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Redundancy & redundancy planning

Archives for December 2012

Local Council--Question Re Dates
My Wife works for a local council where the budget cuts will result in some hundreds of staff leaving on a combination of volantary and compulsory redundancy. As we understand it she is now in a consultation period and staff have been told that letters will be sent mid February to those staff who will then leave 3 months…
Three weeks til redundancy
Hi all, I have taken voluntary redundancy as my role is moving to the other side of the country and for a myriad of reasons I didn't go with it. My official last day is 31 Dec. I have started looking for work, getting my CV online, registering with agencies etc, but not found anything yet. I will keep looking and will…
Advice on PILON
Hi. Quick question on PILON. I was given my notice of redundancy last Monday with four colleagues. We are all on the same contracts, each with six months notice. We have been told that we would be expected to work some of our notice, and the rest would be PILON. My query is. We were given end dates today. two of my…
Redundancy... confused?!?!
Hi.. Apologies as this may have been brought up before... but i just want to ask a question before i get stuck on hold with ACAS to find out where i stand... I was an Administration Assistant/Purchase Ledger clerk for a small Air Conditioning company for just under 3 years. I was made redundant in November last year along…
Advice pls
Hi All, Been told today that the company that I've worked for 24yrs has issued a 30day consultation process for the potential closure and this will be completed by jan 24th all employees have been notified and placed at risk of Redundancy as a result. So I'm in limbo until the end of Jan, but things look like that the…
Am I entitled to a redundancy payment
Have recently been informed that after 8 years with my current comoany that I'm to be made redundant from end of December. I have two months notice to work and have been given two options - either work the two months taking it to end of Feb or work for six months at reduced hours/pay - ie 12 hours per week. If I decide on…
Redundancy question
Posting this on behalf of my nephew who was made redundant Last Friday. Will try to explain what has happened as best as I can. My nephew was told last Friday that the company that he has worked for the last 18 years has become insolvent and that he was being made redundant from that day. He has been told that he claim for…
Incorrect Notice Peroid
Hi All, My colleague has been put 'At Risk' of redundancy, as their company is going through restructuring after a takeover by another company. Their contract indicates they are entitled to at least 1 month's written notice from the employer. On Friday 7th December, they had a meeting with a consultancy manager and…
Supporting collegues being made redundant - last days
Dear All, I work with two colleagues being made redundant due to staff restructuring. We made various representations about the need for said colleagues, but management insist their roles are redundant under the new service model. I would like to know how best we can support our colleagues and what to do on the last day…
Redundancy overpayment repayment request
Hello! I originally posted this on the CAB forum but haven't received a reply so maybe that was the wrong place... I took voluntary redundancy from the civil service on 30 September 2011. On 1 October 2012, I received a letter from Capita Hartshead stating the following: "Following receipt of a revised award from your…
NHS Redundancy
Hi all I don't know if you can help me or give me any advice. I currently work for the NHS and as you may or may not know, PCT's wont exist beyond 31 March 2013. I'm pregnant and due to start maternity leave in a couple of weeks. I've spoken with my boss as my role does not match in the new structure, which is fine and i'm…
Redundancy query
Hi, I am due to be made redundant at the end of January, and i am set to receive approx £5k. This is going to be used to pay off my credit card and loan I've been struggling with for the last 4 years. I was just wondering, will this show on my end of year P60? As i don't want to make the tax office aware and loose the…
Redundancy payment - charity run pre school
Help please - i was advised in October that i would be redundant as of 21 December, given a letter confirming my redundancy pay. I work for a charity run pre school. Today the treasurer has come in and told us she will not be able to pay us our redundancy pay on the 21st and unless we raise enough funds through selling…
Redundancy, the CSA & ex
Hey everyone, I am just after some advice from some people in the know please. My employer has just announced pay cuts and I have just been told that we have a mass meeting on Tuesday and there is a strong possibility that we will be offered some sort of enhanced redundancy package if we wish to take it. My questions are:…
Redundancy Pay a mix-up?????
I was made redundant around 3 weeks ago and the company gave me a letter stating,and also a copy of the minutes from the meeting that day,i would receive a redundancy and compensation payment within a week,which i understood to be a months salary as i was not given a months notice and finished that day,and also any salary…
Redundancy info
Hi, I am after some information. My company is possibly making me redundant next week i have a 66% chance it is me. One of the things that are pointed out is that the company has done everything and reviewed casual staff etc but i don't believe they have and are still spending money on non essentials. The company has been…
partner laid off from zero hours contract, any rights?
Hi All I've been fortunate enough to stay away from the redundancy boards until now but my partner was laid off on Monday so looking for some advice on his rights... He has been working for the same company for 5 years but on a zero hours contract that states the employer can terminate it at any time. Everyone else in his…
Closing Family Business
Hi, Not sure if this is the right place to ask but here goes anyway.... A friends family business is having to close after 40+yrs in business, this is for several reasons (owners age he's passed retirement age, owners health he's has heart problems, economic climate little business etc), they employ 2 people full time and…
Extension to redundancy notice
Hi, my husband was given a redundancy notice in September 2012 to terminate his employment in December 2012. So he has been applying for jobs and has just heard today that he has got one to start in the new year. Meanwhile last week he received an extension to his redundancy notice to the end of March. Obviously this is…
Redundancy - Job Hunting
Hi All, I'm being made redundant and I'm presently job hunting. I've been invited to attend an aptitude test and that is 80 miles from where I live, am I entitled to ask for mileage?

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