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Redundancy & redundancy planning
Archives for April 2014
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Zero hours
Hello I am a newbie, and I am not sure where to post this, please move if this is in the wrong place, thank you. I have worked zero hours for over 18 months, my manager has told me that my hours are reducing to around 9 per week as they can't afford to pay me more. Another member of staff has let slip that they are taking…
Company NOT closed though stopped trading
I was made redundant in December having been told months earlier that the company was closing. I took holidays and was off ill for 3 weeks, then when return was due, I got P45 and letter about closure. They also didn't pay me for December. I found out today that they haven't gone into receivership though the company has…
Voluntary Redundancy Quotes Different?
I hope someone will be able to give me some advice. I work for a large company, who are downsizing production figures and have offered VR. I received a quote with 3 parts, with third being 'Ex gratia >55years' and a figure in this part. (I'm 45) Not realising this at the time, I signed the quotation, and handed it in last…
Company gone into insolvency what now?
My partner works for a solicitors and yesterday they claimed themselves insolvent. They owe my partner 5 weeks worth of wage, which we do not know whether he will get back. If he choose to get a new job and walk out before the doors close he will not get his earnings. We are in a real predicament as I'm a full time student…
Redundancy Options?
I have been employed in a sales position for the last few years for an organisation based abroad and I am currently the only UK employee. Business is not good and consequently I am of the opinion that there is a strong possibility that I will be made redundant at some in the near future unless sales pick up dramatically,…
When is redundancy pay paid?
Yesterday was the last day of my contract before compulsory redundancy, I've had no reply to my emails asking when redundancy pay will be paid out, can anyone tell me if there is a time period by which they have to have paid it? (Organisation hasn't gone bankrupt or anything, it's a council making cuts)
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