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Is your family cutting back? Volunteers wanted for C4 documentary
Channel 4 is making a documentary about the recession, and is looking for a family which has had to cut back, to take part in the show. The producers have asked me to post the following: Is your family having to cut back and tighten its belt due to the recession? Are you now budgeting carefully, shopping more economically…
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Support for Mortgage Interest scheme
Okay, ignore my previous thread, I've found out that Gordon Brown's new scheme for redundant mortgage holders is the Mortgage Interest Scheme. My question: if you've been working you are entitled to contributions based JSA. It's not means tested, so does that mean it's not an income related benefit? You have to apply for…
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redundancy/mortgage payments
I read that Gordon Brown has introduced a scheme where mortgage payments can waived for up to two years in the event of a redundancy. Has anyone been successful with the scheme. Is it easy to obtain? I'm being made redundant and have a mortgage...
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voluntary redundancy and tax credit help please
Hello I am hoping someone may be able to help, My OH is taking voluntary redundancy and is going to go to college full time,I am employed part time. he will leave before the end of this tax year and we will have earned approx £36000, but my income is going to be approx £10000 for the future,i have been given some figures…
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Firm going bust - says no money for redundancy
Hello. My brother has worked for the same firm for 30 years, and the firm has just said it is going bust, and quickly. He has been told that he cannot have any redundancy as there is no money to pay him any. Is this legal? Does he have any rights here? Thank you all :)
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company refused my voluntary redundancy please help
hi all can someone help me, my company have asked for voluntary redundancies back in 23/10/08 i know a few that have taken redundancies and left at the end of december08, now today 26/02/09 i rang up to say i would like to take voluntary but been refused and they said'' voluntary redundancies have stopped back in december…
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Question re "pool of 1"
My DH will be getting made redundant at the begining of next month. He has never been told in so many words in the letters from his boss that his job is "at risk" more that the company is facing hardship and that job cuts may have to be made. he has had 2 interviews now and again, it has never formally been said that "Your…
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Company being liquidated - notice period and redundancy
Hi Guess this may have been covered before but every case seems to be different so thought I'd post my circumstances here. Basically, we've been told today that it is likely our company will go into liquidation. I know we're entitled to <£350 a week statutory redundancy pay for each year of service but I have a three-month…
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Sacked for a facebook status update...any help/thoughts/advice?
A mate of mine was suspended from work today for discussing his employer in a facebook status update - officially "gross misconduct". His contract forbids him from discussing the company in a public forum, however, his profile is limited to family and a few close friends so no one would have seen it other than whoever…
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Redundancy and possible discrimination?
I have posted previously about my redundancy situation. I'm an "at risk" part time employee who has worked at the company for 19 years. For the first 8 or 9 years I worked full time, but the company have told us they will calculate our redundancy on our current part time salary and will not take into account any past full…
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Surviving redundancy - my story
I was made redundant in January and found this forum so helpful and now a few weeks down the line I thought I would write to help others in my situation. After reading up about Job Seekers allowance and thinking I would no way be able to claim considering I was in a fairly high powered job in the City and disregarding it,…
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Ending consultation period early
Hi, I am in line for redundancy. I have had two consultation meetings, and the third one is scheduled for 5th March, where a decision will be reached re redundancy. Really it is all academic, as I am in a pool of 1! (There are other areaas of the co, but not in my dept) My question is, can I ask my employer to bring…
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Working a month 'in hand'
I have recently been made redundant after 4 years working for a company. I worked 1 month 'in hand' and then after working for 2 months i only got paid for 1. Am i entitled to the first months pay cheque now that i am leaving?
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Help us out?
We are being made redundant from a large organisation and have had briefings today around preparing for redundancy from JC+. This covered seeking work and benefits etc. Following that briefing there are questions that require 'streetwise' answers opposed to definitive answers from JC+ advisors. Take this scenario Someone…
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Is PILON taxable
If PILON is stated by employer to be part of exgratia settlement is it taxable? It is purely statutory notice (ie. not simply contractual) - does this matter? Hoping someone knows the answer - as it is very confusing:confused:
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4 day week - Notice period.
Paid monthly, is there is notice period if we are asked to work a 4 day week?
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A couple of redundacy related questions
Morning all I have my 1st consultation meeting tomorrow and i have a couple of queries I could do with help on the clarify my position in my head. * There are 4 BDM's at risk with up to 2 going - does this mean the BDM role is being made redundant and if so how do I stand if I go but other BDM's stay? * We were put at risk…
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Redundant?? Is it the right amount??
Hi, Yesterday my boss came in to work and gave me a letter stating that I was being made redundant, after a consultation period I must add. Not really a surprise, more relief and hopefully an end to feeling totally stressed. What did shock me was that she told me it was my last day and she would be paying me for the notice…
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Tupe transfer and holidays
What happens to holiday entitlement if you are tupe transferred and the subsequent company then goes into liquidation, are you still entitled to the holiday pay you accrued with the previous company ? thanks
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can you be made redundant by a freelance boss?
I'm being made redundant to cut costs. I work for a company as an employee but my boss has always been freelance of his own choice. Last year we were both shortlisted for his position (there was fierce competition, and lots of applicants) but he was successful. I can do his job. Is this allowed to happen? I understand that…
