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Maternity and missing opportunities
I am on maternity leave, and have been told the whole dept is being made redundant. People have been given the info, time and training to tender for work, set up own business etc. none of which has been given to me. This seems very unfair as the best work wiill have gone and I am less equipped to bid for it - can I do…
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UPDATED: Hours to be reduced by 50%
***I have updated this thread as I know know the options they want me to consider (see below)*** My company has been having trouble for a while. They're seeking merger, and it looks as if that might happen, but in the meantime they will run out of money before it happens so they are restructuring to survive. During an…
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Redundancy, estranged husband and training course
Hi I am taking voluntary redundancy and will get approx £4500.00. I am a single parent and currently renting a property. I wondered as the divorce hasnt yet been finalised would my ex be entitled to any of my settlement? I would like to use my redundancy to train as a driving instructor which will take about £3000 of it so…
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Redundancy and PPI
Hello all I've been made redundant with my last day being end of this month. :( I've got a secured loan with Picture and have PPI on it, but it runs out on 11th April. Does anyone have any experience with claiming on PPI? I was reading and the way I understand it, Picture will only paid for as long as the insurance is…
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Redundancy & Maternity - Help!
Can anyone help please ...... I have worked from home since 2009, and went on Maternity Leave in Jan 2011, due to return to work in Mar 12. Whilst on leave I relocated to a new area. At the beginning of Jan this year work asked for a meeting to discuss my return to work, I was pregnant again at this time, and notified them…
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Filling in SOA for CAB, do I need to include my partners income and outgoings?
Really unsure on this one, we both have our own seperate bills in our own names, I am considering bankruptcy and pretty much all my money pays all my bills. Do I just list my own income and outgoings on there or do i need to add it to hers? Our income has always been seperate, if we needed something and one of us had the…
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Mutually Agreed Release Payment
Hi, I am currently full time employed in a fairly well paid job, 56 years old but I have been thinking about possible early retirement towards the end of 2012 for the past few months although my employer is not aware of this. Last week my employer approached me and made an offer of £25,000 to leave within the next few…
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Redundancy, mortgage protection and starting a new business
I've just been made redundant as my employer has gone into liquidation. I have mortgage protection in place and am applying for jobseekers allowance etc. I have ideas and plans for starting a new small business but can I do this without voiding my inurance and benefits payments? My new business wouldnt be earning money…
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Does back pay count as a state benefit when it comes to applying for notice pay?
Hi, I've just been made redundant as my company has gone into administration. They also owe me about 3 months worth of back pay. I have been with the company for about 6 years. As they have no money, I think I'm going to have to rely solely on the government support - but have a question regarding notice pay. I will be…
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Redundancy and reapplying for job
Hi, My husband got his 4 week notice of redundancy this morning through the post. At present there are 2 people job sharing (1 working 20 hours and another working 16 hours) and has been told there is only enough funding for one 20 hour post. The letter says he can reapply for the new position from the 9th of March. It…
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Redundancy
Hi Company said in a meeting that there would be 80 going. Then a message posted on the intranet saying 4 managers, 1 must go etc. On there was my position, 17 and 5 to go etc. How they will be chosen under consultation with the works council. Q When they work out how they will decide, sickness etc, will we be told? Has…
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Incorrect P45 when made redundant
When I was made redundant my employer mistakenly generated my final payslip with all my redundancy paid to me which as it was over 30K meant I was taxed on some of it. This was incorrect and I was in fact only paid the 30K with the remaining going straight into my pension to keep that money tax free too however my P45 was…
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Redundancy pay and CSA
There seems to be conflicting advice about redundancy pay and what the CSA expect to be paid out of it. The directgov website says anything above statuatory redundancy pay is fair game, however other sites are saying that its anything above £30K. Looking at the amount you get as statuatory redundancy pay the most you could…
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Help help help help
Hi all, I need ur advice. I went to work the other night and was told there were 14 redundancies they were looking for voluntary first if they didn't get the figures it would then be compulsory. I came back to work from maternity on 30th dec 2011 and had a full yrs holidays to take between jan and march so took 4wk in jan…
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Wife being made redundant at 56
My wife has worked all her life,she is on notice to be made redundant in a few weeks,will be able to claim JSA for 6 months then given our financial position i do not think we will be able to claim anything. Is there anything i need to do regarding her state pension,like paying her NI,any advise will be a help Thank you
