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Redundancy & redundancy planning

Archives for August 2012

suitable alternative role and interview
Hi all recently been informed my role no longer exists. The newly created role isnt what i want to do, so im taking a step down to do one of the other vacancies in my region. +protected pay and benefits. I can't find a clear answer on Google and wonder if you could help. Im the only one "at risk " applying for this…
Working for the Administrator
We have been told today by our employer the company may go into administration this week. They also said if that happened then all of August’s pay will have to be claimed via the government at a max of £430 per week (less tax and NI). If we were asked by the administrators to carry on working for them to run the skeleton…
Solicitor Recommendations - Compromise Agreement
Hi, Could anyone recommend a good solicitor in West Yorkshire or Manchester who I could get to check the compromise agreement my employer is putting together for me? Thanks Smudger
bad reference
i was sacked from my perfect job on friday due to a bad reference from a previous employer. I had left the previous job approximately 2 months before and they gave a good reference to the interim employer so I was somewhat shocked at the damming reference i have recieved since. the new employers cited that my old employers…
Possible Unfair Dismissal? Fishy redundancy procedures anyway
Hello there, I've recently been made 'redundant'. I don't think the company followed correct redundancy procedure and would like to know what I should do. Due to some internal conflicts within the team (a bit of nepotism and bullying) I lost my job. This was done by the owner of the company in a 'meeting' that consisted of…
At risk of redundancy - maximum duration?
My team was placed "at risk from redundancy" last October as the company are centralising elsewhere. We've been told we may get made redundant in January, or perhaps March or maybe later. Is there a maximum time employees can remain "at risk"? Just seems they can keep you at risk for years until they are ready to dispense…
At risk of redundancy
i am at risk of being made redundant in the next few weeks we have to go through a selection criteria, but have noticed in the past 2 times we went through a redundancy there seem to be alot of people from a certain religion got made redundant. i am just looking for a bit of info on this can it be deemed unfair to be made…
Handing in notice - can they counter serve?
Hi, I need to hand in my notice tomorrow. However I am still in my probationary period. I have to give them a month, (and I want to work it). I am able to do my day to day job, and the only systems I still need training on are ones that I don't use. However as I am still on my probationary period, and my continuous service…
Upcoming redundancy
Hi, I'm in a bit of a pickle! At the end of July I was advised that due to re-structuring my role, and another colleague's role would become redundant, and a new role would be created. The other colleague was on maternity leave until the beginning of July and had previously been full-time but asked to go part-time in May…
Unfair Dismissal?
I need help working out if i have a case or not with unfair dismissal, i started working for a start up construction company back in Dec 2010 as a multi trader/improver and was told that i would go on a NVQ L2 in plastering/brickwork/tiling course, all payed for by the company and if i got a driving license, within the…
Redundancy - Unfair Selection?
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Redundancy during adoption leave
I have a quick question. If an employee is put under potential redundancy do the employer 'must offer' them alternative similar suitable employment if one is advertised by the employer or by other parts of the company? Business link and other resource say they 'must offer'. Quick call to ACAS and they told me that the…
Am I entitled to redundancy if I then become a director?
Long shot, only asking out of interest but imagine the answer is 'no'. I worked for a company for some 8 years before it went in to liquidation in april. Another company was setup in Jan people and I was made a director in May - partly for reward, partly for legal reasons. I have only paid myself a couple of times, approx…
Job offer in writing but no job
My sister recently was offered a job in writing so handed in her notice at her current employer. She was messed about for a few days then told the job no longer existed. I've heard that she can only claim one week's wages from the "new" employer as this is all the notice she would have to be given if she had started the…
voluntary redundancy - any benefits?
Hello I am taking VOLUTNARY REDUNDNACY at the end of august, and will receive just over 30k (30 being tax free) I am looking for alternative employment, but worse case scenario will I qualify for any support? situation 4 kids at home, but 1 is 20 in ft education on uni course. Other 3 all under 16 and in ft education…
Am I entitiled to redundancy pay in this situation?
In July I was told that the side of the company I work on is closing at the end of November, this was unofficial notice as I was given nothing in writing. At this point I began looking for other work, and have sucessfully secured another job and handed in my notice (4 weeks) to my current employer. It has been announced…
Is the company going bust?
I heard that 'the bank' is coming into work tomorrow to discuss finances. We've already had a lot of redundancies, and further are being planned (about 20% of the now already reduced staff). Am I reading too much into it, or could it be that the bank pulls the plug, and I'm out of a job very, very soon? Thanks for your…
Company shut down but since discovered it is still trading
I worked for a company that had two different trading arms as a department manager. The trading arm/department i worked for was closed down as of midnight 31st July and we were given 1 months notice which we were not required to work. At the time we had a few jobs that needed completing which 2 of my ex colleagues…
Unfairly Dismissed...what next
Hello, my partner worked for a company for a week and a bit (he works in construction) however had to call in to care for our son as the childminder called in sick unexpectantly one day. We have contacted ACAS who advised although he had only worked for a week, he was excersizing his right to take time off for dependants…
Redundant at 63
A long standing friend is being made redundant after 36 years at the same company. It has changed hands a few times yet I see that makes no difference to what he is owed. His HR department has told him that under new legislation they are only obliged to give him £2,000. Sounds a bit dodgy to me. Wonder if anyone can come…

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