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Redundancy and SGP
On 2 feb 23 I received a letter from my manager telling me I was being laid off with immediate effect in accordance with my contract as the company has lost contracts. The company has laid off 50% of the staff nationwide. I have 9 years service with this company and for the first 5 weeks of lay off they paid me…
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Redundancy Notice Question
Hi - I am looking for some advice on redundancy notice, The entire staff of my company received a round robin email saying that the company was closing and their notice periods would begin from Friday 12/04. This would be followed by individual letters and consultations outlining individual circumstances. So far no one has…
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Seems none of my coworkers have been happy after redundancy?
Wondering if this is the norm, had a meet up yesterday with my former colleague after we got made redundant in March. I thought I was the only one struggling with my new job, 1 guy lasted couple of weeks decided he was gonna take early retirement, another guy walked out after a month, these two guys alone each worked over…
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Works pension
Hi, I’ve got a query about my works pension. In my old job I was off sick for over a year and laid off. They offered me a redundancy package that I took. my pension is considerably working out way too low compared to my ex co workers. One of my ex work mates pension will be over double per month than mine and she only had…
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Treated badly, at risk, new job offer!
I’ve been treated shabbily by a large company. They’ve been awful to work for and after the project I was working on didn’t need me anymore I am “at risk of redundancy” while they look for another role. Thing is, I was looking elsewhere anyway as I want to work for a company who treat staff better. happy to say I’ve just…
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Taking VR - leaving 19/5
Hi All I've worked for my employer for 36 years and am taking redundancy this year. my leave date is 19th May - the package is greater than £30k so I am aware I have to pay tax on the balance. My 1st question is will I pay tax at the higher rate? If so and I don't earn anything else this tax year will I be able to claim…
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Made redundant
Hi, I was made redundant in September 2022. I planned taking 3 months off work and then start looking for a new position in January. Because I was paid redundancy pay I thought I would not be able to claim anything from the Government so did not inform HMRC. It is now April 2023 and I still have not secured a new…
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Statutory Redundancy and Continuous Service Date
I am not currently facing redundancy, but a few questions in my mind about the future had got me thinking about this specific question which I am unable to find a clear answer for online - is the statutory redundancy pay calculated on the date you joined the company, or is it calculated on your continuous service date? The…
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employment law.
hi hope someone may be able to help . firstly i have two jobs this post concerns the second job. stated this job the end of November if i remember correctly I had a probation period of 3/4 months. everything was fine I was employed as supervisor, from the beginning, unfortunately the lady i worked with subsequently passed…
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Individual consultations taking place with the minimum 30 day consultation period?
I wanted to get clarification if they are allowed to have individual meetings, scoring and be told you are at risk if you are still in the 30 day consultation period? We started group consultation on 21st March I've just had my 121 consultation meeting 12th April (within the 30 days) to be told I'm at risk and will be…
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Redundancy queries
I would like to get the forum's thoughts on the following situation if possible... I am the general manager of a small agricultural propagation company. We employ 14 people full time and seasonal agency staff as needed. The company is owned by a single individual who owns several companies. He employs one Group Finance…
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Company Claiming Liquidation
Hi all, On the 27th February I received an email from the company I was working for saying that they were going into liquidation and that there was no money to pay anyone. They used a company called Phoenix business solutions to facilitate this but to this day they have not told us who the liquidators are, and I’m thinking…
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Redundancy - is this legal?
I wont mention company name etc however there is a situation whereby a company is shutting off support for 1 warehouse, this involves making 4 people redundant, to avoid specifics etc, of these 4 people lets say their roles are called Role A and Role B (role A is senior, Role B is not). Role A there is 2 people currently,…
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How long
My wife was made redundant due to company being declared insolvent but was asked to work on to finalise work commitments but they wouldn’t pay her! Worked 9 days for which she got a pay slip but no money hoping to be able to claim it back. It seems liquidators? Are dragging their heels as no one has received a redundancy…
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Redundancy, notice period and PILON
Hi, wondering if anyone can give clarity. So, my notice period is 3 months in normal circumstances, if made redundant I have 6 months minimum paid employment, if i resign then i assume it reverts to 3 months, but what if i get an agreement for PILON (due to reasons I wont go into), would it be 3 months or 6? I suppose the…
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Could ‘technically’ be made redundant🙄
Hi I work for a local authority in a team that is being restructured and this would upgrade all posts to the grade that I am below but currently acting up into. For months the team has known about this and for months been told by head of dept ‘there is nothing to worry about, no redundancies blah blah. Also the grades are…
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Self employed contractor
Hi I’ve been told yesterday that our medical practice is closing down in a few months. It is not the company gone into liquidation etc. I started with them in October and signed an “agreement” and only work part time on self employed basis. I’ve been in discussions for me to be relocated to a different site. However if I…
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Notice etc
Hi my wife’s firm has been made insolvent so she will now be claiming redundancy as she worked there 15 years I believe that she will receive 12 weeks pay in lieu of notice. As she has this notice I presume she cannot sign on? Also, however unlikely as she is 64 if she gets another job would this notice have to be repaid?
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Accrued Holiday During Notice
Hi all I've done a search on this but would someone kindly show me how to calculate my leave entitlement when I leave the company please I'm being made redundant on the 10th April and receive 28 days leave + Stats. The company has allowed me to use 3.5 days leave not taken last year (due to a large project Nov/Dec) so I…
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30 hours free childcare and payment in lieu notice period
Unfortunately we have been put at risk and due to the number in a 30 day consultation with the aim to be gone 30th April. We have a 4 year old that is due to do into school in September. We have to reconfirm between the 22nd of April and 19th May My question is when would my eligibility actually run out as i will be…