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Redundancy & redundancy planning

Archives for September 2013

voluntary redundancy
My boss has recently reduced everyones work days instead of giving redundancy. But I have been offered a job to start next Monday, can I take voluntary redundancy and start my new job next week.
Redundant or resigned?
Hi I'm new to the forum and am looking for some advice. To cut a long story short, on 23 July 2013, I was approached by my boss of just over 5 years, 20 minutes before finishing time, and basically told there was no work for me the following week. I worked 2 days a week. I was aware that business was slack and that letters…
Redundancy and JSA
Hi all I wonder if anyone can help, I may be made redundant at the end of next month and will come out with about 30k will I still be able to claim JSA? I never never claimed in my life and am 45 years old so I have NO idea how all of this works! Thanks :-)
What payments (if any) to cut after redundancy
I've just been made redundant and am not completely pessimistic about finding work quite quickly (yet) although I suspect it will not be at my current salary unfortunately. I am just wondering what other people in my situation would advise in terms of regular payments that have the option of being 'skipped': is it…
employment terminated with a weeks notice despite my contract saying i need 4 weeks
Hi, I was called into a pre-arranged meeting yesterday where they warned there is a chance of being dismissed and in the meeting they said they have decided to terminate my employment. This is because of excessive time of sick and an apparent drop in quality of my work. I don't agree with either but they said my contract…
Rendundancy and Student Loans
Hi Unfortunately, I have been told today that my office has lost the contract that is the sole permanent work in our office. We had one of the big bosses in to tell us that if they don't find new business by March our office will be shut :( At the moment they say they are trying to get new business but anything new that's…
off sick SSP question
Hi I have been off work for 2 months and am getting ssp. How long can my employers pay me this for? thanks
Redundancy offer after Maternity leave
Hello, I am after some advice for my fiancee if anyone can help. Sorry for the detail. My fiancee works for a company as a receptionist, and she worked weekends and half a day Monday morning. She went on maternity leave in February. Just before she went on maternity leave, she had to train another department to cover her…
Redundancy is the least of my problems. Can anyone help?!
Hi. Not sure if this is the right thread to be using but I couldn't find a more sensible forum. Just looking for some advice really. I have recently been given 4 weeks redundancy notice but that's not my problem. Just 3 days later, my company can was broken into and my personal tools taken, as well as some company…
Redundancy that may be unfair dismissal
I'll try not to waffle on too much as there's a bit of background to cover. My wife has post natal depression that is being treated, it came to light about 6 months ago as she returned to work. About 3 months ago it got pretty bad and the doctor signed her off work for a week. She returned to work, but a week or so later…
Being made redundant 7 months into mat leave :(
Hi All, My wife who is on mat leave was called last week to say there is a restructure at work. They are reducing the number of her roles by half and the job description is being changed by quite a bit. She has been told to go an review / interview centre on Thursday this week and if she is successful she will get one of…
Recommended Redundancy Plans
Hi a few colleagues have been made redundant does anyone know of any reputable companies that offer Redundancy insurance?
Been offered voluntary redundancy. Take or not?
I've worked for the civil service for 11 years and for the 3rd time in recent years they are offering my grade an voluntary early redundancy package of £21000. As my grade is being done away with when the new system we have comes in. If we were to take it the last day of working would be 28th March. I'm 27 and this is my…
union agreement policy - breach of contract
Basically i think my employer is in breach of contract because the union agreement states my break must be taken in the middle and not at the beginning or end of the duty. I am pretty sure it is referring to any "any attendance that has a break" .. which it does .. 20 minutes. And not just the legal over 6 hours a day…
Cutting my hourly rate
Hope I've posted this in the right section The company I work for has told two employees they are being made redundant today as times are hard and the remaining 5 have to take a pay cut. Does anyone know when they can start reducing my wages, would it be straight away, or do they have to give a notice period? Also I won't…
Role being made redundant
HI My boyfriend has been told that his role is being made redundant. He has a contract which states that the company need to give him 13 weeks notice (as he would need to give the company if he was to find a new job). Does this mean that they have to still give him 13 weeks with regards to redundancy? We are fighting the…
Selection "pool" for redundancy not identified?
Hi I did start another thread about my DH's redundancy but I think the issue may be a little more succinct so I thought I'd re-post so the question doesn't get lost. :-) My DH has been told he is being made redundant but I don't think his employers have followed procedure. They are making a manager (my DH) an office worker…
monthly plan for illness-redundancy
hi I was wondering if anyone had any good info on payment plans that I can pay into on a monthly basis,that will pay out if I am off work due to illness etc,i have one just now,a Wessex plan but I don't think it is the correct one for me and it only pays out after a month being off work,can anyone help,,thanks
Tax Liability for Compensation Payment v Redundancy Payment
I have been offered what appears to be a generous Compensation Payment aka Compromise Agreement in lieu of taking redundancy. It's an "ex-gratia sum by way of compensation for loss of office and employment" = compensation payment What is the tax implication of one versus the other? Or are they considered to be the same…
Voluntary Redundancy and Holiday entitlement
I have applied for voluntary redundancy from my employer (local council). I enquired about remaining holiday due to me and was told that when I leave, my contract with the council is broken and therefore nothing will be due to me. (They won't let me have the time off as they are short staffed!) Is this legal?

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