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Re:The Amazon worker: paid £18,000 a year to shift 250 items... by corin_ on Saturday January 20, 2018 @01:14PM (#16194512)
He couldn’t get unemployment benefits if he chooses to leave a job, but if this job didn’t exist then he could, so it’s very misleading to suggest that if Amazon hadn’t provided this job he would have “no job and no benefits”.

(I do think that the unemployment benefits system is shitty here in the UK, I certainly wouldn’t enjoy having to rely on it, but that’s a separate topic.)

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Re:The Amazon worker: paid £18,000 a year to shift 250 items... by walshemj on Saturday January 20, 2018 @02:51PM (#16195072)
For single people its 73.10 under 24 its 57.9 and only lasts 6 months.

Also as statutory benefits are based on full years you could end up at retirement age not getting a full pension - this is the main reason why well paid people also sign on to make sure they don't miss out when older.

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Re:The Amazon worker: paid £18,000 a year to shift 250 items... by tonyedgecombe on Saturday January 20, 2018 @03:44PM (#16195316)
You can get NI credits if you are claiming benefits because you are unemployed or ill.
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Re:The Amazon worker: paid £18,000 a year to shift 250 items... by walshemj on Saturday January 20, 2018 @05:13PM (#16195702)
Yes that was my point you have to sign on to do that and spend 35hous a week on your job search and you have to have enough contributions which is a bummer if your employer goes bust owning NI contributions.
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