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Any advice re redundancy procedure and redeployment?
My boyfriend works for a public sector organisation and they are merging 2 teams into 1 - so only require 1 manager. Last week he and the other manager were interviewed and he was told on Weds that he had not been succesful. There is another vacant post that is at the same grade as his, with a very similar role profile.…
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Redundancy and Long Term Sickness
I have been with my employer for 6 years, but have been on long term sick leave for the past 14 months. I have been advised that I am at risk of redundancy, and am due to have a competency based interview this week. However, I have fibromyalgia, and Occupational Health have already assessed me as being unable to return to…
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Redundancy selection
I have been told I am provisionally risk of redundancy. I am considering an appeal but would like some advice if I have a case. The reason given is due to the 'reduced business and manufacturing footprint in Europe' I work in an IT dept, 11 out of 21 have been selected, the dept has different areas. My area is programming…
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PILON Payment, how long?
We have waited 5 months and still no money from the redundancy payment service, I phoned at the start of the week and was told by the end of this week I should have something, so there we where waiting on our money finally after 5 months, and we get a damn letter asking about benefits claimed etc, I really have lost the…
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Employment question
Hi all and thanks in advance for anyone who can help. My wife has recently been on maternity leave and started back at her work on a 4 day week (agreed with her employer) on Feb 1st - although this was taken as holiday up to mid March. Her mother then unfortunately passed away and so took some bereavement/unpaid leave…
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TUPE and Redundancy Terms
In 1998 I was TUPE transferred from the Civil Service to my present employer - a private company. I am obviously on my current employer's T&Cs and their redundancy terms are the statutory minimum. Next year there is a possibility that I will be TUPE transferred back to the Civil Service. If I am made redundant by the Civil…
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What's the difference?
Hi, I'm asking this question on behalf of my mate. What is the difference in made redundant aNd voluntary redundant? If she is being made redundant coz she has worked for the company for 10 yrs she will get £4300 but if she decides on voluntary how much roughly will she get. She is 32 years old. Thsnks
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Newly Redundant
Hi all, looking for a little help with my redundancy payout. My payslip looks like this: Payments Basic Pay (Last Month) + Redundancy + Salary in lieu (plus a couple of benefits) - salary sacrifice (last month) = 6000 (ish) Deductions PAYE = 900 (ish) National Insurance = 350 (ish) My question is, has the tax and NI been…
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!!!!!! Redundancy payment for temp Christmas job?!
Worked for a retailer from 26th Nov 2011 to 23rd Dec 2011. It's a temp Christmas job and at the time I was promised it could lead to a permanent job. On the 22nd I was given a letter saying my fixed-term contract ends the following day and if I have overdue wages I'll have to contact the head office. Company soon went into…
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Joining a union when "under threat"
Hi folks, Starting on Tuesday pretty much everyone (including me) will be told our jobs are at threat, this is the start of a process that ends in August and people will be de-scoped between now and then with those left in scope getting the big elbow. Along with this cheery, morale boosting process there will be an…
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suspended from work
on monday i was suspended from my job and not sure what i should be doing,i have worked there for over 2yrs now, here are the details of what have happenend. friday27th april . 2 people i work aside were fooling around wiyh a plastic paint lid using it as a frisbee when one of them fell over requiring 7stitches & temp cast…
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Employers unpaid hours
Hi all, hoping there will be someone with a bit of legal knowledge that could help with an issue in our department. I work in security for a pretty well known university. When I started employment here we worked 12 hour shifts and were paid for 11 hours. Initially when restructured to 12 hours (before I started) the…
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Serious problems & Redundancy looming next Friday...
Redundancy looming….and other problems: It’s been one of those days, DD has phoned today and is feeling really miserable, here’s the situation. She started working in a small shop about 2 ½ years ago and wasn’t doing very many hours, she earned about £100 a week. At that time, her employer checked with his accountant and…
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Can they do this??!
Long time lurker, and hoping some of you lovely people might be able to help?? Will try to be brief, basically, I have been in the same admin job (part time) for several years. The company I worked for were recently taken over by another company. My new employers, in their wisdom, decided to send a portion of my work…
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Am i owed back pension contributions in redundancy?
Hi, I am 60 years old and am being made redundant. I have worked for the company for 17 years on their permanent staff, but more as an advisor so i only visited the office rarely. The company have offered me a redundancy package based on the usual years of service/weekly pay equation. However, i was speaking to a friend…
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Unemployed v. Retired
I'm about to be made redundant. I'm 60 and do not need to seek new employment. What are the pros/cons of declaring myself 'Unemployed' or 'Retired'? My financial situation is such that I would not qualify for any means tested allowances. I also have a working wife and am already in receipt of a company pension.
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Redundancy question?
Hello, I have not been on here for a while but have a question that I am hoping someone will be able to answer. My place of work in Scotland is suffering (as many are) and so our contract hours have been reduced from 16 hrs a week to 12 hrs a week! I have been working there for over 3 years now. My question is, if and only…
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Redundancy Advice - A little Confused
Hi there guys, long time lurker first time poster here - shame it had to be under such a grey cloud but hopefully the first post of many. The company I work for has decided to move from selling insurance into cleaning services (bonkers I know but insurance hasnt gone well for them) - I've been working for them as a sales…
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Redundency
Help my employer has severed notice of redundancy giving me 4 weeks notice which is the standard notice period for my grade. Competitiving was required within my department which I did not i apply due to contstant issues I have had with the individual who is the line manager to these post. I have taken numerous grievances…
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Advice needed
Hi, Unfortuantly l will made redundant soon. My situation at present is that l am on my own with two young children, l receive working tax credits and child tax credits, although not much. I also get a rent rebate. I will probably receive around 9,000 - 11,000 in redundancy money. Does anybody know how this will effect…
