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Got a letter from the redundancy payment people?
I got a questionnaire from them, it asks various things, like am I working now, am I related to my previous employer, If I am working now is it in the same address as you old employer is the name company the same, does it have the same directors etc etc, same customers. Now obviously as I am not working I answer no. But as…
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Redundancy/Benefits/Savings Question
Not really sure where I should post this as it concerns: Redundancy, Benefits and Savings. I work full-time and so does my Husband but he is going to be made redundant this year, possibly between August and November, but waiting for a date from his company. He has been employed in his current job for over 7 years and is…
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TUPE and redundancy, my rights
Hi, 1st post here Got told last week that the place i work for is being took over by some other company (been given notice) there is 3 of us that work at our work but got told that there is only jobs for 1 possibly 2 so there is a redundancy in line for one of us, had my consultation the other day and my one on one…
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unsure what is really going on following consultation
Hi not sure if there is anything in this but please bear with me, stressfull time. I work for the local authority we have been put into 30 day consultation and shown a restructure chart for our department. For the level above me it is going from three full time roles and one .2 role to two full time roles and one .2 role,…
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Possibly going into administration
Our top manager has today been at head office (which is being sold off to move to a smaller, cheaper premisies) to find out what's going on with the company, i.e. redundancies. I'm assuming it's not good news as all the general staff are being called in for individual meetings tomorrow - so the assumption is that we've…
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Do they legaly have to pay by my last day?
I've been doing a bit of digging around regarding redundancy payout at work, and HR have finaly got back to me with a very none commital "if all leaving forms are filled in correctly and in time, payment will be with final pay day" Since I'm not filling these forms in, someone else is, I'm a bit worried I'm not going to…
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Early Exit Scheme but on sick leave?
I am a Civil Servant who is due to leave my organisation at the end of March 2012 on an Early Exit package but have been signed off sick since December with stress due to work? I cannot get out of leaving , and to be honest I don't want to stay, but I am worried that when I leave I will have to use my compensation money to…
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Subcontractors/agency staff replacing me.
I am a cover driver for a HGV company they are making me redundant, I asked them how would they cover my job if the other driver's that I would normally cover went sick or on holiday they said they would either use subcontractors or agency staff. I asked them could they do this and they said yes because it was more cost…
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It finally happened- redundant
Hello all a year to the day after I was told my job was at risk, it finally happened. The official date was 10th August to start with, but before then I managed to interview and get offered a contract for 5 months (same company), therefore postponing my redundancy date to 4th Jan. I worked my b*tt off during that contract,…
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Seconded for 4 years now facing Redundancy
I work for a local council. 4 years ago I was seconded to a new job, I along with lots of others have been told that out of the 10 people doing this job only 3 are needed and that 7 of us face redundancy. Where do i stand as i have never been made permenant in this new seconded post? cheers AS
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Redundancy - staggered or phased payments
I need some advice. I am at risk of redundancy & my employer is offering to pay my redundancy money in phases. It will either be over 7 months or 25. Does anyone know the tax or benefit implications? I am worried because it will be declared as income in this tax year, but I won't receive it all until 2014.
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On Notice for Redundancy - what is the law on time off to seek new employment ?
I asked my Union Rep and they couldn't give a straight answer, just that we are entitled to 'Reasonable' time off to seek new employment and attend interviews etc. Can anyone give me the straight facts and / or a source to quote from ? What is 'reasonable' ?? I would really appreciate it. I have about 7 weeks till I'm paid…
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Retention Bonus Upon Dismissal
Hi, I received a job offer in December 2011 and subsequently handed in my notice. I was then offered a retention bonus to stay by my current employer payable in 3 equal installments (Feb, May & Aug), which I accepted and retracted my notice. It would now appear that they have issues with my performance (just 1 month…
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Be careful about REDEPLOYMENT
Hello all I'd like to thank the people who gave me very good advice on here recently. Sorry if this is a long post, but, please bear with me. Unfortunately I didn't follow up on some of it, as I was convinced I was ok and doing the right thing on redeployment. Please take this as an example a big pitfall.... Update: 1.…
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Perfect outcome
Just wanted to let everyone know that you can have your cake and eat it. I took voluntary redundancy with Hewlett Packard after 13 years. My last day was 31st Jan. I applied for 10 jobs via recruiters, had 8 interviews and was offered a job with the NHS last week. I start on the 20th Feb so technically I was unemployed for…
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Fixed term contract ending next month - query about my rights?
I started my current job in July last year on a fixed term contract which ends at the end of next month. My manager is currently submitting a business case to workforce planning to have my role made permanent or extended. Permanent is her preference. Obviously there are no guarantees and it is feasible that workforce…
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Returning to same company after VR
Hi I took vr from a company over 2 years ago, now I have an interview for the same company (different position) am I able to rejoin the company? I have made them aware that I previously worked there but nothing has been flagged up? can anybody help me clear it up? Thanks
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Notice pay when made redundant on Maternity Leave ?
If I was on maternity leave until 22nd Jan 2012 and accepted redundancy on 10th jan 2012 should my entitled one months paid notice begin on the 10th jan to include my remaining maternity leave ending on the 22nd Jan and up until 10th Feb at normal rate of pay ... Or should I receive remaining maternity pay until 22nd jan…
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Redundancy and TUPE Question
Hi I am looking for some advice regarding redundancy and TUPE. My current public sector employer is making me redundant but there is a chance that a private group may be able to fund a similar if not same role on a self employed basis. The roles arnt officially being TUPE'd as employer not looking to outsource the post so…
