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redundancy for self employed
my partner is self employed and has been advised that as from friday there is no work available. We are due to go on holiday on 1st august can we cancel the holiday as I have cancellation insurance and in the terms it does state redundancy, but is my partner being made redundant as he is self employed????? please help.
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Help With Redundancy Payment!!
Hi I was wondering if anyone could give me some help! Basically, my current employer is making me redundant at the end of August. I have been in my job for over 5 years and am due to receive a redudcnacy payment. However, I applied for and got offered another job in another part of the company. I applied for this job…
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made redundant - no notice or consultation.
I was made redundant on Friday 17th July 2009. My boss just said he wanted a word with me. He then said he wasnt happy with the way things were going at work and seemed to blame me for problems that were not to do with my duties. He then said he didnt want to sack me as i would find it difficult to get another job ( im 51)…
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Can my employer force me to work from home instead of making me redundant?
Hi. My office is closing at the end of September and I am to be relocated, in theory to an office that is too far away for me (taking into account childcare commitments). I think if I argue this, my employer is going to tell me I should be a homeworker instead, but I want redundancy. Does anyone know if I can I be forced…
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Ex Employer Refusing To Pay Statutory Redundacy Money
Hi First post but I we desperatley need some advice. My partner was recently made redundant by a multi national company but they are refusing to pay redundancy money out on the basis that she refused a "suitable offer of alternate employment" The facts are these:- The day before my partners notice period expired I took a…
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unemployed and may be pregnant
Hi, GF could end up being pregnant this month ( touch wood ). currently she is working part time but its possible that she will be made redundant in the next couple of weeks, been there 9 years. So a few questions if I may, if anyone can shed some light please... if she IS made redundant ( theres already been a few made )…
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unequal redunduncy pakages, advice needed
Hello , need some advice please the company is about to make 40 + people redundant within the next couple of month due to its financial situation, last year they had close a small office (15 employees) and offered them a good redundancy packages above the statutory . the problem is they are reluctant to do the same and say…
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Help with Redundancy and Reposession please.
My husband has just been made redundant from his employment. We own our own home, our Mortgage balance is around £85,000. We have our Mortgage with the Abbey National. As soon as we found out my husband was being made redundant we contacted the Abbey to ask if they could switch us to a interest only Mortgage for a short…
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Redundancy and repossession all in one week
I'm new to MSE and just signed up yesterday. I desperately need help - on Tuesday I was made redundant and as if that wasn't bad enough, when I returned home my flat had been repossessed and the locks changed. Help! I know that I've got myself into a big hole and didn't realise how bad it was until the repossession. I feel…
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Mortgage payment protection lay off and redundancy.
I just have a quick question to ask. I have a friend that who was laid off on the 28th March 2009, this was the last day that he worked and was paid. He was then kept on lay off with no money until they paid him off on the 29th May, He was given I weeks lieu of notice and registered with the unemployment agency at the…
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Tribunal - Should I accept the first offer?
My previous employer laid me off on 1st February, he told me that if the situation did not change I would be made redundant on 1st April. I requested my P45 and redundancy monies on 1st April and was told that he didn't owe me anything! Since then, I've gone through the tribunal process up to the point where we're due to…
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redundant and insurances wont pay for 9 weeks
my husband was made redundant on may 13th he had 9yrs 6mths service he was given 9weeks notice that he did not have to work because of this a loan and mortgage wont get paid until after the 9 weeks have passed anyone know if we can get help with our mortgage until this is paid his jobseekers was paid with not many problems…
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Statutory - appeal based on previous payouts
Hello, we have been told recently that we are being made redundant and we are being offered Statutory Redundancy. Two questions: (1) My leaving date is going to be end of October will I be entitled to £350 or £380 as part of my statutory redundancy? (2) The company has made 10 employess redundant over the past two years.…
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Redundancy - Consultation
There's a 1 in 4 chance I'll be made redundant in the next two or three weeks and I know that my company must consult with the four of us and let us know on what criteria they will be basing their decision, but two of us are going on (approved) annual leave at the end of next week and won't be back for two weeks in my case…
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long hours and reduced pay
I have just had my wage review, they gave me a 1.5% increase, wow! As I have been doing chef duties outside on my contract as a manager, they have now taken this away and I am now £2000 pa worse off. They still want me to do these duties. When I questioned that I am doing 70/80 hours a week, with no 11 hour break between…
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Redundancy payment / Housing Benefit / JSA
Hi Myself and my partner are both beiong made redundant in the next few months. We will receive a total payment of £20,000 approx, this includes 10 weeks PILON. We have about £14,000 in dept and was going to pay this off straight away to make sure we don't have it hanging over us. Will this effect a claim then for housing…
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Benifit entitlement for homeowner made redundant
Hi I am made redundant in one week after 31years. I have a mortgage of £85,000 and i am a band C on the Communuty Charge. My outgoings for bills come to aproximately £1,200. I live alone and not sure if there is any discounts that may be on offer, until i find a job, and how you go about this. Can you give me any advise of…
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P60, how do i get one now im redundant??
I was made redundant in january, as a result ive not recieved a P60 however i need one to fill in my tax return....how do i go about getting one?
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redundancy queries - any help please
my partner works nights and as such has a shift element as part of his wages, 2 weeks ago and with no notice (is that legal!?) they were told that the company was on short time and that for the next 2 weeks he would be required to work days (which pays no shift premium) for 2 days one week and 3 days the next - now he (as…
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Ease the unemployment woe, as jobless total rockets
This is the discussion thread for the following MSE News Story: Ease the unemployment woe, as jobless total rockets "Unemployment has soared to 2.38 million, figures out today reveal. Find out how to ease the financial pain if you're out of work ..."
