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What counts as redundancy notice?
My wife is facing redundancy and has been sent a letter advising that she will finish on 30th June. She has been with her employer for 5 years. However, the letter doesn't tell her definitely that she is being made redundant, only that she is at risk of redundancy, along with the proposed date. Does this count as notice?…
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PILON - should car use benefit be included?
I have just received my salary check which details my redundancy payments (statutory and company) and PILON. However, the PILON payment for 12 weeks only covers my basic salary and does not cover company car use and BUPA, both of which I have been told will stop. Is that right?
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Pay cut.
Just found out that I might have to take a pay cut. Its likely to either be that or redundancy. I know about the constructive dismissal thing if I object to it but if I decline the paycut do I have the option of telling them I want redundancy? It will be around £12k a year reduction. It costs me around £3k in petrol a year…
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Redundancy Looming - What to do with Savings
Redundancy is on the cards for both myself and my husband (work for same co.) and we have one pre-school age child. We have no other debts other than the mortgage (£160,000). We have a Fixed Rate Offset Mortgage which allows us options to offset our savings against the mortgage, overpay the mortgage and get the money back…
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Long Term Sick
First of all hello, it's my first post here, i've been off work with a bad back from Nov 07. I have had a severly bad back for about 6 years but went to my work with the help of a lot of painkillers. I had surgery on my lower spine for 2 bulging discs and spinal stenosis back in April O8. This did nothing for me apart from…
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Unfair Dismissal?
I have recently been served with a letter to say that I am to be made redundant due to shortage of work. I work in an office with 6 staff, and have only been with the company for 18 months. We all received a letter on 7 May saying a meeting was to be held where we could put foward staff cost saving ideas. This was followed…
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TUPE - trial on a new job
My role is transferring under TUPE regulations. I will trial an alternative job for 8 weeks. If after the 8 weeks trial is up, and I decide to leave, will I still get my full entitlement re notice period paid? I am entitled to 12 weeks notice period. My employer has told me that if I do this trial for 8 weeks and then…
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Voluntary resignation package
I have just been informed that my employer is offering an attractive voluntary resignation package worth a guaranteed lump sum of 6 months worth of salary plus any remaining holiday paid for a limited period up to 31st July. I am very tempted to take up the offer as it would a) clear most of my debt and b) get me out of a…
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Redundant Wednesday...... what to do now?
Made redundant Wednesday after 10 year's so i'v been out of the loop a bit. Job centre plus ... what's that all about . Well i phoned the mortgage protection insurance today and they are sending the forms out. Do i go to the job centre plus now or wait till i'v been payed out the ten week's pay on garden duty ?…
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Civil Service compinsation scheme change?
I have been working for the Civil Service for about 20 years. In 2006 it was announced that our office was closing. The lease expires in Feb 2010 & they couldn't justify renewing the lease. My Government Agency said I can take Redundancy or have a expenses paid relocation to any other office of choice. Personally I don't…
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Possible redundancy - complications/job offer
Hi all, hope you are well :o Ok here goes... There are redundancies planned for our place of work in the next couple of weeks and there is a 50/50 chance it will be me (one of two sales admin staff). I've had a look for other jobs incase it happens and have found one that is ideal for me (similar role to what I currently…
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Can I pick your brains please?
Hi, I posted here last week regarding my mum getting made redundant, well it finally was made official today and she has walked away with 3k in PILON. Now she is too see the DSS and try to get help via IMSI (??) to help with the mortgage payments. They want to see her payslips, bank account statements and mortgage…
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Is a stakeholder agreement actually worth anything
Hi all, my company has issued 90 days notice of intention to change our contracts massively. The 90 days is up this 25 May and implementation is due to start by Sep after one to one consultaion ( take it or leave ). The company have offered severance pay for those unable to change to the new t & c however, the payments for…
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Being asked to relocate...
Hi There As part of a business restructure I’ve been told this week that my job being centralized to an office over 200 miles away. My options are therefore to relocate or move onto pastures new. After discussions with my wife relocation isn’t an option. I’m concerned though that by doing this I’ll be effectively taking…
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Someone able to review my redundancy pay please?
I wonder if someone in the know could review this for me. It may not be a lot of money but it is to me, makes a lot of difference. I started employment on – 19/02/07 Employment ends – 29/05/09 So saying 2 years complete service DOB – 04/04/86 Now they saying both years are classed 21 and under. Because my second complete…
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Advice please on redundancy - sorry it's long
Hi I'm seeking advice for my brother in law. He worked for his company for 17 yrs and then redundancy was announced. He would have taken it but he wasn't allowed as he is the only person to do that job. They then cut his hours to 3 days a week, so he has had no other option but to look for alternative employment. At the…
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Can someone please advise me re PILON?
OK, so 1st January, I TUPEd to a new employer. In March, I asked them to make my job redundant. (tbh, I am surprised they didn't do it as part of the transfer but they say they couldn't do anything for 6 months but I lost patience along the way). They agreed and we signed a compromise agreement. The solicitor that…
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please help!
Okay, I am a student and currently work in a privately owned halls of residence. The halls I work in were sold last year and I transferred over to the new company at the end of September. Since then, my job role has changed (but not my contract of employment) and since then I have been pretty much doing the same job as the…
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Lost hours at work, but no chance of redundancy, advise please!
Hi, My husbands small company (around 10 employees) put everyone down to a 4 day week at work (this started late february), which means that they have lost 5 hours out of a 39 hour week (works 8-5 mon to thurs and 8-1 on friday, so no longer works on a friday). They were told yesterday that they might have to go down to a…
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Cancelled placement after sigining contract?
Hi, A friend of mine had signed a contract with a Belfast estate agency in November 2008 to work for a placement year with them starting on the 18th June 2009. Today she recieved a phone call from them saying that due to "economic circumstances" they are having to reduce their placement intake from 6 people to 3. This was…
