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Redundancy & redundancy planning
Archives for August 2013
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Trial period and rights....
Hi all I am asking about this for a friend (honestly! :) and wonder if anyone has any information. History - In Dec 12, she was suspended from her post whilst an investigation was undertaken. Whilst suspended, a consultation began about the section of the LA she worked in. Result of consultation was that she would be made…
Redudancy or job you don't want
Hi, Wanting some opinions. If you were told you are to be made redundant within the next year or you can take a different job within the same company, what would you do? The job being offered would be a step down, longer hours, poor people within the team, not something you really want, but it would pay the bills. I am…
Help.......
Thanks for help
Redundancy payment tax advice
What are the options (other than paying into my pension) regarding tax efficient handling of a redundancy payment? I know the first £30k is tax free but if the sum was quite large (say £150k in total) is there any other way the company could package it up in a tax efficient way that didn't affect their costs? One option I…
Payment in lieu of notice
If I am being made redundant and the company pays me my 3 month notice period in lieu of working, will I be eligible for unemployment benefits after my last day at work or will I have to wait for my 3 months notice period to expire before I can claim any benefits?
Advice - 61yr Old Redundant (Voluntarily?) & JSA
Hi - Advice needed. After what can only be described as an attempted 'constructive dismisal', my father has been made redundant. The background: No formal disciplinary process outlined or followed by employer, but repremanded twice in 10 months. The second disciplinary, happened last week following two incidents that my…
Redundant - when do I apply for JSA?
I've been made redundant, last working day 30/8/13. At what point can I apply for JSA? Have looked at the online application which asks about current employment and am worried I am trying to apply too early. Do I wait till my first day of unemployment then fill it in? Not sure I'll get anything as only been employed for 6…
Settlement agreement advice needed!!
Hello all. Background, I work in catering, I have worked for the firm for 7 years. My annual salary is £34880. At the beginning of June this year I was suspended from work by my manager on suspicion of theft of cupcakes from work. I was and am totally innocent of all accusations made against me. I was duly invited in for…
Unilever
Does anybody know the redundancy package for Unilever?
Confused over redundancy entitlement.
I have been reading this: https://www.gov.uk/redundant-your-rights/notice-periods ...but to me it's not clear. I realise that I do not qualify for statutory redundancy pay since I have not been working for the company for two years. However the section about the notice period has confused me. To explain, we have been given…
Redundancy - Time served
I have read somewhere if you have worked for a company for more than so many years they have to give you 84 days notice.Is this correct.
Redundancy pay?
Hi, the company I work for is about to close and go into administration, I have only worked for them for 18 months and know that this doesn't entitle me to government redundancy as standard but in February of this year I was given a 5 year term contract from my employer and wondered if this has any effect on my claim for…
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