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Employer rules
I am on medical retirement from a former employer (and have been for 2 years) - this former employer is now trying to backdate some new rules (brought in SINCE my medical retirement) - which, if sucessful - will hit me in the pocket quite badly I assume that this is unlawful and can anyone come up with a reply that I can…
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Notice Period included in years service?
Hi, I was made redundant on the 24th July as the company I was working for went into liquidation. We have all filled out our RP1 forms to claim our redundancy pay, outstanding wages and notice pay from the national insurance fund. This afternoon it suddenly occured to me that my notice period might be included in the…
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Redundancy, debt, mortgage advice
In process of being made redundant, wife only working part time and have three kids. Have a lot of debt, a mortgage and a secured loan,does anybody know if there's any financial help and benefits we would be entitled to? Or who to get help from?
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Redundancy - am I being conned or am I just being cynical?
Hi guys! I have hunted high and low for an answer to this but can not find an answer anywhere, so am hoping someone out there will know the answer. I am about to be made redundant, via a compromise agreement. The agreement has been approved and signed by all three parties, including my solicitor. My job finishes this…
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Holiday entitlement when made redundant ?
Hi, My husband was made redundant two weeks ago (he worked on a construction site in London that closed for 2 months due to the Olympics). He only gets the holidays accrued , so by the half of the year he can take only 10 days and so on. He only took 4 days this year and on his last payslip he had holidays accrued 6 days.…
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Quick Question...
After 11 years, I am scheduled to leave my current job on 21st Sept It would have been sooner, however they asked me to stay to this date to assist with a global transition. My question is this - if they try to extend this date, am I able to negotiate that they release me on the 21st date, pay my money (due 25th) and…
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Compromise Agreement - Rules
Hi All, I'm currently in the consultation period for redundancy with a view to being served notice of redundancy 1st Oct. I am due 12 wks notice which takes me to the end of the year but have started 'negotiating' for an earlier release under a compromise agreement. It's looking likely my request will be granted and…
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TUPE - Are They Allowed To Do This?
Hello there. My wife has held a position with a local health trust for about 10 years. The trust has recently decided to offload the department she works in - my wife is not very up how on transfers work etc so had just assumed that they were being 'taken over', but a member of the management of the company moving in has…
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Citizens Advice Bureau helping answer redundancy questions
We've recently launched a Citizens Advice Bureau board which aims to help people get started on selected topics (read the CAB introduction thread). One of those topics is Basic rights at work & Redundancy If you've asked a question on this board and don't feel it's been answered post your query on that thread and a…
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Credit Rating following TUPE
Hi The company I work for has gone into administration. A new company has been set up and TUPE rights have been transferred. I have a company car with the old company and have to give it back to the lease company. Under the new company I will be entitled to a company car allowance, paid monthly. I am intending to get a…
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Redundancy notice period
On Monday August 6 I was given a letter informing me that I am to be made redundant as of August 18. I have been employed with the company since May 2009; am I correct in thinking that the redundancy notice is far too short?
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Legal question
Hi there, A question on behalf of a friend. She is currently in consulting period for redundancy. Her role is being split in 2, with a senior and junior roles being created from her job. Her employer have told her that they won't put her on notice until they have recruited the more senior person and they have started. They…
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Redundancy after telling employer about pregnancy?
Hi I've just had a phone call from my wife. She has had a letter delivered to her at work saying her job is at risk of redundancy and she has a consultation meeting tomorrow at 16.00 2 weeks ago, she was off Ill after finding out she was pregnant, she was off work a week with bad sickness so she told work the reason why…
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just a quickie
Hiya - Just a quick question... Large company now nearing the end of its 90 day consultation period...around 600 people are being made redundant. I have found out that the temporary staff were not at risk..is this legal? As they get to keep their job, yet someone on the same team, doing the same thing but on a permanent…
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Employed during appeal??
Hi, i was told last tuesday that i was being let go as the company felt that they could not offer me the career progression or pay that i would want for my skill set or experience in the future and that they felt i would leave any way. Obviously not happy with this, but the letter they have given me says my dismissal is…
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Quick question?
Hi Myself and a colleague were at risk of redundancy earlier this year. At the time, my old manager was seconded to another role, and we were offered her role as a job share. We are therefore not in a permanent role, and my old manager could return to this role within the next 9 months or so. It is now becoming apparent…
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Interview stitch-up
My colleague and I are in a redundancy situation where we have been invited to apply for another role in the company. This role was created for another one of our colleagues (who is not at risk) but he insisted that the company gave us the opportunity to apply so they were seen to act correctly in the reduncancy process…
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Tax on Redundancy Payment - Spitting Feathers
Not sure whether this is the best place for my issue - or whether the tax forum is more appropriate. I took redundancy from the Civil Service on 29 June 2012. Received a 'Compensation Payment'. For some reason the decision had been made to tax these payments on a Week One basis. This has resulted in a tax overpayment of…
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desperate need in advice on redundancy/capability hearing
please can someone help me /give me advice, to cut a long story short, my husband is claiming loss of earnings from a accident he had 4 years ago as he lost his job because of his injuries, he managed to get another job, but he has now been dismissed on grounds of capability, his boss has asked him to agree to the…
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can you appeal a redundancy notice ?
Completely naive question, for which I apologise. - my friend was handed her redundancy notice yesterday - prior to that she was involved in training up a colleague - this colleague was on a temporary contract until a month ago, when he was hired as a permanent member of staff - apart from my friend's role, he also has a…
