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Tupe work
Hi All I work as a warehouse contracts administrator I have been there for 3 years but my contract I mainly work on is moving I expected it to move within resonable distance from where I work but to my shock its moving 140 miles away. The company I work for is not offering any support & the company I that the contract is…
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Voluntary severance payment and child tax credits
I'm currently considering whether to apply for voluntary severance before my employer possibly enforces compulsory redundancy in a year or so (and also move our base to about an hours drive away which i can't manage with children). I was wondering if anyone could give me advice on the following? I can't seem to find any…
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Made reundant = time to Fix mortgage?
Hi any advice would be appreciated... I am about to be made redundant, and need to act fast if I want to fix my mortgage rate. I have a mortgage with Nationwide, It has past the fixed period rate and it is now capped at .2% above the BOE base rate, a deal they no longer offer so very low at the moment. It also lets me over…
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Solicitors for redundancy
Hi, I wondered if anyone had any recommendations for solicitors in London, preferably East/Central. Has anyone used Thomas Mansfield in particular? Thanks.
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advice please
ok so i have been signed off for 4 weeks now as i have had the flu and suffering from alot of joint pain even getting dressed is taking me 2 hrs to get ready as putting on my top im in agony. whilst off i find out from a friend at work that they are making redundencies at the end of dec. so i have pulled my son out of…
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Fire and rehire - redundancy?
My husband has worked for the local authority for just over 7 years. They are changing the terms of his contract so he'll now have to work shifts that include evenings and weekends and his pay will be reduced. They are sacking and re-hiring everyone on the new terms, with everyone signing on the new contract getting a…
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First 30k tax free
hello i took voluntary early retirement on 31/03/10. i did not get the first £30k tax free, i got 6 months pay tax free and the rest of my package was then taxed. i have writing to the tax office a total of 3 times now and i still do not have a reply. my previous employers say i was not entitled to the first £30k tax free…
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Redundant today
hi all I am recently bankrupt (3rd december) and my partner with no debt etc a small amount of savings - about £2k - and a cheap car worth about the same has just passed his work and noticed alot of activity and basically his boss has said he has gone bust today. He has to go in tomorrow and will be paid all he is owed…
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jobseekers allowance and mortgage benefits SMI
Hi there, I have two questions. I have read previous posts, but would like clarification as my questions were not answered in them. 1) I am currently on contribution JSA (job seekers allowance). I understand to be elgiible for the the SMI (suport for mortgage interest) scheme I need to be on income JSA. Very simply if I…
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Redundancy looming and trying for a baby
Hi, My partner has been told that there is a very good chance that she will be made redundant in a few months but we are currently trying for a baby. What would happen if she becomes pregnant after being told she is going to be made redundant, would she be entitled to any maternity pay or enhanced redundancy package? How…
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Redundancy and returning to carryout some work as a consultant
HI I am being made redundant form a company where I have been working part-time along with have work as a self employed consultant. There is a possibility of some consultancy work in the future with the company (along with work elsewhere). Where do I stand with any future work with the company. I had been told that there…
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Redundant and worried
Hi I was divorced a couple of years ago and have to pay for my wifes mortgage and 2nd charge on the house £1400. The order was put through the family court. I have continued to pay this and so far have paid over £65000 since I left the family home. Unfortunately it looks like I may now be made redundant. I will recieve a…
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Just in case
I have been in my job for four years; I am a PA to MD. (Nearly 20 years experience). About 6 months ago, we employed an admin assistant, who most people’s opinion is rather rubbish, I think she is ok, bit slow, but my MD likes her. The past 3 months have been rather tough and there are rumblings of redundancies coming up.…
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Unfair dismissal?
I'm not sure I have posted this in the correct place but any advice whatsoever would be appreciated! I live in Scotland and my boyfriend lives down south. After visiting for a long weekend he got snowed in and couldn't travel home therefore had to take an unplanned week off work and got home as soon as he could get his car…
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MoD Ill health dismissal
Hello. Sorry, new to the forum and have read through a lot of threads/paperwork regarding the above title - and am still none the wiser. I'll start by telling you about me. I'm, as my forum name might suggest, employed by the MDPGA and I'm based at an RAF station in Buckinghamshire. This year, the 26th March to be precise,…
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is this a redundancy situation
father works for a well known housing department earning approximately £20000 per annum,they have just sold out to another housing firm who have called a meeting today and announced this ----as of 1st january you will be working 40 hours this is about three hours more per week, and your salary will be cut by 4000 making…
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Help Please - being made redundant and want to know what holiday Im entitled to
Hi I am being made redundant and have been told that my last working day will be end of February. My holiday period starts from 01 Jan, would I be entitled to any holiday pay? Thanks PJA
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can we bank the cheque?
O.H was dismissed on ill health grounds 3 weeks ago. he was told he would get 12 weeks in lieu of notice and his owed hoilday pay. he recieved a cheque with no breakdown of the monies,then when we asked for a breakdown he recieved a printout saying how much was tax free(pilon) and someother figures under vague headings…
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Voluntary Redundancy Application Rejected - What now? Help please
I had applied for voluntary redundancy at my company a few months ago, as the package they were offering was pretty good - 38 weeks wages tax free. However, today I've been told that my application wasn't successful. The process has apparently been done by looking at solely the cost of removing the post, and not taken into…
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Redundancy and Debt
I have recieved my final redundancy notice today. I'm really worried as, so far, i have not found new work, despite my best efforts, and i know i will be out of work from 2nd Jan. My problem is that i have debt, totalling around £1000.00, so not a huge amount, but i'm not going to be able to pay anything towards them, my…
