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Redundancy & redundancy planning

Archives for August 2012

Redundancy Money
Hi, Not sure if this is the best place to post this so please be kind if I've got it wrong. Really hoping to get some opinions from people who are not involved and won't mind if I ignore them and do something else. Hope that doesn't sound like it's not worth replying but sometimes when I can't make a decision if I ask…
Help redundancy query
Hi my husband received a notice of redundancy from his emPloyer stating that his duties would end on 31st August. His employer was never forthcoming with information regarding pay at the end of his notice period. My husband worked there for almost 11 years & gave his employer a letter requesting pilon for the extra 7 weeks…
Company dragging their heels over redundancy decision
I was told more than 6 weeks ago that I was under threat of reduncancy. Following a tip off from two senior managers that the decision was based purely on personal reasons and was effectively a witch hunt against myself and my colleague, I met with HR and put the evidence to them that it was in fact constructive dismissal…
Paid in Lieu and then working straight away
Hi, I have recently been made redundant with a 15k payment (non taxed), and a further 6k (taxed) paid in lieu for 13 weeks that I've not worked. DoI have any tax implication on either amount should I walk straight into another job during these 13 weeks? Thanks in advance
Lieu of notice pay - Affected by Family Tax Credits?
I've just been sent my lieu of notice form to fill out. It asks you to specify details of things you have claimed/earnt during your notice period. In the time I've been on notice I have claimed and received Job Seekers Allowance of £71 a week. But in the same time I also started claiming for Family and Working Tax Credits.…
Taxman persuing back pay on redundancy
Not sure if anyone can advise. I had a redundancy pay out 8 years ago. The tax was paid by the employer at source and that was that. However i've now received a bill as some of the tax should have been at 40%. Can anyone advise on are they able to persue me on this after 8 years and/or should it be my ex employers…
Removal of shift pay
Hi, I hope someone can give some advice on the situation I find myself in. 15 months ago my company asked me to change my hours from a rotating shift to days as a result of my opposite number resigning. Since then I have been working days whilst the company has maintained my shift payments for this duration. As a result of…
My job is becoming redundant and I need advice
I am due to lose my job in my present role, which I have been in for 20 years and I've been offered to do another role in a different department (which I do not want to work for) It is the same hours and same rate of pay, the new role involves weeks of training. How can I tell my employer that the new role is not a…
Voluntary Redundancy Advice Please
I work full time for a company but have 2 part time job roles within it. I found out this week that everyone from one of my part time jobs is threatened with redundancy and will have to reapply for their positions. I am currently 4 months pregnant. I have been at this company for 16 years. I was 19 when I started. I began…
Insolvency Service refusing to pay Employment Tribunal Award
I was made redundant late last year as my employer was insolvent. I completed an RP1 form to claim monies owed to me from the Insolvency Service. They declined my claim so I took them to an Employment Tribunal and won as they could not provide any evidence to the Court for refusing my claim. They are now refusing to…
Redundancy, unfair dismissal etc....help!
I was recently made redundant due to the company going insolvent, received no notice etc. I have filled in the RP1 form and had various details sent to me by the insolvency practitioner. Although we were all made officially redundant, only three of us were really as the rest of the staff were employed at a new company,…
Redundancy - Tax Question
I am taking voluntary redundancy from my job. I am trying to calculate how much I am going to be taxed - I usually use listentotaxman, but when I put the amount in it calculates it as if it's a standard payment and takes a huge amount off me! Here's my details if anyone can help! Tax free severance - £15000 PILON inc bonus…
Redundancy Payments Office - The Insolvency Service (Birmingham)
Has anyone else had recent experience with the Redundancy Payments (Birmingham office) section of the Insolvency Service? I have been claiming redundancy payments from them (as advised by MSE) and contacting them is an absolute nightmare Diary of events: 2nd July - sent form 2nd week of August - received a letter dated…
Re-titling job role and reducing pay
[FONT=&quot]Re-titling job role and reducing pay[/FONT] [FONT=&quot] [/FONT] [FONT=&quot]Back in September 2011, I applied and attended an interview for the role of a manager with 3 direct reports. I was successful and commenced employment in November 2011.[/FONT] [FONT=&quot]I was however disillusioned from day one and…
I'm being made redundant! :-(
Got called into the office this morning, totally unexpected, that my position is up for redundancy. My head is still spinning :( They gave me the option of coming home early which I took them up on. All the figures have been laid out to me and they are putting it all in writing which I should receive by the weekend. I have…
young redundancy
please can anyone tell me if my son should get redundancy pay. he is 19 and been an apprentice since 16 then taken on full time, he has been given 1 weeks notice no extra pay but 2 weeks holiday pay. is he entitled to redundancy or not because he was an apprentice or does it just go on full time work experiance and minimum…
Why is a compromise agreement needed?
My firm have just announced some redundancies will be made. Fortunately I'm not at risk, but something struck me as odd - all the redundancies will be done by compromise agreement. Why would they do this? (Possible things that may be relevant) - Redundancy pay will be as statutory, but with no weekly cap - Some of this…
Boss on maternity leave - job question
Hi all My boss is pregnant and therefore at some point go on maternity leave and for at least 8 months. Although I work for other people I would not have a full time job and I have spoken with HR about what I can do in her absence. A similar role but slightly jnr to what I do now is available in another department and HR…
NHS restructure - applying for new roles
Hi The NHS organisation I work for is undergoing a restructure with the aim of merging with another NHS organisation. The restructure document states that all roles from band 6 upwards will be affected. I am band 4 do my role is safe. All other employees will have to apply for the new roles, which essentially means to…
two limited companies same director
Just a quick question. If there are two limited companies and they have same director and one company goes under. Can the staff be transferred across to the new company with no redundancy payments being made? Thanks in advance. Yours Calley

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