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Made redundant and job advertised the next week
My friend was made redundant from his position in a plumbers merchants. He accepted his redundancy and the package offered because he understood the downturn in business in the construction industry. He finished work on Friday the 29th Jan 2010, and while checking the classifieds on Thurs the 4th Feb 2010 noticed his job…
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Can my employer make me work extended notice period
Hello Everyone, I am to be made redundant and have a 2 month notice period, my employer may want me to work an extra month or 2 but can i refuse this and will it affect my redundancy payment (enhanced) if I do. Also I live in N Ireland and the company is based in England, can they make me travel during my notice period as…
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Redundancy woes
Hi there, I'm working for an IT outsourcing services company, I used to to shift work until 4yrs ago. Then went onto 9-5 for an analyst role. My Firm has never adjusted my Pay for "various" complications surrounding TUPE, well that's what I'm informed and so they left me on with my shift pay packet (which makes up for just…
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Redundancy: employment law jurisdiction query
Hi, I work in a satelite office of an Italian limited company and have recently been told that our office is being relocated back to Italy. This means that we have all been made redundant. However, I would like to know if our redundancy terms are applied through UK or Italian law? My contract does not stipulate anything…
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Is my dad entitled to Redundancy Pay???
My dad is 63 and has suffered from a heart attack in 2005, an angina attack, has a metal knee, has sciatica, a peptic ulcer and arthritus. He worksfull time as a landscape gardener where he has worked for 23years. He is finding it very hard to work with his health but cannot financially survive without his oney from work.…
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SMP payments after redundancy termination date
Hi, I'm looking for a little advice. I am due to start maternity leave in 6 weeks, but am also being made redundant in Jan. My company has stated that although my employment will effectively be terminated in Jan, my SMP will continue to be paid on a monthly basis. Forgive my ignorance, but does that mean that the company…
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risk of redundancy with no payment
Hi all, This is my first time posting but I've often read the post and find them useful so I hope you can help. My husband has been told that his company is at risk of going into receivership and that he should know for definate by 25th February. If this is the case, he's been told that he won't be eligible for any…
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Off sick whilst being on notice
Hi All, I have just received confirmation I am on notice of redundancy but I have just taken ill now which may seem a bit suspect to my employer (they may not believe me) I have been with the company for 5 years and have never been off sick. The enhanced redundancy is quite generous and I don't want to risk this. Can my…
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consultation meeting while off sick pregnant
I have informed my employer on writing that i am pregnant. Soon after they handed redundancy letters to me and 3 people on this same position. The atmosphere at work become more stressful ad my boss very unpleasant to me. I have been qualified by doctor to be absent from work for few weeks due to pregnancy. Soon after I…
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Returning to the same company after being made redundant
Hello, I am being made redundant at the end of this working month (having worked my notice in full). My company have been great with me and offered a decent redundancy pay-off which I am very happy with. However they have now come back to me and asked me to return on a rolling contract for a duration expected to be around…
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Help - Time allowed to search for a job / attend interviews
Hi - My friend has been told she is likely to be given her notice at the end of March due to the loss of a contract. Can anyone advise how much time is allowed once her redundancy notice has been issued to search for alternative employment/ attend interviews. Thanks Marg
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Less than 2 years in the country: No benefits?
Hello, I moved to the UK and started a job on 1 April 2008. The employment contract will be terminated with effect of 28 Feb. Could you please re-confirm that given that I´ve paid less than 2 years NI and have capital in excess of 15,000 in cash, ISAs and shares that I am not entitled to any benefits or tax credits at all…
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Consultation meeting today, what questions to ask?
I have my consultation meeting today basically they have said both mine and another persons jobs are at risk and wont to combine both our jobs into one and make us both apply. Neither of us want to take apply for the new role as we both feel it is impossible to do. We both work in totally different departments and the new…
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can anyone offer advice please?
will try to explain as best I can. My mum works for a large business but has learnt that they are selling up. The staff have been told that whoever buys the business has to promise to keep all staff for at least 2 years, to follow their contracts for 2 years with regard to pay, holidays etc after that it is up to the new…
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Urgent help needed please
Hello I was wondering if anyone can help me please? I work at a small firm, 3 partners & 2 staff. They are at a meeting now deciding my fate and I am 99% sure I will be made redundant today. I have known that the company has been in financial difficulties for over a year now and I was told before Christmas that they were…
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Pensionable age changing
Hi - I'm 52 (today is Feb 2010) - If I get made redundant before April I will get redundancy plus a company pension because I'm over the minimum retirement age (50). I've worked for 18 years at my companyy, so it's worth having! However, after April the minimum retirement age goes up to 55. So what would my rights be if I…
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Impending Public Sector Redundancy
I have today received a letter informing me that my services will no longer be required as from 28th Feb. I'm a bit gutted to say the least. I found my current employer through an agency in November 2007. After a few months the employer was satisfied with my performance and wanted to take me on permanently. My "permanent"…
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Finding new job whilst under redundancy notice!
We have been told our foundry is closing down.We will get official redundancy notice in the next couple of weeks. The thing is our MD says if anyone finds a job after we get this notice,and leave early we will not get any redundancy. Is this correct?
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company backtracking on voluntary redundancy
We have been offered the opportunity of voluntary redundancy , as the company seeks to re-organize itself. Now after agreeing a redundancy package and a leaving date , the company has now decided to renegade on its deal, and say we cannot leave untill the unions accept new working conditions for the existing workforce that…
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tax and new job after redundancy
Hi, I'm at risk of redundancy but should get a good package. I understand that the 1st £30,000 of that package is given tax-free, but then a colleague told me that if you start a new job for another company within 1 month of getting redundancy then you have to pay tax - is this true??