paintings etc to try and sell. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: clover
Date Posted: 12 May 2009 at 1:48pm
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DH is in the process of being made redundant, my job is sound though (I think....) ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: BaAsKa
Date Posted: 12 May 2009 at 3:43pm
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gez its scary how many people this is happening to!!!
DHs work have just layed off quite a few guys (builder) and they say they will keep DH and his work mate (also his best mate).....but it appears the bussiness isnt doing well either...they have the bay of plenty hospital contracts and even the hospitals are pulling in the purse strings!!!!!! they are contracted to build a juvenial prison in rotorua and that too has been pushed to the end of the year........i really dont feel very secure with his job!!
im seriously considering going back to work as soon as bubs is born for a few days a week (my mum will have bubs and the boys are in school and daycare) just so there is something to make up for DH days off when they occur...we are going into winter so of course they will occur!!!!
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Posted By: FionaO
Date Posted: 12 May 2009 at 5:34pm
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I'm on mat leave and have been made redundant, its happened to a few people where I work.
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Posted By: Katep
Date Posted: 12 May 2009 at 5:44pm
I'm a teacher and my job/classroom is closing at the end of term due to roll reducing...families in our area are mainly dairy workers and that isn't going so great in our area, therefore families are moving on. So no mat. pay for me...
DF is a achitectual draftsman and ...well.... as you could imagine, people aren't exactly splashing money around to build new houses. He's self emplyed, so no work equals no pay. NOT COOL! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 12 May 2009 at 5:48pm
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DH has been through 4 restructures at his work but he's survived all of them thank god! I don't think there's any more to come.
Julia are you on http://www.linkedin.com/ - Linked In ? I'm linked to a few developers so if you are let me know. -------------  
 
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Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 12 May 2009 at 6:38pm
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Ahhh .. no im not personally linked in, but my boss is (I queried a charge from them) lol, otherwise I wouldnt have known anything about it! ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: ooEvaoo
Date Posted: 12 May 2009 at 6:39pm
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Well I study full time so no worries there (cept at the end of the year when Living costs stops lol)..for the next 2.5 years, plus DP will be debt free at the end of the year. DPs job is pretty much recession proof....Everyones gotta have power!...so the company he works for is safe I would think. ------------- 
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 12 May 2009 at 8:25pm
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Willie is in waste management so he's kind of recession-proof too, someone has to cart the rubbish from refuse transfer station to landfill so it might as well be him, but even he's feeling the pinch with the reduced hours. The rub is that they still expect them to achieve the same targets, just in fewer hours. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: bext1
Date Posted: 12 May 2009 at 8:26pm
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Kate, i'm wondering if we work for the same company?!?!?!?
My job is good, I went back to it in March and seems to be going strong. People always owe money for their insurance premiums!! ------------- 
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Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 12 May 2009 at 8:48pm
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This is the 3rd time I've been let go in 12 months, I've had my hours cut and had 2 contracts end early due to there not being enough work.
I've had to relocate to Wellington temporarily for work to earn some money so I can go back home and continue to look. $$ being offered aren't that great either. Thank fully DH is in the military so wont be laid off but he's not getting a pay rise this year, which will make it 3 years since his last one. Cost of living keeps going up. This isn't stopping us starting a family though, if anything figure seeing as the workplace doesn't want me may as well leave it for a while anyway. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 12 May 2009 at 8:49pm
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heaf it was from a property valuation company I got laid off from, they got rid of admin staff and made the Valuer's do their own admin to save money. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 12 May 2009 at 9:27pm
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I'm on PPL atm but sympathies to all those looking for hours and being reduced/laid off. Remember to check out government subsidies (accommodation supplement-WINZ; WFF-IRD) as your income changes. ------------- |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 13 May 2009 at 8:49am
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Until we have children we don't qualify for any help from WINZ. Husband earns too much. If we weren't married I'd qualify for the dole at least. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: clover
Date Posted: 13 May 2009 at 8:54am
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The only thing we are entitled to which someone on here pointed out to me is the redudancy tax credit, which is something I guess. Complete PITA though! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: mummymegs
Date Posted: 13 May 2009 at 9:06am
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We are hiring a new person for our department - IT.
