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Can you claim benefits when you quit a job?

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Newquay Mon 17-Apr-17 13:41:58

Does anyone know? I have a dear SIL aged 60 who, thanks to this iniquitous moving of pension age, cannot receive her (only) state pension for years yet so has to keep working. She works for a small firm and is being taken advantage of/bullied. She is applying for jobs but has not yet been successful.
So. . . . . If she quits this job because conditions are becoming unbearable will she be able to claim benefits does anyone know? Or where we can find out?

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Cold Fri 21-Apr-17 20:22:07

It is really important that she gets proper advice before doing anything.

She should NOT throw around terms like constructive dismissal - it is notoriously difficult to get and there is a high burden of proof that she would need at industrial tribunal to prove her case. By mentioning it she might give the employer time to sack her as well.

She should also not invent illnesses - not all cases of stress would meet the criteria for a disability and she might end up with statutory sick pay of £89 per week instead

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