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Redundancy & redundancy planning

Archives for January 2013

Question re: redundancy and public sector contract tenders
Hi, I currently work for a public sector service that Local Authorities are required to provide by law. My local authority contracted this service out to the NHS and my employment contract is with the NHS. What with the cuts to council funding the value of the tender is being reduced from April and the NHS have said they…
asked to do part time to help out/ redundant
I have worked full time for my company for over 6 years and in october was asked if I would mind going part time to help them out as they weren't doing too well. I said I didn't mind and was told my hours would increase if things got better or if we got behind. I went from 5 days to 2 and a half days. No contract was…
Redundancy payment
I am asking this on behalf of my friend who is not on the Internet. He has been laid off for the 3rd time in 12 months by his place of work. He doesn't expect there to be an upturn in work from what he has heard and intends looking for further employment. He has been told that, 'If he is made redundant he will be entitled…
Claiming back redundancy
I was made redundant a few years ago and only managed to get half of my redundancy money paid to me by the redundancy agency. The other half I was told had to be paid to me by the owners of the company at the time but that I would only get it once the company had been wound up properly and to do this either I or another…
help with my employment rights
Hi, could someone give me advice on my situation, my employer of 32 years has sold the company to the other 2 employees and I am no longer working there, I only found this out after it happened with no notice. The old employer won't pay me anything and the new employers don't want me, could someone give me advise on this,…
Must take accrued holiday during notice period?
I'm being made redundant and my employer is 'requiring' me to take 4 days accrued leave during my 8 weeks notice period. This will save them having to pay me for these days as part of my final pay. Obviously I want to maximise the amount I get paid in 8 weeks time. Can they force me to take this leave or lose it? Quick…
Comprise agreement that didn't take into consideration my sickness
Hi all, In 2007, after a year of hard work but unfortunately accompanied by harassment, I have signed a compromise agreement but this contract didn't take into consideration a sickness i start having at that period (chronic severe headache). Until today I still have this illness and presently I cannot work due to this…
Voluntary redundancy offer
Having never been in this situation before, I'm not sure of the questions i should be asking. I've been offered voluntary redundancy, if i go at 55 i get a lump sum of £50k. I can also take my pension early which will be £11,500 per annum plus 3x lump sum. What sort of things should i be comparing and questioning. If i…
Redeployment during consultation period
My job role will be effectively redundant in a few months due to the closing down of an area of the business I work in. We have been informed that the consultancy period will not start for a few months, as the future business plans and timeframe for the 'winding up' has not been decided. This puts me in an odd position…
Possibility of redundancy
Hi This is probably a really stupid question, the company im working for have recetly cut everyones hours due to a slow down in the work. Im currently only a part time worker (16 hours a week), If I was made redundant can I go onto jobseekers? or do I need to be working more hours? Its not def yet but im trying to find out…
Redundancy pay after changing hours
How soon does a change in hours affect redundancy pay? I worked full time for 27 months, then in October last year reduced from 38 to 15 hours as I decided to return to university. Now redundancy is looming because my current job has disappeared and none of the alternative jobs offered to me suit my schedule. Everyone I've…
Redundancy Employment Tribunal Help Please
Hi I am all new to this so please bare with me, i shall give a little back ground. On the 26/10/12 we were called in to my former Directors office and told that as of the 31/10/2012 the company was going into insolvency and we were all being made redundant, on this day we received our letters which also stated that due to…
Should I continue working?
Hi everyone, I'm posting the following information on behalf of my mother who is being made redundant. Apologies if this is a common question or a stupid one as we're both a bit clueless when it comes to this kind of thing. The following is what she's sent to me: My company told me mid december that they were going into…
Redundancy pay 5k does it affect benefits?
As title really!will b getting 5 k will this affect benefits?i thought it was if you have over 6k? Thanks
redundancy advice
my g/f got issued with a notice to offer redundancies where she works, 3 months notice to start 7/1 she accepted this offer, got told by xmas she would know 1 way or the other, called into office for a meeting 8/11 (no union rep against my advice) that she can leave but they had extended the notice period to start 10/1…
Job disappeared over night!
My partner works for a Blue Chip company. He was signed off with stress for about 8 weeks and returned to work early December 2012. Prior to his sickness, his job was good and he did work longer than normal hours, mainly to help his new boss (at his request) who had only been with the company a few months and didn't know…
Made redundant last May, still not been payed owed wages
Hi, I was made redundant last May when the company I was working for went into administration unexpectedly. We were given no notice, just told to attend a meeting in the middle of May as there were rumors of things going on, no one expected it to turn out the way it did. We were told in the meeting that from that moment…
Am I due redundacy?
I have worked part-time for the last 17 years for the same employer, and at the end of last year the business was sold. I was asked if I wanted to stay on working and I agreed as I was happy with the work. I wasn't expecting to be made redundant or receive any monies but my last employer said she would pay me as she could…
No contract of employment and being made redundant
Totally stressed out here tonight. There is a high chance of being made redundant again (last time was only 2 years ago) from a good job. Never did recieve a contract of employment and never chased up as was just glad to get a job. Can anyone advise what the likely length of redundancy would be? Only just about getting…
Maternity Leave Redundancy - 90 days
Hi, I am currently on maternity leave, not due to return until August 2013. Was called into office this Monday to be told the business is closing & we are all being made redundant. They have said employees will get 90 days pay from the day they receive their letter confirming redundancy & close of business plus an enhanced…

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