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Redundancy & redundancy planning

Archives for February 2013

Is it illegal to use "Last in first out" when considering those at risk of redundancy
I keep hearing experienced people being made redundant because companies think that LIFO is illegal, but I can't see anywhere that actually states this. The UK.GOV site says it maybe illegal if only used on young people, but still uses experience in it's examples as a consideration not to select someone for redundancy.
Will I still get my redundancy pay if I get a new job
As a teacher if I take voluntary redundancy, will I still be able to apply for a new job in a different school for the beginning of September and still keep my redundancy pay out? (Even a new temporary job?)
TUPE, redundancy, change of location, flexible working - confused, please help...
I work full time for a company that is now being merged with another. When I began the job, three and a half years ago, I moved from London to the location of the job, 70 miles away. While I was pregnant, I asked to work from home on one day a week, which was accepted. While I was on maternity leave, the office was…
Redundancy Consultation - Lack Of Information
The company I work for has put my entire department 'at risk' and we are currently undergoing the 90 day consultation period and elsewhere in the company other departments have had 'head count reductions'. We are now 45 days into this period and have been given no more information than we were given when we were initially…
Redundancy and mortgage advice - Please help!!
Hello all, I found out yesterday that I am to be made redundant after 10 years. I am absolutely in pieces and of course wracked with worry and stress. I only bought my new house last year so am still in my fixed rate 2 year term. I ran up a lot of debt while renovating the house and obviously now my circumstances are going…
Breach of contract during redundancy procedure?
I have faced redundancy in my company. I choose alternative employment, as i coudent find sutable job durring the consultation period. Two weeks after i moved to new lower paid role some empliyees got their possition back on full time contract, but no one offered it to me. I was told they have been given out based on fair…
Possible redundancy when working few hours.
I've been working in an independent shop for about 6 years and because of falling sales we are now overstaffed. I work around 18 hours a month, mostly on Sunday so although on minimum wage when I work during the week, I get enhanced pay for Sunday. However I am called in a lot during the month on weekdays if someone rings…
Redundancy Question
I was told today that my position is 'at risk'. I will have been with the company for two years on the 6th April. I am 42yrs old. I am entitled to 3 months notice. Does the notice period push me over the 2yr period where they have to pay me redundancy pay? Also, they are making my position as Key accounts manager…
How to find out what benefits entitled too?
DH has a compromise agreement, due to end employment 28/2. Currently not entitled to WTC or CTC, but new Tax year looming. I have tried to find out what benefits we would be entitled too from April, if he is still unemployed then, but cannot find anything that calculates 2013/2014 benefits. He will be claiming JSA, I also…
Been made redundant.
Hi all my name is? and I live in braintree Essex, now come all the info I have, I worked at a roof truss manufacturers and have been since I was 16 I left for a month back in 2003 but returned, now on the 4th of Februarywe were aabout to leave work for home but were called back into are workshop for a meeting and we were…
Help on fighting for statutory rights
Hello, I need a little bit of help. I have been given one week consultancy period (only person being made redundant role no longer exisits) so not much time to find out all the facts. Offered statutory redundancy tax free as worked there 5 years (I had to advise them the weekly cap went up! now corrected). The only option…
Redundancy just over £16k threshold
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Gardening Leave and my role being advertised externally.
Hi, In December 2012, I was approached to interview for a move internally which I did and was successful in joining a new team. During this time I remained under my previous cost centre and this was not change during my stay in the team. On January 15th my position was put "at risk" for a 3 Month consultation period with…
Unfair redundancy and unvested share options
Hi, I am near the end of the consultation period with the known outcome. However the process (pool selection, aim to find me replacement job, etc) is obviously flawed in such a clear way that I was offered the 2nd version of compromise agreement in last 7 days. Ok, they want now to pay me my notice (3 months) and 2 months…
Notice pay
Hi I have recently taken voluntary redundancy and have to work 6 weeks notice. My employers have have this will be on a weekly wage. My notice period falls two weeks in February an whole of march. They have advised my pay will be less by approx 300.00 for march. I have queried why I have not been paid my normal monthly…
Redundancy and retention payment
Hi We are due to be made redundant in a few months time and as the company want to retain as many people as possible until the end are giving us a retention payment. My question may appear greedy but I don't mean it to be (I'm not getting redundancy as I will be 2 days short of my 2 years service.) I'm off sick at the…
A long standing friend
An old friend has been made unemployed. 26 years of service. As a sales rep for the same company for this time he is clearly well established. A while ago the company lost a major line. People were laid off but not he. He has been messed about with various area changes. A new MD has been employed, guy is a bit of a giggle…
Redundancy and notice period advice please!
Advice please. Workmate got his redundancy notice on 8/02/13 (12 weeks to end 03/05/13). He is 46yrs old and has been with company for 30 years. His top pay is £330.00 per week. Boss has worked his redundancy at £7590.00 and our holidays run from 1st January to 31december so it has been worked out at 9.5 days hol pay. He…
other staff refuse redeployment
Hi Theres a coupl of redundancies taking place at work and im on the hit list. Theres 2 from 5 basically. Anyway, ive just discovered that one member of staff was offered redeployment back to the role he did when he first started. He refused that offer even though he knew it would save at tleast one redundancy. My question…
1 Day Short of 6 Years
Hi All, My cousin has been made redundant, however he is being paid 5 weeks pay instead of 6 as he has been employed for the company 1 day short of 6 years. Is there anything at all that can be done to get 6 weeks pay? Thanks in advance.

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