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Redundancy vs compulsive Redundancy
Hi there, Just a question for a friend. He and he only is being made redundant from a small company. He's 51 and been there 4 years. What are the differences between him accepting redundancy and compulsive redundancy - note they are not offering him any extra package for accepting it. Does it affect him benefits wise? Or…
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Made redundant last Friday!
Hello, I was made redundant out of the blue last friday. They said they were giving me notice that they are making my post redundant from 31st December, that I won't have to work the notice period so will effectively be paid for all of Nov (left on 20th) and all of Dec. Then they would pay me statutory redundancy which is…
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Chance of being made redundant
We had a meeting at work today where the MD announced a sudden change of structure with new job roles and titles for most people. He also said that he has to lose two members of staff, meaning redundancy. Half of the current staff are guaranteed their jobs for some reason, the rest of us have to apply for them next week…
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Consultation period.
There will be inevitable redundancies made at our company before Christmas. An employee forum has been set up and in the latest meeting notes the estimated number of redundancies are detailed. 400+ over multiple offices. They have stated that there will be a 30 day consultation period. I was under the impression that…
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public service worries
Hi. I wanted to start a thread about the real situations with public service jobs following the government potential cuts. I work in education and feel fine about the future,but my wife works for a large national childrens charity where the funding comes from government sources. Her job is linked to childrens services &…
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Boss's 'discretion' not to pay me..but pays others!
Hello, My friend has been working for his employer for over 9 months without having signed a contract and has never been given a work handbook! Recently my friend was off work for 2 days and when he came back to work he gave his boss a doctor's note to verify that he had damaged ligaments in his shoulder. Later on during…
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Redundancy entitlement for "freelancer"?
I wonder if anyone can advice me on my legal position as a long-term contractor? I've been working for a limited company since 2005. The company has now been sold and the office is being closed in March and all of the staff with the exception of the sales director are all being made redundant. I have now been on the…
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Probably A Very Stupid Question
but I know nothing about redundancy payments. At work we have been asked to volunteer for redundancy. I am thinking about it as it will trigger my pension as well. However, I am trying to figure out how much I will actually get and I have no idea whether this will be taxed or not. I am on £16276 pa at present and my…
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VR and holiday pay
This ones a bit confusing, Any thoughts please? I took VR in Feb and had my baby in April. My SMP has just ran out and I'm due my P45 anyday now. My question is am I entitled to claim for holiday days acured as I am just receiving my P45 now? and technically still am an employee? I know this might sound a bit mean but…
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Question on voluntary redundancy for civil servant?
I have been a Civil Servant for 9y6m and as of 1st April 2011, I will be transferred to a contractor. All T&C's are to be transferred under TUPE and I am wondering if this covers the payout for VR? The contractors have stated they won't be making any compulsory redundancies but haven't mentioned voluntary. Any ideas?
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Advice on Opening Negotations in Unfair Dismissal Case
Hi I made a claim against a former employer about a month ago relating to unfair dismissal on grounds of sex discrimination. A number of incidents lead to me being (as I see it) unfairly demoted and then being made redundant based on the fact that my role was no longer "senior". The process itself was poor with a selection…
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Income protection and PILON.
I am not sure if this is the right place as I had no replies on the insurance thread. my partner as been claiming on his income protection policy due to ill health for quite a while,his employers are indicating they will finish him on incapacity grounds soon but he will get PILON. can anyone advise if the PILON will effect…
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Waiting for operation so my emloyer has made me redundant
Six weeks ago I started getting knee pain so I went to see my doctor who confirmed that it was a reoccurance of an injury I had two years previously, when it was scanned 2 years ago it showed bone wear and cartilidge damage but the physio I received then helped me recover in a couple of weeks so I could get back to work as…
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Redundancy & Debt
I'm 57, live in a council house have a chunk of personal debt and am under threat of redundancy. If I paid off all my debt I would still have a couple of thousand left, would I be able to claim benefits, housing, employment etc till I could get another job?
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Voluntary redundancies-what next+what rights please?
Hi there, Yesterday 15 minutes before the end of our working week (we recently moved on to a 4 day week/reduced hours) we were told that there was to be redundancies as from next week but firstly they (our employers) were asking for voluntary redundancies. My questions are- 1, I have been with my employer for 3 and a half…
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Where do i stand with this?
Right in short..... I was given 90 day redundancy notice in August along with a settlement figure in writing. Now it seems the company has miscalculated my entitlement and now proposes to pay less than I was expecting (not by a lot). The union rep is also the head of HR!!!!!!! A relative is convinced I should be given…
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Take redundancy then go back as a contractor
Morning All Does anybody have the knowledge to help with the following please? If you take redundancy on say the 31st Jan 2011 and gte paid for it. Are there any tax implications or conditions to say you can't go back as a contractor straight away? Or do you have to wait for a certain amount of time? Thanks for any info.
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what are the rules on redundancy?
There is talk of redundancy where i work. Nothing definate yet but a lot of rumors etc. What ar the rules, procedures etc. How much notice do they have to give. wouldjust liketo know a bit about it in case it happens
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They still havent paid me!!!
Hiya All I was made redundant a couple of weeks ago, got told that I was being paid in lieu of notice (cos I was 3 weeks away from 2 years service) and that I would recieve monies owed within a couple of days. I also have anothere thread going on promises that they would pay me bonuses, and then denied saying it etc.…
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tax on seasonal job
My son has just ended his summer contract - he has paid £108 tax on his £4321.26 earnings - he has just signed on for job seekers - how can he get this tax back? or will he be able to get this back?
