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Info on a company, recievership?
Anyone any ideas on how to find out some info on a company? Without having to fork out ££ Rumours have it that said co is having some major cashflow problems, but promising payrises, that never materialise... Tried some searches through Google, with the co number and terms such as 'recievership, administartion, etc' Turns…
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advice appreciated
So today my oh got laid off, is not due redundancy pay as is 4 weeks off the 2year period to qualify. I work part-time but the trouble is the loan & 2 credit cards are in my name - We also pay for a car on finance but that is in my mums name (wasn't able to get credit for it so she did it for me). Obviously payment…
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bit of advice please
hi wondered if anyone could help my brother inlaw is disabled and when he was diagnosed he got a letter promising to put him on light duties which never happened anyway last week he got a letter to say he was being made redundant and they had used the matrix system when he went in for the meeting he explained that it was…
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Job Seekers Allowance
Does anyone know which form I'll be entitled to: Income based or Contributions based? I'm 30, married and have been working full-time since I graduated in 2001. Also my husband earns just above the average UK salary - will his earnings come into it? Cheers.
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Help appreciated.
Hi, I have just been told my job is being made redundant due to having too many staff. There are 7 of us working in the department 2 Principles, and 5 Senior enginners. We've all been told we're at risk. The new positions are to be 5 Senior Engineers. Thus, 2 redundancies. Presently our wages are all different, ranging…
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Help!!! Please!!!
Hi, im wondering if anyone can help me, the company i work for has announced 19 pay offs and to decide who the unlucky ones are they have drawn up a points system based on attendance, discipline record ect, all the criteria are listed below, Length Of Service Skills In Current Position Machine Groups Attendance record…
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Resigned 3 days before redundancy - just bad luck?
Hi, hoping to hear some advice before I drive myself mad! I resigned yesterday, and about 3 hrs later, two managers were laughing and calling me stupid as they're announcing redundancies on Friday (I was not aware of this, obv). The reasons I resigned is because I have not been doing my actual job since December and there…
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TUPE & changes to working hours
When the company I worked for was taken over by my new employer I was TUPEd across. For the last 2.5 years, anyone who was TUPEd across has been contracted to work 37 hours a week while anybody who worked for the company that took us over or who has joined in the last 2.5 years has been contracted to work 40 hours per…
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Redundancy/Income protection - 120 days initial
Company officially announced today that there would be redundancies in the next month. I currently dont have a mortgage protection policy and noticed that most of them stipulate a 90/120 day wait period if you're 'aware' of being made redundant. I guess if I'm redundant this time around, I've had it even if I start a…
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Poss Redundancy due to not being able to change hours - Help!
Dear Moneysavers, Looking for some advice, I work for a large US bank who is currently making redundancies across the department as part of its 'Location Strategy' - about half of the roles are moving abroad. My current team is being restructured from 16 to 8 - the new structure will be 1 manager, 1 supervisor, 1 tech…
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Income protection: help please!
All, 91 days ago, I took out an insurance policy with HSBC to pay me an income in case of redundancy. I have been told today that my employer is making redundancies, and will start consultations soon. When I took out the plan, I read all of the T&Cs, and noted that the company will not pay for a redundancy that occurs…
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What after Contributions based JSA
what happens after contributions based JSA if you are still unemployed please?
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Made Redundant Debt Worries
hi i am new to all this and hope this is in the right place. I am being made redundant on friday, and i have about £500 of debt repayments due out my account at the end of this month (when i would have got paid) I would like some advise on what to do for the best?? :confused:
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Voluntary Redundancy.
I must be one of the luckier one's who actually wants it as the deal suits me at my age-a young 55. But im not sure how to get the best out of it, it has a lump sum and index linked pension i dont know whether its best to put a big portion of the lump sum into the pension to get more monthly income or take the standard…
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At Risk of Redundancy
Hi all - was hoping I'd never have to post here...but here goes. About a month ago there was 'stage one' of redundancy at risk meetings - I was safe in that round. Today, the unfortunate news that due to planning, budgeting etc. over the past few weeks, there is a stage two, and I am now 'at risk' along with every other…
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Is there any hope for any of us ????
Hi All, It seems to me that employers can pretty much do what they want nowadays....you could be in a job for years, perfect attendance and punctuality then new management comes in , takes a disliking to you and shows you the door or you don't get on with the incrowd. I have seen this happen in my company....god theres a…
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do i have any rights?
Hi, i have been working for my current employer for about 1 1/2 years. I am worried about being made redundant as the secretary was told today that she is to reduce her hours from 5 days a week to 3 days a week.....just like that, with no warning. Can my boss just turn around and reduce my hours or even tell me i dont have…
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redundency advice needed
hi on behalve of a friend i was wondering if i could get some advice. my friend has been told he is being made redundent but he has been told he either applys for the job that they r producing which is only for 1 person and includes all parts of the 4 people's jobs (there r 4 people in the company doing similar work and so…
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Redundancy - help and advice please
Hi there, I am new to this forum but it has already been of invaluable help with previous threads. I am looking for some advice for a friend please. The facts are as follows; The company has to save money so some jobs were announced to employee reps as going to be at risk. Which jobs were not specified. One week later…
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Redundant
I've just had my letter saying I am 'at risk' of redundancy. Now it seems to me, being that they have told me I am offski on July 3, that I have actually been made redundant! So far, I haven't got any information as to how they chose me and my HR person isn't answering her phone yet to sort out a meeting. I'm at a bit of a…
