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Redundancy & redundancy planning

Archives for January 2010

Redundancy payments - or not?
If an employer incentivises an employee to resign voluntarily, is the payment still a redundancy payment for tax purposes? The employer is stating that6 they are not offering redundancy payments but a voluntary severance scheme which requires the employee to resign in order to receive the financial inducement.
Is this redundancy
I have just been told that part of my job is being taken away from me and an entirely new job will be advertised in the company I work for to include the part that I did and a part that was outsourced to another company. The company has deemed that the role I did that is being taken away from me took up 2.5 days and that I…
Solicitor Signing Compromise Agreement Requires Proof of ID
....as well as proof of address (utility bills etc). Money laundering regulations apparently. Seeing as the company making me redundant is paying the fees I don't quite understand why this is necessary. Can anybody explain please? Thanks.
Reference letter to satisfy Mortgage Insurance
Dear All, I need your help. I have just had my employment terminated! I have a compromise agreement and HR said that they may be able to put something in to say redundancy so that my mortgage insurance pays... What should be on the reference letter or agreed with HR so that I get my motrgage paid. Please can you provide me…
redundancy and maybe offfered a job 30 miles away.
im on sick after an op and ive just been told im going to be made redundant with the housing assiciation im parttime and have worked there for 7 yrs have a feeling they will offer me a job in the office which is 30 mile away one way can they get out of redundancy if i refuse this.
Redundancy + Debt (should I tell the bank?)
Hello, After being dealt the rather pooey end of the stick in 2009- redundancy then new employer terminated my contract as they 'no longer required my services' just before Christmas. Before this they had promised me the world in 2010- permanent position, full time, fanstastic bonuses. To say I got my hopes up would be an…
Redundancy & JSA (conribution based)
Hi - I am new to MSE and just wanted some advice. I was made redundant at the end of November 2008 after 10 years with the same company. Since then I have stayed at home to look after my 2 year old son and lived off my redundancy. Now the money has run out I am looking for a job and went to sign on the other day. I was…
Forgot to claim contributions based JSA
5 months have gone by since husband was made redundant. He has not claimed any contributions based JSA . Is it too late? Thanks in advance.
Would this be a redundancy?
I work for a small organization and its pretty impossible to keep anything secret! I have been made aware that I will probably not have a job here beyond the end of the financial year, I am the only person who performs my role and there are no plans to hire anyone else to take over, they will probably outsource what I do.…
Was made redundent 3 months ago and havent claim, want to claim now
Hi all i have been working since the age of 15, now 30 and was made redundent at end of september 2009 and received a redundency payment. I have been supporting myself since then without benefits and now my saving have dwindled to approx £11k. Now i know that more than most but i still live with my parent at 30 and thats…
OH contract was ended, now 2months later they want £210.15 overpaid salary?
Hi there, Was wondering if I could get any advice, My OH had some time off sick in december so his company terminated his employment contract as of the 16th December 2009, they said they would pay his remaining holiday etc... with Decembers pay packet. So he recieved his wages, less than a usual month as we expected but…
Not redundancy, sacked?
but did`nt know where to post? sacked from job in saudi arabia, with large uk company, no severence, hoping my solicitor can get this back,. wot guys if anything can i and my wife claim? been paying national insurance voluntary contributions all the time.... :confused: thanks for advice:beer:
Redundancy looming - what can I claim?
Hello My husband is either going down to a 4 day week, with potential to still be laid off within weeks or company will opt for some lay offs immediately with potential for reduced hours after that. SO can't win really. I am a self-employed childminder but probably about to lose my income too as mindee's parent is probably…
Redundancy and Maternity Leave
Hi I am currently 21 weeks pregnant and living under the threat of redundancy. If the worst should happen what would happen with my maternity pay. I am only going to be entitled to SMP. I have worked for the company for 3.5 years and have paid NI for all of this time. Also being at the stage of pregnancy that I am the…
Redundancy splitting payment over 30k
Being made redundant, understand everything received over 30k is taxable, is it possible to request the first 30k to be paid in one tax year and the remaining sum in the next tax year?
Potential redundancy/dismissal
Hi, My fiance and myself work for a large telecommunications company as managers of stores but she has been off work for about 6 months with depression. The company are now on another cost cutting exercise by banning overtime, reducing each stores budgeted hours and as a consequence they are looking for quick wins to…
facing redundancy end of March 2010
Looks like Iam to join many other people who have or are losing their jobs in this current economic situation. Iam employed by Greater Manchester Police as "staff" and received a letter today stating that my contract will end on 31march, thus making me redundant. My role is part funded by the police and the home office. It…
Redundancy - at the worst time!
Hey all, this might be a bit of a simple question but I've started to go numb with fright over something which has just occured to me. As of 10am yesterday, I was taken into the office at work and told that as the amount of work had slowed down, they were letting me go. Initially I was concerned but not too concerned as I…
help
hi to everyone and all the best for the new year. this is my first time on here hope my question makes sense i recently lost my job due to the current financial climate. i have since started cleaning for a few of my friends. i notified the tax office i was selfempolyed and i am able to get child tax credit and working tax…
Pilon - RP2 form help
Hello, I was made redundant a couple of months ago. I now have the RP2 form to claim pay in leu of notice but I'm not sure what to put in the box that says... "How much did you receive or will you receive from all your work, during your notice period. Give the total of your earnings before taking off tax and NI". The…

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