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Redundancy & redundancy planning

Archives for August 2013

Advice please re Contribution based JSA claim
Hi, I would really appreciate some advice for stressed hubbie! He has very recently been made redundant (worked last shift this week) and went to the jobcentre today to claim for contribution based JSA, as advised to by the employment/redundancy advisor at work before he was finished. The jobcentre sent him away and told…
Agency - redundant? notice?
Through an agency I had worked for one client for a number of years. I have a contract of employment with the agency which has been in place for over two years. (At the start of the work for the client I was a temporary worker not an employee of the agency.) My assignment came to an end in May because of restructuring.…
Redundancy Vs. Early Redundancy (medical)
Hi, I have found myself in a conundrum which I can not decide the best, or any, decision on. I was recently signed off of work for a two month period with mental health issues and within a week of returning to work we received the news that departments in my office would be closing for relocation elsewhere in the UK. Great…
Redundancy and JSA
I'm being made redundant as of 6 Sept, does anyone know if I am entitled to JSA straightaway or do I have to live on my redundancy for the 4 months (enhanced package) my employer is paying me? I've had conflicting advice from people. I have a small amount of mortgage debt which I was going to use the redundancy to clear…
Redundancy
Hi can anyone help i have been verbally told my job will end on 31st November and that i will recieve a redundnacy payout (not much). But i have asked to have it in writing and they have said that i wont get it in writing. They are being very funny with me and giving me lots of extra work since laying of other staff. I…
Fixed term contract redundancy, back on hourly paid, Tax?
Hello all. I was made redundant at the end of July after 4 years of fixed term contracts. I received redundancy pay for the 4 years. I've now been asked to come back to help out for a couple of days next month. Apparently the HR dept has said as it'll have been 4+ weeks since my termination, and I'll be back on a part time…
Employment Tribunal Win!
Went to an Employment Tribunal (on my own) and won! It was late in the day but the judge said I was abominally treated and awarded 2 weeks pay (£320 x 2 = £640) plus compensatory damages of 20%. He informed the respondent that they should make a reasonable offer and should mediate through ACAS otherwise we will be back in…
Ex Gratia confusion - Please help!
Hi Guys, I have recently been made redundancy from where I have been working over just under 6 years. They detailed the package as below for all employees 1) 3x week per full year worked (redundancy) 2) 0.5x week per full year worked (closure package - enhancement) 3) 12 week Ex-Gratia (payable on completion of notice…
Is this legal?
Hi All, As of today my partner has been made redundant. He only worked at the company since december 5th 2012. However, his position was advertised within the company and he and co workers were aloud to apply, needless to say he wasnt successful and his job was given to someone else. Surely if a position is made redundant…
Rendundancy and wages
I was made redundant on 12th August and have my redundancy payment today including 4 weeks lieu including my P45. I worked from the 1st August until the 11th August, but have not recieved any wages! Does this sound right? I assume as they have sent P45 I will not be recieving anymore money from them.
Redundancy or resignation?
My employer has asked for volunteers to 'resign' from employment with the Company. The offer includes a one-off lump sum incentive payment, the first £30,000 of which is tax-free. But I've been looking at the HMRC Website, and it seems to be saying that £30,000 tax-free is only available on redundancy lump sum payment, not…
Our company is being sold....what happens?
Hi All, I need some info please as I have had conflicting information on this. My boss is selling our company to another company that sells the same kind of products as us and uses the same bespoke computer system. The word is that they want the sales people but not the rest of us as they will centralise some of the…
Redundant but still need me to do the job?
Apologies for the length of this, but i didn't want to leave anything out that might be important. I'm in the middle of a consultation period for my job to be made redundant. The company is in financial trouble and is cutting it back by half (around 11 jobs are to go). A big aspect of what the company does is under a…
Redundancy threat and hidden pregnancy - what to do?
Hi all, wondered if anyone could offer any advice? There have been a few redundancies made within my team and although I haven't been told that my job is under review - the ones that have been made redundant were complete shock ones with no consultation so I am worried the same could happen to me. Thing is I am currently…
Tupe?
I worked for a company for 9 years and on the day it went into liquidation, the assets and name were bought by a new owner as a pre-pack. They took on the existing staff - 4 of us. Now 18 months later the company is not doing well and I was asked if I would take one day a week in the factory instead of my four days in the…
Redundancy
Hello, I was made redundant last month and am currently job searching, i have signed up online and through various agencies but as yet nothing has come up. Im getting so frustrated as everyone around me seems to be getting new employment but i just cant seem to get anything. When you are job searching and unemployed how to…
Redundancy payment and P45
I don't understand why redundancy payments, and the tax deducted from them, don't show on your P45. I've asked this question before but not really understood the answer, so apologies to anyone who has answered previously. I left my job at the end of June. I have received a P45 showing the 3 months salary earned in this tax…
Career Coaching
I lost my job about a month ago and I am looking into some career coaching for myself. I think it's the best move for myself, but I'm wondering where the best place to do this is. I have been recommended this place by a few different people. http://renovo.uk.com/approach/for-individuals/Has anybody else had any experience…
Don't allow the Government to ignore yet another company making redundancies. Sign!
Please go to the Government e-petitions web site (type it into Google) and search for 'Railcare'. I can't post a link here for some silly reason. Please sign this petition asking Business Secretary Vince Cable to help rail maintenance firm Railcare. Despite promises to prevent redundancies, 118 employees have been made…
Company has just into administration my rights when pregnant
I am currently on maternity leave I work for a large company and we all got an email yesterday asking us to attend head office. As I am not working at the moment I did not attend I then found out through friends that the company has gone into administration and everyone has lost there jobs apart from some sales people who…

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