Have you ever faced unemployment or long term unemployment before?

[DonFerrari]

Barozi said:

starcraft said:

Hi Barozi

Totally understand if you don't wish to answer, but are you able to shed some light on the type of role/industry that gives you that confidence?

I have had many years of what I would term 'secure' employment. But I could still be laid off with a months notice and a bit of a payout.

Well it's sort of a special case but in Germany there are two types of public servants and I'm working as a Beamter (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beamter) and due to that I'm not in a contractual relationship with the state. That means I have special rights (don't have to pay into the social security system, can't be laid off, getting paid at the beginning of the month instead of the end of a month etc.) but also special duties (cannot strike, longer work times than regular public employees etc.).

However even for regular public employees there's a special case according to tarrif where they can't be laid off, but there are quite a few conditions they have to met for that to happen.

Also regarding the point where you could be laid off within a months notice even when you worked for your employer for several years, that also wouldn't be possible in Germany. The maximum would be a 7 month's notice if you worked for more than 20 years for the same employer. Even then you cannot simply be fired as the termination of your contract has to be socially justified. For example, if the employer wants to fire people for economic reasons and you happen to be a single father, he has to fire all childless employees first before he could fire you.

In brazil all public service (that you apply for exam) are for life unless you commit a crime. Only public service that are fired is the ones appointed by politicians and the like, these change after every term when politicians don't win the election and get replaced.,

And @OP

Sorry, but you living in a country with 4% unemployment rate, and claiming to have sent over 1000 applications with not a single answer (even if negative) is very hard to believe.

If you were in a place with 30% unemployment rate I could believe more.

Last edited by DonFerrari - on 26 March 2019