Comment on Discussion Thread 🎨 Monday 25 August 2025

• Nath@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  You can buy insurance from being made redundant, but it’s bloody expensive.

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  • Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Noted for the future. Will definitely be looking into more comprehensive income protection in the future.

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    • Nath@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I’ve never seen the value in it personally, but I work in a field where you can usually get a job.

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• melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  With this could you take sick leave for mental health or undisclosed reasons to get the insurance and spend that time job searching? Just wondering how it works

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  • Force_majeure123@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    In theory yes, but there is generally a 90 day (could be different but this is most common) waiting period before payments kick in - and it’s not backdated. So it’s really only useful if it’s an extended absence, and you have enough to get by for a few months without income

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• Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Yeah just looked into it more :(

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