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Redundancy & redundancy planning

Archives for December 2009

voluntary severance
I work in local govt. and they are looking for volunteers for redundancy. Those that don't apply by 10th Jan will not be offered such "generous" terms. Basically if I apply by this date and am acepted I'd come out with 18 months net pay after 20 years service. Should I go for this or hold on as it's unlikely it'll come to…
Advice pse - impending unfair dismissal tribunal/slander in disclosure documents
I have posted on here previously about my situation (redundancy straight after maternity leave, unfair dismissal claim). I have now received my ex companies disclosure documents for the tribunal and on the very last page is a list of "issues" compiled by the temp who took over my job. There is a list of 12 problematic…
1 wife and 2 kids to suport !!!!!
Hi all!! After some advice from you guys!... am currently working as a joiner (20 years manufacturing)… in feb I go to hospital to assess whether I need an operation on a injury caused by my work!, if I do then I will need to claim as I don’t get sick pay! And will need to cover my living costs ( 2 kids 1 wife ).... but it…
Made redundant while having a second job
Hi, I was just looking for some advice on what to do. I've been made redundant from my main job which I was there for 7 years so am entitled to 7 weeks notice period pay. I also have a second job in a bar which I earn around £50 a week after tax. What I'd like to know is am I still allowed to work my second job and claim…
Merry Christmas to all of you
:xmassmile:rudolf::xmassmile Merry Christmas to all of you who frequent these boards, for all of you facing redundancy I hope you all find new employment if you want it, or that you enjoy your time off whilst deciding what to do next. May 2010 bring all of you what you wish for :santa2:
C.S.A entitlement after been mde redundant
Hi all,I am due to be made redundant shortly and will get nearly 30K. My question is 'is my ex wife entitled to ny of it for child support ?' I currently pay through the C.S.A which comes directly out of my wages. I have not seen my 2 children for over 4 years and my ex wife and new husband have well paid jobs. Also 'does…
PILON and taxable benefits.
Hello all, I'm being made redundant at the end of the year and have been paid off my 3 months notice and redundancy as a tax free lump sum. My contract has no mention of PILON, so I assume that this is compensation for me for my employers breaching the terms of my contract. Now, I have a company car, employer contribution…
Redundancy pay and jobseekers allowance
Hi I was made redundant on the 16th of december 2009 due to my company going into administration. They wont be providing any redundancy money and instead i will have to make a claim through the government. I was wondering if i start claiming for jobseekers allowance now, would i still be able to make a make for that…
Unfair redundancy terms
A friend has been told that he is being considered for redundancy. I used to work for the same company and this means that he almost certainly will be made redundant. He says that the companies redundancy terms are the statutory minimum plus notice period (he has 23 years service) OR he can have a weeks pay for every year…
Potential Redundancy.
Hello I am in a pool of people that are potentially being made redundant to save money for the NHS. 99 out of 229 people will be made redundant to save money in this financial year. Details in the link below. My contract says notice I have to give to the company 12 weeks. Also notice the company has to give me is 12 weeks.…
Redundancy - help with bills
Hi all, I'm being made redundant on the 31st December this year and have pointed out to my employer that I'm entitled to redundancy despite coming to the end of a fixed term contract (I've had 4 years continuous service) they've agreed to look into how much they should pay me. However, I doubt that this is going to cover a…
Help and advice pls
my partner has been with his company 9 years and hes had a few problems with them over different things,they laid him off couple months ago after my second son was born but he was back into after a week off.over two months ago he was off sick for a 2/3 weeks with his eyes due to the work he does hes a fabricator welder an…
Redundancies announced but similar job being advertised in same office
Hiya I was wondering if anyone here could give me some quick advice on an issue I have discovered at work. Basically I work for a Council Department and have just gone on maternity leave. Due to financial cuts the Council is looking to make significant savings and the upshot of this is that I received an e-mail last week…
am I still selfemployed
I have worked for 20 weeks a year for the passed 5 years for a large govt org.( self employed). In 2008 hmrc assessed me as an employee. I sent assess. letter to employer they ignored it. I sent it again 7 weeks ago by placing it into his hand with a covering letter. I have had no response, They continue to pay me gross,…
Do you think I've scuppered my chances?
I have applied for a position with a local authority. One of the essential criteria is "proof read other peoples work". I have answered this section very positively, but I also pointed out that I have identified several errors in the job/people description. (Nine, in fact, but I didn't say how many I'd noticed on the…
ACAS Guideline - Redundancy handling
In the above Guidlines it states, "The drawing up of criteria, however, is not enough to guarantee fair and reasonable selection. Even though the criteria may satisfy the test of objectivity, the selection will still be unfair if they are carelessly or mistakenly applied". Please could someone tell me how robust this…
Redundancy looming - Being made easy target
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Been given notice today :-(
Hi, I´ve been working for my current employer since April 2008 and I was informed today, that I have to leave since the company is in financial troubles. I´ve got 3 months notice so, officially, my last day will be on 31 March 2010. Obviously, I am very sad about today´s announcement as it´s been not only a job I really…
Being made redundant whilst pregnant Help!!!
Hi I was wondering if you wonderful intelligent people could assist. One of the girls (shall we call X) who works with my mum is pregnant I believe she is 29weeks tomorrow and they have found out this week that they could all be made redundant around Feb time next year. Basically they work in a coffee house which they sub…
When should i get my Reundancy money
Hi i wonder if u can help. My last day of notice will be this Thursday the 17th. When should i get my redundancy money. As i asked this morning and got told some time next week Thanks

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