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Trying to avoid redundancy?
Hi all I got laid off from work just over 3 weeks ago. I received a letter the other day asking me to go into work on Tuesday. This will be 4 weeks since my last working day, as written on my P45. Now a collegue got laid off a week before me, and she had to go into work last Tuesday, again, 4 weeks since she got laid off.…
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Public Sector considerind voluntary redundancy - I have some questions
Hi People I'm a public sector employee who is currently on a years career break following the birth of my second child. Eveyone in the organisation has been asked to consider their options including voluntary redundancy. I have expressed an interest but was wondering about the following: - I have worked there 16 years -…
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Effect of Payment in Lieu on Termination Date
My employer has just made me redundant. I am lucky enough to have a 12 month notice period and a final salary pension based on years of service. They intend to give me a payment-in-lieu of notice (PILON) and I will stop work at the end of this year. I am arguing that my termination date should be the end of next 2011 not…
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Fixed Term Contract and Redundancy
Hi there, I'm just wondering if anyone can advise me on this. I am on a fixed term contract due to end on 31st December and a colleague has flagged up the possibility of us having a right to some form of redundancy pay as we have worked for the company for over two years. I was under the impression that this wouldn't be…
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Unfair Dismissal - Solicitor Fees
Morning all, Quick one.... I'm to be made redundant. There are a number of reasons that I feel that this is unfair and colleagues have backed up my opinion. If i went down the tribuneral route, how much would it cost in solicitor fees. as I don't have the appropriate insurance i've been quotes 33% on a no win no fee basis.…
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previous employers not playing ball
I was away on holiday,came back to find that the firm I worked at had closed down,noone had called me to let me know,phoned my boss who offered his apologies etc etc,found out they have started a new company in a slightly different field of work,went there to get my redundancy letter and p45,couldnt get them as the boss…
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Took day off and returned to find member of staff taken away from me
I just want to check on what procedure should have been followed here. I had a day off and returned to find that the member of staff I managed was now reporting directly to the director as I do myself. I believe I should have been consulted prior to this being signed, sealed and delivered and not confronted with it as…
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swipe card for work toilets-legal?
Hi, apparently our employers are going to issue swipe cards for the workers to use when we use our works toilets in an effort to curb people 'wasting time' in there. Please can anyone advise if this is legal?
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Made redundant but employer going back on verbal agreement
Hi Hopefully someone will be able to advise. I was being made redundant from my sales job and went through a consultation process for this. As the job is sales, at the consultation period, I asked if I would still be paid commission, as certain objectives had to be performed to normally get this, and these tasks werent…
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DDA Regulations Redundancies Looming
Hi I find all the DDA stuff a bit of a minefield. I have a substantial spinal condition that affects part of my job. I fought for reasonable adjustments with support from the union. I also contacted a solicitor thro the union who said that I only had a 50/50 chance of proving that my disability had been caused by my work.…
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Confused re: benefits in redundancy
My husband has been made redundant - he has another couple of weeks on the payroll. We are doubtful that another job will come up in the coming 2 or so weeks therefore I'm trying to investigate benefits we could receive. From the Entitled To calculator it looks as though we will get nothing but the child benefit we already…
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Company kept me as a temp for too long.
Hey all. I was working as a temp for a company for over 2 years and I believe this is illegal. Can I take any action against the company for doing this? Cheers, Dan.
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Redundancy Notice Period Changed When Company Sold?
Hi, apologies if this question had been addressed already but I can't find anything in previous threads. I've worked for my company for just over 4 years and am being made redundant :-( I've been told I get one month's notice (which I have to work), plus 4 weeks redundancy payment which seems to be the statutory…
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Voluntary Redundancy and AVCs
I understand that there is a limit on the amount paid into a money purchase plan each tax year. This has recently been reduced - or will be reduced in the next tax year? I have been paying 15% of my salary into a money purchase scheme each month for 15 years. I have been told that I can increase this to a maximum of 80%,…
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Pregnant and being made redundant
I posted this in another section bus was advised to try here... hope you can give me some advice!! Thanks :o Hi, I wonder if anyone has any advice... I will be contacting CAB etc but cant whilst in the office!! My manager informed me this morning that the HR woman would be coming to issue me with a threat of redundancy…
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Redundancy and SMP HELP!!
Hi, I am starting my maternity leave on the 11/02/11. At this time I will also be made redundant as my company is closing. They have decided to pay my SMP and redundancy as a lump sum at the end of February. Because this is before the new tax year starts on the 01/04/11, I will be liable to be taxed on the whole amount as…
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laid off but can carry on self employed on price
At work (joinery, cabinet making firm) me and all the others 6 collegues have finally been given our redundancy notice due to the company not making any money mmmmmm. Some of us have been offered our jobs back on a self employed basis on a price. The main reason for the close down is the boss is a love sick idiot on a…
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confirmation of being made redundant
Having been confirmed that i am to be made redundant, can anyone confirm what i am fully entitled to from my employer regarding redundancy payment,notice etc. I have heard different things but any clarification would be much appreciated Thanks compass
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Is the £s from an unfair dismissal equall to redundancy payout?
Hi, Please can someone confirm what i heard today- That if a company was to sack an worker unfairly and the worker takes the case to a tribunal and wins then he/she only gets the equivalent redundancy (a week for every year for under 40s), any holiday pay due and the wages lost from when the worker was sacked and when he…
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Told we start a 4day week nxt week-Legal or not?
Hi there, Today my work colleagues and I were told that from next Monday that we are to finish work an hour earlier every day and not work a friday (which we normally only work for 4 hours) and that is for a minimum of 2 months and we were given a sheet of paper with the details on. Now im sure we are all happy-ish to do…
