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Redundancy & redundancy planning

Archives for November 2009

90 day notice then wage cuts and temporary lay off within that time
Hi today we have been given 90 day notice that we will no longer have a job. I work in construction and have been employed by the company for nearly 7 years. We were told that if our company picks up some new contracts and they pick us to stay on they will not pay us the rates we currently get but we have 3 options: a)sign…
Facing redundancy after returning to work from maternity
My OH has been advised that she is being considered for redundancy 4mths after returning from maternity leave. Is there any legislation which protects individuals from this as it appears to be a situation of "well we coped without you so we don't need you anymore" To broaden her circumstances - on returning to work she…
Made redundant - appealed successfully - now what?
I've been working with this large construction company over 6 years. I have gone through the redundancy process and eventually it appeared my scoring within the matrix of pool of people up for redundancy was dreadful, people with less experience and qualifications were kept. I was made redundant 16th of November (and…
Tax Rebate!!!!
Hello. My husband was made redundant in the middle of april and as i was not working he had to sign on jobseekers allowance 8 weeks later as he could not find work. He was paid redundancy money and weeks in leu so in total he had earned £7300, but was taxed over £2000. I have been lucky enough to find a job but its only 16…
Voluntary Redundancy and SMP (entitlement)
Hi, Looking for some advice please. Our company is having 90 days consultaton for redundancy and have asked for people to accept voluntary redundancy. Myself and my colleague are both pregnant and at this moment have opted to take voluntary redundancy due to the fact that part time postions cannot be guaranteed on our…
Is it normal for consultative committee to have to sign confidentiality agreement?
We are currently in our 90 consultation period. This began when our management met our consultative committee (no union). Our committee members were told they had to sign a confidentiality agreement, and have been unable to tell us anything specific about discussions. Is this normal? Thanks in advance, GK
Help / advice please- not been paid in 2 months
I was wondering if anybody would be able to help by giving me some advice? I am supposed to be paid on the 25th of each month, but this hasn't happened for the last two months. The company have no money in the bank, we are listed on the TSX and waiting for an investor to put his money in- we've been waiting since April…
What salary figure do I put on the RP1 form
.... my contracted salary or as we have had to take salary reductions earlier in the year the salary we are actually on now? Thanks
Dad being made redundent after 35 years, questions..
Hi Guys, Hope you can help, My dad has been told he will be made redundant in march 2010. he is 60. he has been working for the firm for 35 years, what he is wanting to know is- 1. what are the rules is it a weeks pay for every year? 2. he has just got his personal pention will this effect his R Pay? Thanks Guys GMDF x
Termination of Contract letters
My job is being transferred from one company to a different company, Ive been told to sign a Termination of Contract letter and its to be dated effective 4th Dec This means my current employers will pay me a salary for 1st Dec to 4th Dec then new employers pay me from 7th onwards. I wanted a bit of time to myself so…
Being made redundent 24th Dec.
Hi, I am a delivery driver at a supermarket and my company has closed our department due to the success of home delivery and given our delivery area to a dedicated warehouse 25 miles away. I had a meeting today and this started my 30 day consultation. They have offered a few part time jobs in store for people to consider…
Statutory Redundancy pay from Government Query
The company I work for has gone into liquidation, I have been there just over 9 years continuously. I have filled in the form RP1 and sent it off. I have been asked to apply for a job at a completely separate company owned by the same director. Different salary, different customers and slightly different role. Will this…
Unusual redundancy situation - HELP!
I have been employed by a high tech startup in the UK for the past four years. Over that time the company has expanded and contracted in personnel depending upon the finances/investment to just a few of us now. We heard the company was in financial difficulty over the past few months and has been struggling to get new…
Unfair process? Gone by Friday!
I was informed by my director last week (Wed) that our department may have to make redundancies. The next day I was told by the HR manager that it could be me. I am the only person that does my job and the argument is that it is due to restructuring/company finances. However, my manager and his boss have firmly advised the…
How much notice before been put on "short time"?
Many of the work force have been put on short time for the last 2 months where I work (after a couple of weeks notice) However a few of us have been left on full time ( I was moved to another department where there was more work) I have now been moved back to my old department and am the only one on full time.No-one has…
redundancy at 31wks pregnant
Hi I'm facing redundancy in few wks, and I've been told that I'm not entitled to SMP :( I'm Polish and I'm working for the company for 15mths now. When I started the job I was on a temporary contract as a maternity cover, but after resigning by my friend I was covering for I was informed (in June) that the contract became…
Redundancy & TOIL Holiday
Hello, I've just joined the forums, hopefully to try and find some advice. I was made redundant on Friday after having worked for a company only just shy of three years. I had a meeting where they outlined the reasons for having to let me go, along with a breakdown of what my redundancy package was made up of. The main…
Redundancy Letter Sent 3 Months Ago
Hi. I was sent along with the rest of my department a letter 3+ months ago stating there will be 3 redundancies. The letter at the end stated these 3 people will receive a letter in 3 days indicating it was them. Still no news and we all assume it's still on. Where do I stand now if they make me redundant, will they have…
Redundancy
Hi My partner is being made reduntant on the 18th Dec and i am struggling to find out what we are entitled to. We have a mortgage and 2 children one is in school one is in nursery. I only work 30 hours a week and i earn under 15k. Can you give me advice on where to start. Thanks Heather
Redundency looming, entitled to......
..........have been in employment for 7 and a half years and facing redundancy Monday of next week. I am very confused with the available benefits but what I do know is that I need to claim JSA to have my mortgage paid (have an insurance policy covering this). At present my partner works 30 hours a week (signed a recent…

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