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Very worried - Husband may be made redundant
My Husband has just rang to say he is at risk of Redundancy. He has been invited to a meeting on Wednesday. We have 3 small Children (6, 3 & 1), I had just asked my employer for a career break after finishing maternity leave in Jan, so currently I have no income apart from child benefit. My Husband is on a good wage, but…
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Employer withholding pay. Please help!
So, Background info I worked full time for 8 weeks in a bar. I was taken to one side during my last shift by my manager and told that his boss, one of the company directors, told him to get rid of me.. I asked for a reason but was told he didn't know why and his hands were tied. I was then promptly escorted out of the…
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Redundancy for young mum
My daughter may soon be made redundant. As she has small children she pays for child care for the days she works p/t. With no income she won't be able to afford childcare, so can she sign on for contribution-based JSA, as actually she doesn't see how she can be available for work. [ I don't live near enough to help out ]
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Redundancy, help with mortgage interest & offset mortgages
I've just been told I'm to be made redundant so need to find out whether or not I'll be entitled to receive help with mortgage interest payments incase I can't find another job in time. I've been working continuously for more than 13 years so assume I'll be entitled to contributions based JSA but am not sure what the rules…
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Advice on Consultation Please
Hi, I wonder if someone could offer some advice on the consultation process, the procedures that should be adopted and any information on how an employer should go about selecting the people to be made redundant. Does a part-time employee have less advantage over a full-time employee? Can a part-time employee be made to…
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Company 'waiting' for me to go?
Company my partner works for is a month (just about to be two!) behind with paying him. He enjoys his work, colleagues, etc. but we're just reaching the tolerance of our savings, and the rent will be due in another couple of weeks. What's his legal position here? He's considering waiting another week (until it's past the…
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Redundancy given then advised it was wrong
Hi My company is closing down. I was made redundant. I was advised by letter advising payment etc and good luck for the future. But now advised our director acted too quickly and gave out letters too early. The figures had not been approved by head office and our payment will now be significally lower. Is there anything I…
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redundancy payments and pensions contribution
hi there, just found out im being made redundant and am unsure about a few things. I am only going to recieve the basic redundancy pay which is £350pw even though I earn more than this. - As my employers pays an 8% pension contribution i was wondering if i would still be entitled to this and whether or not this would be…
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Full time & Part time staff
Hi I work in IT for a major UK company. There are about 200 employees. I work in a small dept within IT where just me and my boss are full time with 3 other part time staff. If there were going to be redundancy's (quite possibly) would part time staff normally be laid off first? (i know legally that can't be a reason to…
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Redundancy and cheating me out of money
Hi all I wasmade redundant on 30th January; this was the notice date and also the termination date. The company said as they were in breach of contract PILON would be paid for the 13 weeks notice I should have been given. However..... they then said that holidays accrued during the notice period approx 6 days and also 13…
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Is this redundancy?
Hi, my husband position has just been made redundant. He works for a small company who are struggling to make cash, so we completely understand etc. even if it is scary and some serious economising will now be in order... However, they've just told him that they are giving him notice rather than making him redundant…
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Advice Please
Wonder if anyone can help... Hubby been full time employed for years and I also work 30 hours per week Last year looked like redundancy on the cards for hubby so whilst he was still working ( car repairer) we bought a van so her could go self employed (mobile). Did not advertise etc but hubby got couple of jobs via friends…
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Redundancy Skills Matrix
Hello, My company has announced collective redundencies and we are all being divided up into groups so that we may be assessed via a skills matrix. My department has three levels, Junior, Intermediate and Senior. I am in the intermediate group which consists of four people, three of whom have served six years and one of…
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Question re cutting hours and potential redundancy
Hi I have a question raised by a friend. She workes in the service industry and her job is at risk. Her boss asked would she consider taking a cut in hours. If she said yes, what impact would that have on future redundancy payments. She has worked with the same company for 15 years but would get the government uper limit…
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Asked to take a pay-cut and suggested to suspend pension contributions
Hubby has been asked to take a 5% pay-cut. It has been suggested to him that this can be made up of him suspending payments into his company pension, which would account for 4%. His employer are also going to suspend paying into employees pensions for everyone. I am a bit bothered that if we go down this route, it will…
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Contribution based JSA
HI Another question please. If I am made redundant and therefore become unemployed will I automatically be eligible for contribution based JSA; Ie the only criteria is that I must had paid NI contributions (which I have); no limit on savings etc? I know I will not be entitled to income based JSA as I have a partner who is…
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Do I need to sign on?
I was made redundant on the 5th January and have been looking for work since. I have £4000 in my bank and have never signed on before? Should I do this or just keep trying myself? what will be the benefits of signing on I expect I wont get any payments but what about my credits for NI. I am 50 years of age and feel so…
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Redundancy and enhanced payment or compensation
Hi I'm in a pool of employees at risk of redundancy and we have just entered into a process of consultation. I understand the minimum notice and minimum redundancy payment I should receive, but I wondered if there was any "best practice" for employers offering enhanced or compensatory payment. Can you (or employee…
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How to plan, just incase
I work for a very small IT firm and although i'd like to think my job was safe, who can really be sure?? i know the company's is just about keeping it's self afloat and my boss was made redundant last week, although i've been asured that it was for a reason other than the fact that the company's struggling i've learn't…
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Potential redundancy and now disciplinary procedure
A friend is at risk of redundancy and I think that he will be made redundant as they have now made an offer etc. However a mistake was made at his work a few weeks ago and they are now taking him through the disciplinary route even though someone else has admitted that it was there fault the mistake was made. Wrong figures…
