Has your DP been retrenched/redundant?

[Hansie]

DH was told back in October that there would be redundancies. The company reduced the numbers in 2 waves and DH was told 26th Jan and shown the door at the end of that week. DH worked in Auto Finance and the company he worked for has since announced another 400 job losses in another area. I guess you just hope and pray that it's not you. He is now looking to go back into an industry he was in 6yrs ago as we don't believe there is any jobs in Auto Finance that can weather the storm.

Hansie

[Mother Goose]

DH hasn't yet but he works in IT and for a small company. They have a few big contracts and he tells me he is safe... but I worry. My contract expires end of July and although I could probably get work relatively easily, I'd have to go back to 24/7 shift work which doesn't work well for us. DH is currently pushing for me to be a full time SAHM but this concerns me as I worry what we'd do if he lost his job...

[ACJ]

We moved to Mackay 1st of December last yr for DH's job and his boss told him he is guarenteed that nothing will happen to his job and his hours won't be cut. WELL..........a month ago he got told that he will no longer be paid travel which is 6 hours extra at $52 per hr on a 60 hr week. I know its only $300 per week but that is alot to us at the moment cause we planned to be here for a yr and payout all our debts to go back to brisbane with no debts!! Grrrrrrrrr...............So now we are moving back next month to live in a cheaper rental house cause rent here is extremely expensive and DH is just going to fly in and out at $49 per flight!!....Ok vent over now!!....

[~Trish~]

Grrrr, how annoying Amelia! You only just moved there! $300 p/w is HUGE.

Good news with us is that DH's team got the contract they have been trying hard to get (mentioned in my OP in this thread) so he has some work for a bit longer yet

[Pandora]

$300 is huge I can see how that would be a big hit to you guys
It sux the way the financial climate is ATM.

[ACJ]

Yeah it sucks big time. Our plan was to get all of DH's debts payed off which is about $20,000 worth!! Don't ask. And save a whole heap to get us on top before we move back but now that has all gone down the drain.

Just shows that it is effecting everyone around the country and we all might be living off centrelink sooner rather then later.....well let's hope not!!