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Redundancy & redundancy planning

Archives for September 2011

Redundancy, disability and savings
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Redundancy, maternity and more
I've read through the other threads so have gleamed some info ....but could still use some help if anyone has any! I start my maternity leave on Monday, and was planning on taking 26 weeks then going back for a day, before taking my annual leave accrued, whilst my husband took the remaining 13 weeks of my SMP. I work for a…
Redundancy and MY claim for PPI to cover my loan
My employer had to make 3 redundancies. He asked if anyone wanted to go and my partner and i said we would. However he said ou redundancy wascompulsory as more than enough people put there names forward. We are now claiming on our PPI policy for a loan do you think they might refuse it as we did say we were prepared to go…
Redundancy - is this fair?
I have been working for a company for the last 6 years on a casual basis. Over the last year I was working on a part-time contract only doing 4 hours in the evening. They needed to reduce the contracted hours by a certain amount and invited people to voluntarily take redundancy. I went to my consultation and was told my…
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Anyone a worried BAe WAG?
I am! :( It' like waiting to be hung sat here hanging on for news. I should be distracting myself, but i can't help but dwell.
Employer can't pay wages but won't make redundant - help please!
My husband works for a small architecture firm which are struggling. For the last 2 and a half years he's had a 15% reduction on his salary. In May they were late paying his salary which he eventually received in installments over a few weeks. This has then happened every month since. He has currently only been paid 30% of…
On garden leave. Can they just pay basic
Hi, I'm on garden leave, Can they just pay my basic and not Commission over this period. The original terms of the contract (2007) were that if we are put on garden leave we will get paid basic wage. But since then we have had a change in our holiday pay which was also that we got paid just the basic. We now get an average…
Redundancy while on maternity leave
Can anyone help please - I am half way through paid maternity leave (due back mid jan) however been told that my job is going so i am wondering what exactly i am entitled to when being made redundant? Been working there for 7 years but my redunancy is only the statutory minimum. I have been told by my company that i will…
Notice Period - Please Help!
Hello, my current employer is being taken over by a different company and my job is moving 65 miles away to a new site on 23rd October. They have given us 3 options - take redundancy from the date of the move, go to the new site until February to aid in the training period at the new site and then take redundancy, or…
My redundancy sitution.
I am being made redundant at the end of October. I will get £20,000 redundancy. I have debts of about £12,000. and mortgage payments of £520 a month plus other household costs totalling approx £850 pcm I'm not sure where I stand with benefits as I will have about £8,000 left once the debts are paid. I'm dreading looking…
Shift closing, automatically redundant?
The Company I work for has decided to move it's production to the Far East. To safeguard the transistion they are initially closing the night shift from the end of October. I work on the night shift and will find out tomorrow if my position is going. During the initial consultations, there was a list of criteria for the…
redundancy and pension
Can anyone tell me if having a small pension affects the redundancy payment you are entitled to? I was expecting to get 6 weeks pay - about £720 but have received a letter today saying I will only get £15.54 ie 6 weeks at £2.59! I'm really hoping this is a mistake but wondered if it is because of my pension.
Redundancy and taxation
Hi I am 57 and will shortly be made redundant after 30+ years service and I'm taking my pension. I've been fortunate enough to find a new job, albeit at a much lower wage, so basicaly I stop Friday and start Monday. My question is, since I'll be paying a serious amount of tax on my redundancy (I'm taxed at 40% on my…
Husband made redundant ~ Unfair dismissal
After various hearsay going around the work place, the manager told staff that he would not be making anyone redundant. So we were very shocked when he was called into the office 2 weeks later and told he had 4 weeks notice to work before being made redundant. He has worked there for just under 5 years (in Jan) 3 people…
Redundancy and babies
Hi Everyone So firstly i found out 2 week ago some wonderful news, im going to be a dad and the baby is due on the 18th of May. On Tuesday this week i had some bad news, im being made redundent Jan 28th, this wouldnt be so bad accept my wife work for the same company and she is also facing redundancy. Im worried about her…
Sign on?
Hi everyone Hope I'm posting to the right place. Well, I’m now a week off my last day at work after being made redundant. I’ve been thinking about whether to sign on for JSA or not, and as I’ve never claimed any benefits before, I wondered if anyone had any advice: - I’ll have around £18K in savings after redundancy…
Is there any financial assistance for start up business when made redundant ?
Just wondering if there are any grants, concessions, start up help etc for my friend and I who will be made redundant in 2013 when our place of work closes. We have a good business idea and because we want to get started am guessing we won't be eligible for job seekers but is there any help with living costs for those that…
Can you claim state benefits if you take voluntary redundancy
Anyone have a link for this or know the answer? The redundancy payment would only be a couple of thousand pound so not enough to lift somebody over the threshold for claiming state benefits.
Been sent a P45 whilst on maternity leave
Hello I have been working since September 1st 2010 as a Midday supervisor in a secondary school. At interview I was told after 12 weeks I would be given a contract but until then I was to fill in a timesheet of hours. I was still filling in this sheet 10 months later when we broke up for summer, with no contract…

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