Redundancy & redundancy planning

Archives for November 2012

Redundancy, Was Full Time Now Part Time Payout ?
I hope I can explain this well enough to make it clear, I will use a hypothetical example of my situation to make it easier so I do not have to calculate everything. I worked from 2000 to 2010 full time on a salary of £20k, in 2010 we had staff being made redundant, and I was offered a suitable alternative in the company…
osp contra
hi guys whats osp contra ? ive just received my final pay slip and there's an osp contra -726.11 on it any ideas what this is / cheers gary
Voluntary Redundancy and holidays
Well my redundancy is now looming and my last official day is 26 November. However, we booked a 2 week holiday at the beginning of the year and will be away from 3 Dec - 17 Dec. Am I right to assume I should wait until I get back from my holiday to register online for JSA please? Thank you
Redundancy looming...
Hi all, I'm going to be made redundant at some point in the next fortnight, At the time of finishing, I'll have worked there for 2 years, 11 months and 2 weeks - I find it a bit galling that i'm only entitled to 2 years redundancy pay - surely it should be pro-rata? On another note, I worked a week in hand at the start of…
Redundancy Insurance????
Hi all, Things are a bit hairy at work, and I'm worried.... Does anyone know anything about this and if it's worth it?? I have no idea, but just worried about the mortgage and wedding I am paying off...... Thank you so much... MrsB
Big Choice To Make
Hi All, Today I turned 29 and on Friday I found out that my role at work is being made redundant and that 75 people are to be laid off altogether. I have the option to take a redundancy package which works out at 5 weeks pay for every year I've worked there; I've been there 6 years so this works out at around £12,000. I…
Being Made Redundant and Unsue Wisest Way to Spend Cash
Hi I was hoping you can help. My Father is being made redundant. Both him and my bother have quite a lot of debt and a mortgage. The mortgage will be covered by insurance for 6months, but all other debts will still have to be paid. They are both in dispute aboput how best to spend the money as my mother would like to pay…
RP2 and which benefits count
Hello I need some help with an RP2 form. I know that I must declare all benefits on the form such as job seekers allowance. However my partner will be claiming working tax credits as part of a joint claim due to our now low household income. Should this be included on the RP2 due to it being a joint claim or should it be…
Company's Redundancy Promise
Hi All, The company I work for made the dreaded redundancy announcement on Thursday, however they did promise that they would try to find work for all those who are made redundant. How serious can such a promise be, with the exception of putting people in touch with employment agencies I can't see what else they could do.…
Contract role
Hello all a very simple question which I hope someone can answer. I've just had my first consultation meeting about redundancy and by my reckoning will be given a months notice as of the end of this month. I was initially taken on in my current role in August 2010 on a contract basis until February 2011. I was then offered…
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Salaried but laid off without pay
I have been with my employer for 18.5 years in the building trade. They have laid me off, without pay, although I am a salaried employee as they have no work for me, site manager. This is the second time this has happened over the last two years. They stress I have not been dismissed but have to wait, unpaid for them to…
Local Council Early Retirement/Voluntry Redundancy
Our local council have to cut staff numbers and are offering early retirement and voluntry redundancy. My wife is 60 and her line manager is telling her that, because of her age, early retirement and voluntry redundancy are the same thing. Is this right?. I thought: Voluntry redundancy at 60= lump sum and immediate…
Redundant on 30/11/12 - what can I claim, and when please?
Hi, I suspect the obvious answer is NOW or ASAP, but just thought I'd post on here. It is my last day at work on Friday 30th November, as our team has been decommissioned and we are being made redundant as part of the local council's budget cuts. What am I entitled to claim please. how/where and any other advice would also…
constructive dismissal
Hi im not sure I am caling it the right name but I was working for a cleaning company for 3 years i took 5 months maternity leave i told my supervisor several times the date i was coming back to work, i arranged with her to collect keys from the woman who was covering for me, the day before i was supposed to go back to…
Sorry am trying to delete - posted in the wrong place
Posted in the wrong place - am manically trying to find out how to delete. Bear with me :(
At Risk
I work out of town on a very loose fixed term contract that ended in May 2011 but has been allowed to run on month by month - the terms are a daily rate, travelling expenses and overnight accommodation when required. Our HR department had advised me that because this so called agreement had run on for longer than a year I…
working my redundancy notice?
hi, i couldn't find an answer in the old threads for this here goes. say i'm made redundant with 7 other people, and i have worked the the same co. for 8 years.i am given 8 years redundancy pay, but the company will require me to work my notice period of 8 years.which is 8 weeks work. which is fair enough but, during this…
Redundancy notice
Hi there, please can you possibly help. I was given a notice of redundancy today - i am now on gardening leave for 2 weeks. In my mind its a foregone conclusion - i will be made redundant, and i am trying to be pragmatic about it all. However, i do not have the slightest clues as to what type of questions i need to be…
Employment Tribunal Questions
Hi, Without getting into the full story, My wife was recently put into consultation at risk of redundancy. She has the same job title as someone else in the small company, allowing them to switch between both departments if required. Initially my wife was the only person put into the redundancy pool despite (a someone else…

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