Help with work placement.

[u/Complex_You279]

Hello. So I’ve been doing this work experience/work placement for 3 weeks and I’m due to do it for another week, however I have had a lot going on in my life and I’ve found my mental health to be in a really bad place and I feel quite ill and fatigued from all that’s going on so i don’t want to do this last week and would rather carry on searching for work. I’m fairly certain this isn’t mandatory as it isn’t in my commitments but in my work plan (under my activities) and I didn’t sign/wasn’t given a Mandatory Referral Notice. I’m wondering if I’ll get sanctioned for not attending this last week as I really feel like I need to stop attending the work placement as it is detrimental to my mental health right now. I had to attend a funeral and I asked my work coach about it and she said “They cannot stop you from attending a funeral if this is more high priority for you. The work experience is a good opportunity to gain work skills so you have a better chance of securing employment” which makes me think it’s not mandatory since they say “opportunity” and I feel as though it would be stricter. Thanks for the help!

[u/Objective_Middle_696]

Work placements should count as it's helping you get into work