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Redundancy contract advice needed
We have been given the choice of taking redundancy or a major cut in salary and a change in location (working from home) and I think I will be going for the former as I have been with my company for 9 years. My notice period is therefore 9 weeks - Im presuming I will have to be paid and will still have my current contract…
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Redundancy and Loan Protection
Hi people Bear with me, if I have done this all wrong! This is my first time on here:confused: My b/friend has just been made redundant, he has an outstanding loan, but took out the Loan Protection (as he was told when taking it out that he couldnt have the loan without it). He is now trying to claim on the Loan Protection…
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Commission / Bonus payments
Afternoon all I am looking at getting made redundant at the end of March. I work as a business development manager, securing new business. My target was hit in 2008 and I am on my way for my 2009 target. Our commission is paid in the form of a monthly bonus which is 1% of the revenue from the new business you have brought…
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My boss wants to cut contract to keep a new person?
I'm only a part time worker and have worked for the same company for 4 years. I always do upwards of 20 hours overtime a week, but recently we've been told we're on strict contract hours. Now I have to lose 25% of my contract whilst we have an employee on PROBATIONARY period. She's been employed on a higher contract than…
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Redundancy Payment - Help Please
I’d be really grateful if somebody could help me with this, please. I am about to be made redundant on a Compromise Agreement (over 50’s in my organisation have to leave on a Compromise Agreement – I’m 52). I am due to receive a redundancy payment of £55k. I understand the first £30k is tax free. How can I make the…
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voluntary redundancy can i retract
It was metioned at work some time before christmas that they might be making redundancies at the pcf, this was briefed to us by a capacity owner. During Christmas I started to feel like I couldnt cope, things had got on top of me as I had work and personal problems that I was struggling to deal with, I couldnt sleep at…
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Appeal Letter Against Redundancy
Hi all, can anyone advise me on the best way to write an appeal letter, I wish to appeal on two very different things I think 1.The decision to make someone redundant was unfair as I do not believe that there was a redundancy situation and 2. The way in which I have been made redundant was unfair, statuatory procedure was…
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Early Pension payment
I recently received a letter informing me of proposed changes to my pension scheme due to the need to make it more sustainable in the future. The review is ongoing, but I received a pension benefit option form giving me the option at age 60 of either a lump sum of £21,400 and an annual pension of £7,000 or a lump sum of…
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Redundancy payment based on part-time pay
Hi all, I am hoping someone with a better grasp of employment law can help me out here! I have worked for my employer for 10 years, before I went on sabbatical at the end of last year. I worked for 8.5 years full-time, but began having difficulty because of worsening of a pre-existing long-term health condition. My GP…
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Employer going bust whilst on maternity leave ?
Hello, I currently work in the accounts for a company that is desperately struggling and there is a very good chance it will go into administration. I am currently 21 weeks pregnant and presuming I make it past the 25 week window, what will happen to my SMP if it does go into administration ? I know I'm still entitled to…
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How best to use redundancy payment
There is a real possibilty that I will be made redundant in the next 8 weeks. The exact payment details haven't been released yet but based on past redundancies could be worse case 11K best case 17k. If it's the best case scenario, added to our 10K savings we could pay of our mortgage. However, this would leave us NO…
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Income protection insurance and Jobseekers allowance
Would receiving a monthly insurance payment affect your entitlement to JSA? Say you had the foresight a year ago to take out a policy, would you be punished for this when it came to seeking JSA? The insurance policy does warn that it 'may'.
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Schedule of Loss
I have submitted a claim for unfair dismissal to the ET and ACAS have been in contact with me to see if a settlement can be reached with my ex employer. Acas have asked if I could provide them with a Schedule of Loss but I'm representing myself and cannot find any examples doing a quick search on the internet. Does anyone…
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Director and Redundancy
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more redundancy help needed
im a student who is hoping to start uni in september and had a summer job working in a call centre - i worked there for around 6 weeks before gettin laid off - i was supposed to recieve the money i earned (just short of £1000) on 3 seperate occasions and all 3 times they failed to pay me. the idea was to earn and save up 4…
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Unfair Dismissal/Employment Tribunal help needed please...
Hi All, I am taking my ex employer to an employment tribunal for unfair dismissal due to being made redundant with immediate effect without any prior consultation or notice. I had been with them 6 years. Upon my dismissal I was paid the correct redundancy amount and one month's basic pay in lieu of notice but I was so…
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I've probably blown chance of redundancy payment
I worked for a small family firm for over 20 years.In January 2008 my boss told us on the Monday he was closing the business and we were all finishing on the Friday.We got that week's wage but no other payment.He was a wreck mentally with the stress of it all.He told me that once the premises was sold then I'd get any…
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What are the benefits of TUPE.
Hi All Recently been told my employment is at risk and been advised about TUPE to a new employer but also been told the 90 Day consultation is void if I agree to TUPE and would need to make fresh application for redeployment? Is there anyone who can help me with this at what my rights are? Further to this I have requested…
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Is we've no work for you anymore the same as redundancy ?
Does my employer think by not saying your redundant they don't have to pay ? Last week I came into work and with no notice was told this week you can work for half pay and you'd better start looking for a job elsewhere. By the looks of things my P45 has not been issued and there waiting for me to ask for it. Maybe thats…
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Redundancy
Hi, The company i am working for has just gone into liquidation, i have been there for 18 years, but had a three month break to go and work for someone else. do i still get 18 years of redundancy?. Thanks.
