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What can I do?
Myself and a handful of other employees are being made redundant on the 14th March. Our boss got his dates wrong originally (on purpose?) - giving us 2 weeks less notice than we were entitled to. We asked him in writing to revise the redundancy letter and severance pay, and to have it to us in writing by the end of (last)…
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redundancy issues
hiya guys, I work within a government contract and was informed yesterday that the contract may not be extended at the end of April and so I am at risk of redundancy as is everyone else within the contract. We were originally told that we will be tuped over. We have now been told that this will not be possible as our…
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New Career?
Hi, I am getting made redundant in approximately 2 years time and will obviously need a new job. The good thing is I have 2 years to plan/train to do whatever I want. Bad thing is, I dont know what I want to do. I can spend about 2 grand on whatever training I want aswell. What ideas do people have for a new career? I…
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Redundancy - employer refusing to pay
Hi all, looking for some advice for MIL, who has been made redundant from a full time job she has held for 6 years. This happened last Monday. Employer promised wages and redundancy verbally but has now refused to pay anything. He says he is being bought out? The company is not showing as in liquidation or anything with…
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Need advice on requesting redundancy
I have worked for my employer for 6 years. The company has run into difficulty and they cannot afford to pay salaries anymore. So I am still employed but have not been given or offered redundancy. I want to give the company time to grow and increase sales especially as i enjoy my job and would like to stay. However it is…
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Made Redundant Today
Hi I have just been told by a director of the company this morning that they are restructuring the business and that they are closing some offices and mine is one of them. Apparently they start the consultation process from Friday and that there will be only a few roles I can apply for. I would be grateful if someone can…
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Suddenly made redundant
I will repost this question in a couple of days as soon as I am able to confirm all the facts, sorry for the inconvienience
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Redundancy close to an extra years service, - Options please?
Hi all, I'm looking at the possibility of being redundant at the end of May. There is the chance that i could be offered a one month trial of a different post within the organisation with the option to still take my redundancy if i dont like the new post or they dont like me for it (iyswim!) The new post would be with…
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tax free redundancy and working abroad
first time poster, but spent quite a lot of time lurking of late. i know the standard tax free amount is 30k. I worked in the united states for 6 of my 13 years with my current employer. in my final notification letter there was a figure of appro 20k that was quoted as being tax free due to my having worked abroad. i…
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Can you advise?
Hubby has been in his job over 2 years. He works as a cook doing night shift. He got a warning (stage 1) for absence due to sickness, has IBS - he gave the employer a letter from the doctor saying he has IBS. They said that is no excuse - but I feel that is bad as you can't work with food if you are sick or have diarrea.…
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Redundancy Advice
Hello I've just put in for my vountery redundancy. If I get it I've been given the 31st May as the date we will all finish. I'm planning to get another job but was wondering if I hadn't got one by then am I entitled to sign on as I'm out of work due to V.R and not because theu made me? I have no idea about benifits as have…
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STILL waiting redundancy money
hi my mrs was made unemployed from a shop along with 25 others they cloed just one brance and have several others trading throughout the country,she was promised her redundancy money of £300 and also hoilday pay she has had her holiday pay but no redundancy money she even had a letter saying the exact amount she was owed…
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Redundancy Payments - Help!!!
I am currently working my notice, last day of service is 25 March. I had the option of having my Redundancy payment split to hopefully avoid being heavily taxed. I have now been informed by me employer that the Tax Office will now tax my second payment in April as though it is my monthly pay meaning I will pay 50% tax and…
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Redundancy Scenario
Hi Folks, In Feb 2009 my old company announced that every employees' job was now "at risk" of redundancy. They also stated that by the summer of 2009, the entire company would be closed down and all work taken into the head office. Therefore I would be made redundant in the summer of 2009. Now, as I'd been there since I…
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Redundancy rate rise - when does it take effect?
I'm currently working my notice and will be made redundant on 31st March. I've now received a letter outlining my statutory redundancy entitlement. It's calculated using the current cap to weekly income, £380. I was expecting it to be at the rate when I finish with the organisation. ie capped at £400, after the February…
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Quick Question on calling Witnesses
Hi, I am currently fighting my former employer over a redundancy decision based on what I regard was an unfair and discriminatory selection process and now have a date for the Case Management hearing. 2 individuals were made redundant from a pool of 5 including myself. I believe for completely different reasons and in my…
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Redundant soon - discretionary sick pay
My employer pays discretionary sick pay. Basically, I get full pay when I'm off work, self-certified for 7 days and then doctors note. I'm being made redundant in a few months and things arent great at work at the moment. I've got a history of stress related illness and want to make sure I dont do down this route again -…
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Redundancy - new contract - advice needed
Hi I've just been made redundant from a permanent job but redeployed into a one year contract with the same local government employer. However, they now tell me there is no pay protection (ie maintaining my present salary for a year) because this new (lower paid) contract is externally funded. Had I got another permanent…
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Advice on hours lost at work...
Basically thursday my boss told me that, another department in my workplace is struggling, and that i would have to be one of the "casualties" i already knew this was coming as the women who has taken my job was offered it a week before i knew i had lost it... anyway, iv got a zero hour contract ( as and when).... but have…
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New Civil Service Compensation Package
Well, in the new financial year they'll be running yet another one in my department but under the new terms. One interesting feature is the fact that any previous service outside your current service will not be taken into account. Bit of a bummer for me because I had 3.5 years service from 1988 - 1992 and rejoined in…
