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Legal aid and tribunal advice please
Hi, this is my first time on here, I'm basically seeking some advice. I am taking my employers to a tribunal on the ground of discrimination / unfair dismissal. I have sought advice from ACAS and a couple of other legal services but I have been informed that I am covered by the Equality and human rights commission (what…
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placed on garden leave?
Any advice greatfully received. i have 2 years continuous employment today!!! My employers business is transferring via TUPE tonight. In April, 16 senior staff were interviewed for 15 jobs. In May i was told that i was unsuccessful and i may not have a job. I received no further contact. In June, i filed a grievance under…
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can anyone offer advice?
hi, hopeing someone can advise me as theres no answer to the local citizens advice im asking on behalf of my husband, he works for a company, where he has been for 6 years approx. he is contracted to work 45 hours, but over this past few weeks he has been told they only have 3 days work for him, or 2 days work, etc, if he…
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Redundant but no leaving date?!
Hi Im looking for some advice for a friend of mine. He has suspected for some time that he may be made redundant (boss warned staff ages ago this may happen). Finally about a week ago his boss came to his house and told him he was being made redundant and gave him a letter confirming this. However the letter never stated a…
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Unfair working relations
Hi, This is more of a rant than advice, so I do apologize if I go on a bit. I have been working for an organization for 8yrs, providing support to 4 men in their own homes. The organization is funded by the local council to deliver 24/7 support, including sleep in duty which starts at 10pm until 7am, staff don't finish…
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Proof of redundancy for JSA?
Hi there, Apologies if this question has already been asked and answered, I had a trawl through previous posts threads and couldn't find anything relevant. If my employer makes me redundant am I entitled to ask for some kind of written proof e.g. a redundancy notification letter or something? The company aren't too hot on…
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redundancy advice needed please
im 15 weeks into my lay off ,8 of us got laid off at the same time ,6 of these have getting there redundancy ,12 weeks into my lay off i phoned my employer to ask what was happening ,he told me he was looking at a job and if it came off he would phone me ,if not he said after 13 weeks it would be redundancy, so i left it…
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wrongful dismissal - reinstatement and lost money!
please refer to thread in "employment jobseeking and training". Sorry for the confusion
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Voluntary Redundancy: Selection criteria: Age & Cost implications
I work for a Local Authority which, like many others, is looking to make a significant number of redundancies (estimated up to a quarter of the workforce). I have recently received a letter asking if I want to express an interest in Voluntary Redundancy. To be honest, I can’t see any disadvantages in my own circumstances:…
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Access to my marked selection matrix
I am 36 weeks pregnant and I received a letter last Friday to say I was invited for an individual consultation meeting as my post was at risk of redundancy, we had been told several weeks before that due to public sector cuts our company was going to have to make mass redundancies, my individual consultation meeting was…
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Help Please - Redundancy - no notice at all!
Hi, I have just been made redundant today as my company has gone bust. I have had no notice and have 14 days outstanding holiday left (until dec 2010). I have been with the company for less than 2 years so know I am not entitled to statuory redundancy pay, however could anyone please let me know if I am entitled to some…
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is this unfair dismissal?
I work for a company which is expanding yet I have been made redundant. I was told casually in an informal meeting that they would employ and train somebody else to do my job. This meeting took place one month before my redundancy date. There was no consultation, no explanation to why I'd been selected and I haven't…
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Conditions being put on redundancy payment
Hi, My OH's job was made redundant in May of this year. He was offered an alternative role - however this would not begin until Aug when a 4 wk trail period would start. He is half way through the trial period and after careful consideration has decided that the role is not suitable and has asked to go ahead and take his…
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Am I entitled to free training through the job centre?
I'm taking voluntary redundancy at the end of this month and have been told that I can claim Job Seeker's allowance. I've never claimed any sort of benefits before and have no idea how it all works. I went to my local job centre this morning and explained my situation and all they did was give me a phone number to ring on…
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Voluntary Severance from an HE institution
Hi I'm 28 and have just been offered voluntary severance by my current employer. The offer is a year's salary tax free which comes in as £19185 and I am due to leave in December so I have calculated how much I will have earnt this financial year in total and how much I will be taxed on (£3k ish) My question is, is it best…
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Is this legal
I was made redundant in March. I worked for company no1 for 7 years, the holding company then formed company no2 in April 2008, they transferred me in April 2009 by way of TUPE to company no2, and they placed no2 in voluntary liquidation in March 2010. I have since found out that company no1 acquired no2 in January 2009…
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I know I will be made redundant in next few months - what should I do to prepare?
I know that sometime within the next 3-9 months I will be made redundant - our site is closing so it's definite. I could be gone by Christmas, but due to the project I am on it I may be able to hang on till Easter-ish. When I go, I think I will get somewhere in the region of £8K in redundancy pay. My outgoings are fairly…
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Bullying AND Resigning
Hi Guys, I work in an industry where being fired from one job mean your career is finsihed in the whole industry due to tight linked contacts. Me and my friend are emplyed in this company for last six years on a 10 year contrcat thus we still have 4 years left on our contracts. But last two years have been a hell due to…
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STILL chasing payment after months, help!
Sorry it’s really long.... So as some of you know I registered Self employed earlier in the year and was working for / with a friend. Initially the plan was to both work as self employed workers under the same name with us both ‘running’ the company. Soon became obvious he didn’t want to ‘share’ and it all got a bit funny.…
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Redundancy whena company folds
Hi, My first post so please be gentle!! The company I am working for is folding at the end of september and we are all obviously being made redundant. I am 33 years old and have worked here for 15 years (the company has been taken over twice in that period but both times my employment was transferred by tupe) My gross pay…
