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Redundancy & redundancy planning

Archives for November 2015

Redundancy or contract cancellation
The company I work for is currently looking to make redundancies. Voluntary cut off has taken place with compulsory being announced shortly. I have been with the company for 12 years, recently returning to work after maternity leave. My current contract is 2 days per week. I used to work 5 days per week but agreed this new…
Redundancy - No consultation
My partner has just been made redundant. There has been no consultation, we had no idea this was about to happen. He has a month's notice (as per his contact). I wonder whether this is legal? Had there been a consultation we'd have had the chance to start to look for alternative employement / or put a case forward to stay,…
Is is legal to take property in lieu of wages?
Hoping someone could offer some advice... The company I work for is going into administration next week and we have not been paid for our last months salary. Our employer has washed his hands of the situation and is unprepared to offer us any advice. We are wondering if it would be legal to take the equipment we use at…
Should they really be making us redundant
removed main detail, but wanted to original know if you could be forced to work from home.
how long is redundancy pay tax free for
Dear all, am trying to understand implications of tax free redundancy pay (under 30 000). My question is, is the figure tax free for the life of it, and if so, how do you demonstrate this when doing returns? Not sure how to explain it - if I pay my redundancy into a separate savings account and leave it there, is it always…
Company is about to fold and I'm on suspension.
Hi guys, I was suspended from my job (on full pay) 7 weeks ago. I have heard nothing from my employers and have not been told why. It now transpires that the company, which works with vulnerable adults, is likely to be shut down in the next week. Where does this leave me. Will I still be entitled to redundancy? I have done…
What are my options
I work for a small company, under 20 employees, and its struggling and getting smaller. I've been there for over 10 years and I'm one of the longest serving employees there so would get a decent redundancy payout should it come to that. Here's my problem. The company is clearly struggling, half the time I have literally…
job is going, told not at risk but don't trust them
Hi, Been working for a few years, but never seen this before. Company has a reorganisation, that's fine, that's what they do. One big part of the business is shutting down, they are all at risk. Been told that because of the big part shutting down, we have to reapply for jobs in new structure. I would like to have been…
Urgent: Legal advice & settlement agreement
Dear All, I needed an urgent feedback which would be much appreciated regarding recommendations for a good employment solicitor based in London for legal advice & settlement agreement review/negotiation. Any indication on approx. cost for the service would also help. Many thanks in advance.
JSA and Voluntary Redundancy
hi i have just accepted voluntary redundancy and have arranged a inteview with regards to claiming jsa this is mainly due to a medical condition and age , i am 62 A// will my JSA claim be affected because of the voluntary aspect B// would any other benifits be available,my wife works about 20 hours per week thanks
Ex employer says they over estimated my redundancy
Having worked at a firm for 27 years the company asked for voluntary redundancies. I along with several other members of staff were given a print out of their redundancy pay and volunteered for redundancy. A month after leaving the company and having received my redundancy pay(amount as agreed) the company have sent me a…
Trying to work out final package
I'm currently in a position where my role no longer exists. I'm trying to work out my final redundancy package and hope someone can confirm the way I'm reading things! The company are offering to double the statutory which is great. I've been with the company just over 10 years and have been told that they have to give a…
is it legal?
Hi all, I'm new to forums so please forgive and advise any feux pas! I've been issued with a letter from my MD advising me that my job is to be split into two and given to two people yet to be employed, and therefore I will be redundant. I always thought that a company reshuffle would result in less people doing more work,…
Settlement agreement and voluntary redundancy
Hello, This is for my OH, not for me. She has been employed by a financial institution, in a senior capacity, in London for the last 3.5 years. Last Friday she and her colleagues were told that the structure of the function she works in was being reorganised, flatting it and removing "specialist" roles". Her role is…
Pension/Benefits question on redundancy
I'm taking voluntary redundancy and was given notice on 5/11 and my employment end date is 27/11. Can someone confirm whether I'm entitled to all my benefits up to 27/11? It would be really helpful as I have a lot on at the moment and it's happened really quickly (too quickly).
Pool Selection Question
If a redundancy pool is formed and everyone is scored, then people selected for redundancy, what are the implications for the employer of not revealing/discussing criteria and scores with the employees involved, especially the ones selected for redundancy? What if the employer doesn't reveal that there is/was an appeal…
Tax on compensation payment.
I was recently laid off following a period of sickness. I was told I would have a compensation payment of 59K and the first 30K was tax free. My earnings up to my dismissal was a total of 8K and I also received ESA of £100pw. When I received my compensation payment it was for 47K, is I had lost 12,000 tax. I was told that…
Redundancy Procedure Query
Hi there I've been informed this week that my role is to be placed on the "at risk" list for redundancy and a consultation will start this week. This is the first time I've had to do this so I've been doing some research on the ACAS, TUC and Citizens Advice sites to find out more. There's a few things I've found that make…
Sage Training.
As part of my job search with the JobCentre i've registered with Reed, just had an email from them about training course. They have a Sage Line 50 course for £59, for this month only. They say the usual price is £399. It's an online course of 20hrs per week. Has anyone done any of these course, what did you pay. The…
Redundancy not finalised before company went into liquidation
I have a friend who has worked for the same company for over 15 years, and was MD for the last few. She became ill last year and was on extended leave until early this year, when she returned on a part time basis as her illness allowed. This summer, she was made redundant (probably as a result of her illness, is this…

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