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Some forums can only be seen by registered members. Greetings, I would appreciate anyone's help. I think that is the correct amount. I may be off a little. What happens if the amount you are making every week via a part-time job is more than your unemployment? The downside is the position is temporary possibly a year. Hopefully, I will find a full-time prior to the position ending. I'm only curious because what happens if I end up losing my benefits then experience a week or two where I'm not working 30 hours and end up making significantly less than what my unemployment would have been?

I hope this is half-way coherent Thank you in advance! Last edited by DXNJ; at It is a part-time temporary position. Some weeks will be 30 hours or less, some may be 40 hours the first few weeks.

How can they not classify that as part-time? Originally Posted by DXNJ. Thanks for your input. I'm not sure if I should even bother with a part-time position that can end at any time. It sounds like it may hinder me more than help. Like most, the goal is to get a full-time position.

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In this situation, the part-time position would end right around the time my benefits may run out depending on extensions. I would hate to screw up my unemployment on behalf of a part-time position. It also makes it hard to interview for full-time positions as part-time employee's don't get personal time off and its harder to miss work.

I guess it is a catch 22 situation. On one hand working part-time may provide me a better chance of securing a full-time position since some employers look "badly" towards applicants which have been laid off for extended period of times.

It may also provide me the chance of meeting someone while out working that may have a full-time position available. On the other hand, I may be putting my unemployment benefits at risk losing them, payments being lowered in the future, etc for a position that may only provide me a small amount of extra money for a short period of time.

There is a slight chance it may last longer. Also if the job is horrible you can never quit or that will end your ui benefits completely. Without knowing exactly what kind of work it is, I'd advise taking the job.

First of all, you shouldn't assume that EUC benefits will even be available beyond November 30 when the current extension expires. They may get extended again or they may not. If they don't, you'll be glad you took the job, right? Second, when this temporary job ends, you can go back to collecting benefits on your original claim and you'll still have the same number of benefit weeks remaining as you did when you started the job. If your first year of unemployment is up or if it passes while you're working at this job, you will have to recertify based on the wages from this job, but since the passage of HR your benefits will no longer be reduced so you'll still end up receiving the same amount.

Third, the above assumes that EUC benfits do get extended, if they don't then you wouldn't be able to collect anything anymore once yourfirst 26 weeks ends. At that point, if you had taken this job you could start a whole new claim based on the wages from the job and collect at least the basic 26 weeks again. It would be a lot less than your current weekly benefit, but at least it'd be something. The only complicated thing would be if you want to collect partial benefits for weeks that you earn less than your UC benefit amount.

If you've gone a couple weeks working over 30 hours so that you don't collect any unemployment, I think your claim will automatically go inactive, so that you'll then have to reactivate it when you want to collect partial benefits in a week that you work less. This could be a big hassle if your hours are constantly hovering around that mark.

In theory,yes you could keep reactivating your claim whenever you need to, but in practice it'd probably just be easier to skip it unless you make a whole lot less on the job that week or you can predict that you'll be working fewer hours for a bunch of weeks in a row instead of just one or two.

And afterall, you'll be making more than your unemployment benefit for the weeks that you work 30 hours or more, so overall you probably wouldn't be losing any money anyway, right?

Thanks for all the input. I know we all have our own tough decisions to worry about Thanks for taking the time out. Sweater Fish, I was thinking along the lines of how you are thinking as well. I definitely appreciate your knowledge and thought process.

The original reason I figured it would be a good idea to take the position was in case my benefits ran out. In that case I knew I had a half way decent paying part-time position which would keep me somewhat above water. Yet, the more and more I read about PT positions affecting the longevity of my benefits, the more I start to second guess starting this job. Also, knowing I supposedly have a year left of benefits also makes it a tough decision along with the fact this position is temporary.

If I did revert back to where I left off that would be great. Also, maybe having some active work expereience in the same field I was formely working in might actually help get a FT position elsewhere. Having to reactivate is definitely going to be a hassle especially in the case where I make significantly less than my current weekly payment. I don't care if it is a little off.

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Hopefully it can be done via the telephone or the internet. If I have to reactivate via the phone, hopefully I don't experience the issues getting through to a representative as I currently do. It is next to impossible to reach someone via the phone.

I don't mind the wait, its the part of being told everyone is busy, call back later. Anyways, I guess I have a slightly tough decision to make. I will be kicking myself if my benefits end and I don't have the pt position to fall back on. Originally Posted by Sweater Fish. Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Additional giveaways are planned. Detailed information about all U.

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Page 1 of 3. Spokane via Sydney,Australia 6, posts, read 9,, times Reputation: New Jersey 3, posts, read 10,, times Reputation: Originally Posted by DXNJ Greetings, I would appreciate anyone's help. Originally Posted by Sweater Fish Third, the above assumes that EUC benfits do get extended, if they don't then you wouldn't be able to collect anything anymore once yourfirst 26 weeks ends.