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Redundancy & redundancy planning

Archives for February 2014

Possible Local Authority redundancy
I have been told by my local Authority employer that the department I work in will be closed due to cuts (probably in the summer) and I will no longer have a job. The LA is always reluctant to make staff redundant and I have been told that they will do their best to find us all other jobs. Bearing in mind our employer is a…
Change in job pay and hours - grounds for redundancy or constructive dismissal?
Hi all I hope someone can advise us please. My husband has worked on a part time basis of 2 days per week for a limited company for the past 4 years. The company was sold in December to a new owner (no administration or liquidation - just a sale from one owner to another). The new owner has called my husband into a meeting…
Directors Redundancy
The company my wife and own has gone into liquidation. Can we claim redundancy and can this claim include our dividends as well as our wage?
Employer discounted mortgage rate and redundancy
Hi, Just wondered if any one out there has some advice. I used to work for a former building society, now part of a big bank, which gave me an employee discount on their mortgage rate. When they made me redundant they let me keep the discount for a while, but when that should have expired they never upped the rate back to…
Facing redundancy - first time
Good afternoon, Apologies for the length of this and number of questions, but I am facing possible redundancy for the first time. At the beginning of last week I started a new job, and this morning I was called in to a meeting along with all of my other colleagues and advised that the business is going to be making some…
Can they force medical retirement?
Hello, I'm new here, so hi everyone, and apologies if this is in the wrong forum or anything. :) I have a query regarding employment laws and such and was hoping someone could offer a wee bit of advice. My partner, who works as a Postman, was involved in a motorcycle accident in November where he badly dislocated his…
Redundancy with no candidate pool
Hi all, long time lurker here, but finally signed up. I need some help. I work for a large corporation in the UK, in a global capacity - for privacy sake, I'll title this role as a "web designer", that I've done for a number of years now - I'm actually the longest running employee in my team. Over the years there has been…
Medical Dismissal
Not sure if this is the Right forum for it, but I could use some advice. Ill try to keep it short and not give out any details. Ill start of by saying I worked for one of the largest companies in the world, on a production line. My Role involved a lot of wrist movement with air guns and tools. For the first 18 months I was…
Possible grounds for action?
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Possible redundancy
Hi All, Hoping someone can help me with this!! Been into work this morning where I've been employed for 10 years, we've all been given a letter of possible redundancies, I have a few questions regarding this as I'm starting to panic slightly!! 1. I've never been issued with a contract, but have worked 40+ hours a week, the…
Voluntary redundancy - looking for jobs while on notice?
Hello, I am after a bit of advice. I have recently accepted an offer of voluntary redundancy made by my employer and had my dismissal meeting last week. My notice runs out on 28 March and I am expected to work it, there is no option of payment in lieu. I have heard Chinese whispers at work that some senior managers were…
Fixed Term Contracts
Thank you for the help received over at my other question about sickness criteria. as you can see, there is a lot going on in our organisation. I have another question, I promise I will go back to lurking after this!! At the moment, in our consultation paperwork, the employer is saying they have tried to prevent…

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