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Redundancy, outsourcing -AAARGH! (long post)
I'm going to put all the facts in as clearly as possible, but I apologise in advance if I leave something out as my head is all over the place. My husband has just been told verbally by his manager that he is going to be made redundant. The company is outsourcing the work of his team to an external UK based company. There…
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Redundancy letter received - help?
Have received a redundancy letter today, dated one month ago, stating that employment terminates next week, and quoting dates in the past few weeks for handing back keys etc............... How does that stand up legally ? Would appreciate any assistance ! Many thanks
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5% Pay cut
We have just had phase 2 of redundancies, have "lost" our overtime pay which we got for covering evenings/weekends (worth at least £3k a year) and have to take time off instead. Today we have been informed via email that there will be pay cuts: "This will include a goal of temporarily reducing the pay of our senior…
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Thoughts on this please
I am in my 12wks redundancy notice (place of work being relocated). There is a team of other employees dealing with the redeployment of the stock, they started work on this about 4wks ago. They needed more staff and I volunteered, started on Wed. My previous role was early shifts but this is a late shift. I will be getting…
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Looking for work and Redudancy
My work has had a voluntary redundancy scheme in place for a few months and are now going down the compulsory route. There will be a consultation process and we have been told that it will probably be July before final decisions are made. It is likely that 1 person in my team of 10 will get made redundant, so I have…
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help please - sorry a long one
I am currently on maternity leave and have been told that I am to be made redundant due to the relocation of our office. In my last interview I was offered 7 weeks stat pay and 7 weeks enhanced. I have a few issues (will try and keep them short) * I have not been offered any alternative despite the 2 other office based…
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returned from maternity and being made redundant
Hi My partner returned from maternity a couple of month's ago and now faces redundancy, The company assessed her differently to all the other staff as she had been on maternity, they gave her an interview whereas other staff had on the job assessments. Also whilst on maternity she missed training sessions which would have…
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What do you make of this (redundancy to resignation)
It's a bag of laughs where I work, with announcment day on Monday. Yes, the day when those who jobs are at risk are being informed. One of the offers available for those unlucky enough to be made redundant (or be told that they are at risk, but the company say that anyone at risk is 100% at risk) is to convert it to…
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Been made redundant but not entitled to my pay in lieu of notice :(
at the end of last month the company i work for entered into a voluntary liquidation. on the day that this happened i was given forms and calculations outlining what payments i would recieve. As i have worked for the company i was entitled to 9 weeks pay in liey of notice. I was lucky enough to find a temporary job…
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redundancy imminent
Hi I wonder if anyone can help. It's looking increasingly likely that I'll get made redundant, probably in the next couple of weeks or so. I don't have any insurance cover against redundancy. Is there anything stopping me taking out cover asap? For example, do companies expect you to pay in for a certain amount of time…
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Voltunary Redundancy + Maternity?
My gf has been asked if she wants to take voluntary redundancy, she is currently on maternity pay about 4 weeks now baby due in May. Can you tell me if she takes the package she has been offered will the maternity pay stop? or will she still get it? i personally do not think she will but please can someone confirm what…
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contract advice
My husband has been put on a 30 day redundancy consultation. He has been with his employers for over 8 years and was given a contract at the start of his employment. He was promoted to a manager role over two years ago with a substantial increase in salary and a car allowance. He was never given an amended contract for…
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Firms car seized?
It's a bit late now as its been taken back but I'll explain the scenario anyway. My mate had a BMW series 5 which was a firms car. The firm went into administration six weeks ago and he's still owed two months money. I advised him to get some legal advise before letting go of the car as now he is a creditor. What would…
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made redundant, any point in appealing it?
Hi I was also told that that I was made redundant 10 days ago, i haven't worked since then., I had my consultation meeting on monday. my duties, and the team that I was managing (I was the quality manager) have been given to another manager my question is, is it fair that I was the one that was made redundant instead of…
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Made redunant but someone else employed to do my job
I was made redundant last month from the car industry due to the downturn in car sales but have just found out that the company I worked for has been having someone else in that retired from there years ago doing my job on a day to day basis now they are pushed to get the work out with a smaller workforce. Is this legal…
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Solicitor's Legal fees For Redundancy
Hi all, My redundancy agreement has been drawn up, but I have to get it signed by a solicitor. My company require me to get an invoice form the solicitor and will pay the solicitor's fee up to the value of £130. However, I have had seven quotes that are all around the £250 mark, so i'll be stumping up some of the cost of…
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Appealing redundancy
I was made redundant yesterday and am appealing the decision based on the selection criteria not being objectively marked (2 people for 1 job and they kept the other person). I asked HR what would happen if I won my appeal and they said I would be reinstated. I obviously wouldn't be appealing if I didn't think I have a…
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Surely this cannot be right??
My DH was made redundant in December and the company has since gone into Administration. He has been applying for loads of jobs, had only one Dear John and no success. He's just been to the Job Centre (AKA Joke Shop) for his 13 weeks interview. Basically he has to prove that he's been looking for work these past weeks. He…
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Local Office Closing
I wonder if someone could give me advice on this please. The office I work in will be closing sometime this year and the business will be sold, as the buyers are at the other end of the country it doesn't look as though there will be jobs for us, we have been told that we will not be getting redundancy pay from our current…
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Continuous Employment and Redundancy Pay
I've been told that i am being made redundant shortly (end of month). I have a meeting tomorrow and the proposal is that i'll receive only the statutory redundancy pay. I have been working with the company for 2.5 years (started full time in July 2006) HOWEVER, i was offered the job (and signed my contract) in September…
