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Redundancy & redundancy planning

Archives for December 2013

Redundancy pay prorated for part-time
Hello could somebody please point me in the right directions. I am looking for some rules. I have worked for my company for 10 years, the last two years part-time following the birth of my son. Another person in my company is to be made redundant and has been offered a package that pays all of her years, those she has…
Esa and jsa joint claim
Hi, really need some advice on this hope someone can help. I love with my partner and at the moment I am claiming esa due to unforeseen circumstances. This is a joint claim with partner. Now that I feel better I want to switch so that my partner is the main claimant on jsa so that he can look for a job and I will stay…
how does sick leave affect redundancy payout
If you have received a redundancy date and payout amount then have to go on the sick during the notice period does it then affect the redundancy pay amount. I ask this as oh is being made redundant from NPower but has hurt his back and daren,t have any time off incase it reduces his payment to statutory only.
Boss Creating new job for their mate!
I have been working part-time at my current job for about 18 months. A new boss started about a year ago and I really don't feel like "my face fits" E.g. - My boss communicates with me via email. - My boss is friends with every memeber of staff on Facebook except me! - I'm not invited to office socials. My boss has started…
Probation period rights?
Hi all, I'll try to keep this brief - I have a friend asking me for advice but quite frankly I don't know what to tell her so I hope someone on here can advise me/us! We both have worked for a new retail store, given permanent contracts with 3 month probationary periods (which end at the start of January). She took some…
To stay or go?
Hi all Ii have less than 2 weeks to decide whether or not to take VR from a very secure job. The problem with my job is that it's been relocated 200 miles away and for various reasons, I can't move. At the moment I am commuting and staying in cheap accommodation which is incredibly expensive. I'm so confused about whether…
Redundancy and JSA
My wife is being made redundant. Well, technically she took voluntary redundancy, but she was going to be made redundant, as she'd had the 'your job is at risk' letter whilst they went through the consultation process. The redundancy money is below the £16K threshold. She is employed up until the end of January (i.e. lieu…
Voluntary Severance and Non-Disparagement
Hi everyone I'm hoping that someone will be able to give me some advice - I'm thinking I may need to see an employment solicitor, but I can't really afford legal advice so am trying, as far as possible, to find out where I stand myself. Two years ago, I took voluntary severance with a compensation payment from my employer.…
Long Term Illness: help.
Dear All, A couple of years ago I had to leave my full time employment due to illness. It wasn't redundancy as such but I was invited to consider leaving after the company looked after me while ill for 12 months. I was diagnosed with ME. I spent the last 2 years focusing on getting better. There has been some progress but…
Civil Service Redundancy
My partner aged 52 at present is going to be made redundant in the next couple of years, maybe 2014 but at the latest March/Apr 2015, I am 57 and working 12 hours a week earning £78. My question is would we be able to claim anything other than Jobseekers Allowance Contribution based. We have a mortgage on our property so…
think Ive been made redundant???
I worked for a firm since 1985 was taken over but my employment carried on in 2004 I became ill with pnuemonia which has resulted in (amounst other illness ) me still off work . I met a old workmate the other day and he told me the firm had been sold and all staff were made redundant and paid out their monies, around 2010…
Redundancy while on caring leave
This post is for a aunt of mine that has been told that she is likely to be made redundant. At present she is on caring leave for an older relative that is in the latter states of Alzheimer and that unpaid leave ends at the end of April. The company is pushing her to take redundancy now and has give conflicting…
added job
My company are making redundancies my job role is not going but they have added extra work and now opened it up for anyone to apply is this allowed
Talking about redundancy?
Hi - I was informed by conference call on Tuesday that my role is being made redundant. The official end of my role is currently 27th January 2014, however all week I am being told that we are in a consultation period and no redundancies have been confirmed. I know this is a technicality and there is no chance that my role…
Redundancy on maternity leave
Hi all, Due to a fixed term contract, I am going to be made redundant when 31 weeks pregnant. This falls within the qualifying period for me to receive both SMP and my employer's enhanced maternity pay pack. I have been told I will receive the money as a lump sum at the end of my employment. However, although my employer's…
Security contract changing hands told I have no work from today
Hi I have posted this in the employement and jobs seeking forum so just though I would link it in here too. https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4843887 any guidance would be appreciate. Thanks
Can you take ill health retirement and redundancy at the same time?
I am looking to retire form my teaching job due to ill health. I have started the process for this and awaiting the necessary information from various sources. I work at a college and we have under gone a revamp through various departments, and in turn this as cause department to lay staff off or to take voluntary…
Redundancy payment shortfall
I was made redundant last week after the company I worked at for 25 years went into administration. Because the company went into administration I only get 12 weeks redundancy instead of the max 20 weeks. Can I claim the rest (8 weeks) as a preferential creditor ?
Compensatory Notice Pay. rp2 form.
Hello there. I was looking for some advice to fill an rp2 form in. I had 2 jobs. Unfortunately, i was made redundant in one i'd been at for 6 year due to the company going into liquidation (i wasn't given any notice, i was just given a letter when i went to pick my pay up on pay day). I was hoping someone would be able to…
Pls Help! re:Tribunal- employmen status and unpaid commission
Hi, I would be grateful if someone can give me a better insight into this matter. I will try to simplify it.although its a little complex: I have a Full merits hearing set for next Thursday. The respondent's team tried to strike out both claims (unfair dismissal and unlawful deduction of wages) due to lack of continuous…

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