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Redundancy & redundancy planning

Archives for December 2011

Dont want tupe
I work at a council and we have been told that our jobs are being tupe to private company in april. I dont want to go into private sector so i am looking for a transfer to other jobs in the council by applying for them. This is where the problem is as i have had a couple of disiplinaries in the last few years for things…
Redundancy Delay ?
Hi everyone, The company I worked for went into voluntary liquidation and all staff were made redundant on 29/10/11. The company wound up on 9/12/11. We have all filled in forms for redundancy claims which have been handed onto the administrator. Does anyone have any experience in this situation? We are all wondering how…
is this suitable alternative employment?
A friend is potentially redundant. He works at a location that is closing and his employer is offering another job which would take an extra 25 minutes travelling each way. The terms and conditions of the new job are the same and the employer is offering to pay travel expenses for a period of time. My friend does not have…
Made redundant now company re-hiring others?
Hi, Im really confused what to do, I worked for a Nationwide motor factors company for 10months but this september was the only in my branch to be made redundant(another 16 staff), i didnt qualify for any pay as id been there less than 12 months. I had a 42.5hrs contract but sometimes my former company had some people on…
NHS or local council?
Hi Guys Been working for the same dept for 20 years, over the years our contract was sold from the NHS to private firms and currently my payslip states the NHS as well as the local council, a partnership NHS trust. Redundancy will be hitting us in late January, my question is.. in terms of redundancy.. local council only…
redundancy pay question
Hi there - we've been given a pre-consultation proposal on re-structuring our dept (they say we are about to go into 90 days consultation but then are not doing anything about it!). The job I do at present will go and it is unlikely that I will get any others on offer and will be looking at redundancy. At the moment, my…
employers responsibilities ?
Hi, In December the MD of the company I work for was giving a speech infront all all the employees when he casually mentioned that part of the company was moving to Germany. He did this as though he was making a shopping list. When people questioned it he said that an announcement would be made in January. The company has…
husband possibly being made redundant 2nd time in 4 years
hi! my husband was assistant manager 4 years ago and got made redundant (company went in to administration) anyway, its taken us this long to recover from it, also still payin a loan 200 p/m that we took out to cover his car that was on finance. money is tight but we get by. hes just been informed that there is a big…
Made redundant and have been replaced
Hello I was made redundant the end of September,. through this board I found out I was entitled to redundacy pay, which my employers paid when questioned. I have now found out that I have been replaced at work about 3 weeks ago. It was a part time job as a housekeeper that I held for two years. My job ended because the…
woman over 60
Hello every one my partner is now 60 and a few month, her work with Denbighshire council is looking shakey, would she still be intitled to redundancy as she would like to work untle 63 or 64 I have tried scearching the net but you get side tracked by clicking links and then get lot I would love to know the answer if for no…
JSA for part timer?
There's a possibility I may be made redundant in the near future. As I only work 15 hours a week, will I be entitled to JSA? I have been paying contributions for 40 years.
Being made redundant while on secondment
Hi Quite a specific question, so hopefully someone will know the answer: I'm coming to the end of a 2.5 year secondment, but have received notification that my substantive post is at risk of redundancy. My substantive post is 2 days a week, but I've been on secondment to a full time post for the last 2.5 years. In…
JSA claim after redundancy
Can anybody in the know out there PLEASE help me. I was made redundant in September, my notice period ended mid November. I have a private income protection insurance policy which I have not claimed to date but am about to. My question is: Am I entitled to Contribution based JSA for 6 months in addition to the income from…
Query on date of notice.
Hi all, My employer of nearly 8 years went into liquidation in September of this year. We were all given letters on that date detailing our situation and that we would need to apply to the Redundancys Payments Office for our redundancy, notice, holiday pay and outstanding wages. We completed the forms ASAP back in…
At Risk notice
Hi all, I work in Public Services, and yesterday many of us got served with At Risk notices. We're now in the consultation period running until 19 Jan. The role I currently perform is that of an NVQ Internal Verifier, the presence of which is mandatory from any awarding body, such as City and Guilds. We still have a large…
What does this really mean?
Can anybody tell me in legal terms what the following means? You would leave work next Friday 16 December, at the end of term. 2. You will receive your December salary. 3. Your termination date will be 31 January. 4. You will be given authorised absence up until 31 January. 5. You will be paid up until 31 January 2012 6.…
Redundancy - treated unfairly ???? Advice please ....
A family member is going through a consultation process and will find out tomorrow if they are to be made redundant. A few things are concerning me instantly:- They have not been allowed to take in an impartial person to support them in meetings (ie a person outside of their own company - nobody inside the company wants to…
TUPE & Mobility Clauses
Hi, I am just looking for a little advice with regards to mobility clauses and TUPE. I have been told today that I am officially in TUPE consultation as the part of the company I work for has been sold. My first official consultation meeting is on Friday and we are due to be transferred on 16th Jan. During the questions…
Should an Employer have a duty to keep Employees informed about changes?
Example - a company has plans to centralize some of it's operations which will result in regional job losses. Companies will withold information about these plans for obvious reasons until such time that they need to make changes to staff. Since these plans directly affect individuals, I believe that companies should have…
sick on redundancy
at the monent i am 2 week in to my 7 week redundancy and my work place it making my life a living hell, if i go off on the sick, does it effect my notice ??????????? if any one knows please let me know

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