DH is an IT contractor and his comapny is still re-newing contracts which is great for us. |
Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 13 May 2009 at 9:58am
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DH is working longer hours , and im on PPL
I worked at a dentist (finished last friday ) and usually we were booked 2 weeks ahead , but the friday morning I finished , there was just one patient that morning (so i got to leave even earlier ) and the following week had lots of spaces, which was unusual there ------------- 
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Posted By: clover
Date Posted: 13 May 2009 at 10:17am
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I work in investments/insurance and there is still plenty of new money coming through the door. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: ooEvaoo
Date Posted: 13 May 2009 at 11:22am
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Hmm they say that to end the recession people need to be spending...but how can they when they're getting laid off, reduced hours, no pay increases!. Wonder how the world got in this mess!!. -------------
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Posted By: BessieBear
Date Posted: 13 May 2009 at 12:12pm
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My DH had his hours cut from 44+ to 40hrs last week then 2 days later had them cut to 32hrs. Of his 9 workmates 4 are on ACC and 1 has been laid off already but he was only there for 2 weeks to help cope with the massive workload they did have when 4 people went on ACC within a month. ------------- Sarah Mum to, Boy 07/2008, Girl 03/2010, Boy 05/2012, Angel 07/08/2014
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Posted By: BessieBear
Date Posted: 13 May 2009 at 12:15pm
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I don't understant it either. It's all the stock markets fault. I think. ------------- Sarah Mum to, Boy 07/2008, Girl 03/2010, Boy 05/2012, Angel 07/08/2014
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Posted By: clover
Date Posted: 13 May 2009 at 12:48pm
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No, not the stock market, the stock market just reacts to financial movements elsewhere.
It essentially has been driven by greed, lenders greed to get more mortgages (to get their cut before it is passed on to an investor) and consumers wanting to have everything without having to save for a 20% deposit, or get rich by owning tons of rentals, or the fact that everyone now thinks they are a developer and can buy a house, do it up and create a profit. Obviously it is all far more in depth than what I've outlined above, but the subprime mortgage crisis in the US which essentially led to where we are now was created by dodgy mortgage lenders and out-and-out greed. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: sweetpea
Date Posted: 13 May 2009 at 1:53pm
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summerlamb, i work in the insurance industry too and we are still busy as well. Odly enough its one of the few areas when times are a little tough that does well. Things down this way are quite good though there is still lots of building going on a few business have relocated with new premises being built for them down the road from us. There have ben a few that have taken optional redunedancies but i believe they are still being paid while they retarin so not redundancies.
I do think though the media has made it alot worse than it really is. People get laid off bussiness close all the time not just during a recession. we are no where near as bad as the states or in UK. |
Posted By: HoneybunsMa
Date Posted: 13 May 2009 at 2:34pm
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I got made redundant from full time work when I was 14weeks and continued to work casually until I was 20odd weeks so was lucky in that sense as it was still the same company as long as my hours were up I could still qualify for maternity leave, I have applied am waiting to hear from them, considering I worked anywhere between 25-50hrs each week majority of the time over the year i think I will be ok, even if my average week was at 25hrs then I almost get the full amount anyways so heres hoping fingers crossed and all, if I worked more then 15hrs then I get a couple hundred a week anyways as opposed to the $150 from the parental tax credit. Just sucks because after I got made redundant they still continued to hire people in similar positions to what I was already in. I can't really run the risk of a personal grievance or anything as that could cause bad blood between myself and my workplace and since dp is in the same industry and works on the same block of restaurant/bars it wouldn't be very good for his work either. DP's job is quite stable unless they struggle through the winter which is possible as he has been the only one at his job that has been fired and then rehired 3mths later not many people can lay that claim to fame! Here's hoping the materinty leave comes through for me to help us until bubba comes ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: clover
Date Posted: 13 May 2009 at 2:34pm
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No I agree, we have gotten off fairly lightly compared to the US & UK.
We're busy on the insurance side but mainly on alterations to policies, and some income cover (most which doesn't actually cover redundancy anyway). We don't deal in general insurance but I believe that is busy at the moment. We tend to focus on investments mainly and I'm amazed at how much new money is still coming through the door (and how many people still complain that their investments aren't making the 15% they were last year). ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: sweetpea
Date Posted: 13 May 2009 at 3:04pm
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I hear you on the compliatns about investments we have had them too especailly since we just sent out some reprts. On the plus side though they are starting to bounce which is all good. Yup lots of alteration to policies with changes to premium structure and cover levels and some increases too. ------------- http://daisypath.com"> 
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Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 14 May 2009 at 8:40am
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Interesting comments about the stock market, I've been seeing NZX about a position that has come up there, and they've acquired two more companies, and another firm within Welly is only 12 months old and growing rapidly so there is some growth out there. Not much but a little. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: jazzy
Date Posted: 04 June 2009 at 6:42pm
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Well I was made redundant 1year ago. Dh got told a couple of weeks ago his job is being disestablished. So from 1 income to no income.
We went into panic mode, & decided not to try for a baby. I applied for heaps of jobs & got offered a part time job, problem is child care costs make it not worth it. So we have decided to keep trying, been trying a long time, so may not happen anyway & DH may have another job by then. Hate the few weeks inbetween, don't know when he is finishing & all the jobs he has applied for don't close for ages. |