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Redundancy & redundancy planning

Archives for September 2016

Redundancy criteria time limit
Is there a legal limit to how far a company can go back to use sickness as part of redundancy? For example, if I was sick 2 years ago, will it be used? Or is there no limit and they can they can go back as far as they like? Thanks
Displaced role - options?
Hi All A few months ago my role was put at risk due to a restructure. I was told it was being displaced. My role was still in the business but had other duties bolted on (new role with increased responsibility and less salary) I put in a counter proposal and was asked to flesh this proposal out. It wasn't successful.…
Redundancy and rejoining via consultancy
Hi Everyone, I have been made redundant from my current employer, leaving at the end of this month and I am starting to go contracting. I have been approached by the consultancy firm, which is the preferred supplier of resource to my employer to join them on a fixed contract. In this fixed contract, I would be placed at my…
Urgent help - company closed
Hi everyone, First time poster here, so I hope someone may be able up help as I've run out of answers. Last Friday, the global media company I worked for abruptly ceased trading without notice. We all found out via various online news outlets that morning and my MD summoned us to the office to announce it. This was awful…
leaving without working notice period
Hello, I'm considering quitting my job as a maintenance worker at a primary school following an altercation with the head teacher who as far as I'm concerned is invading my privacy by frequently viewing my social media and failing to line manage me. I received an overpayment in early 2012 which I informed the school about…
Redundancy conundrum
Hi All, It's my first time in this part of the forum so please forgive me if I make a mistake (it's also my first time in this situation). On Tuesday last week we were told that our team was no longer being fund and that we had entered into consultation but that we would all be made redundant on the 25th of October. I work…
Pay in lieu of notice plus extra month if I sign agreement
Just when life is going swimmingly... I had a consultation meeting 2 days ago to formally start the process of being at risk of redundancy due to cost cutting. The consultation period ends in 2 weeks. I will have been there 1 year 2 months so I don't think there is anything I'm entitled to with regards to statutory…
Willing to share experiences with the BBC?
Hi there, MSE have been approached by the BBC keen to speak to people who are 'experiencing financial difficulties due to redundancy and/or ill health' and people who, because of a downturn in their income or other life shocks, are facing or experiencing house repossession, eviction or other housing issues. They are able…
Redundancy
Hi wonder if anyone can help my employer is making my full time role part time (40 hours to 25) without automatically considering me for the role. They say i will need to apply if interested. I have worked there just under 2 years permanent and they have now given me 1 month notice but have asked me to stay on til a…
Redundancy payment date
I was made redundant as of today. I was expecting the payment today but they've just advised that it will be made as normal on 28th of month as if I was getting salary. Is that right? Can I ask for interest?!?
Redundancy and Secondment
At the beginning of this year I went through redundancy consultation as my area of the business was being closed down. Before the third and final consultation meeting I managed to get a 6-month secondment in another area of the business. This area of the business is now going through a re-org and I have been told that I…
Leaving earlier than the Agreed Redundancy leave date
Hi , Basically my situatuon is. I have been full time employed at the compny for 5 years and was told in May-16 that I would be at risk of redundancy. I therefore agreed to take Voluntary redundancy which an agreed end date of 30th November 16 was agreed in May. Since then I have accepted a job offer which I will start…
Redundancy, I want to leave now
Hi all, Just had my first consoltation meeting and been told I will be made redundant (position to be outsourced) if a suitable alternative position cannot be found ( it won't) I believe consultation last 4 weeks. I really want to leave now as employer is going to make me get thing ready for other people and I won't be…
Help
Hi folks. Need a wee bit of advice please. In January I was made redundant after 20 years service so I got a payoff. I started a new job in February and have recently been made redundant again. My wife was similar she was made redundant when pregnant past year and got paid her maternity pay. But as of now we only have the…
Redundant and owed money
At the end of July everybody in my company was made redundant with the exception of myself, so during the month of August it was just myself and the MD of the company. I was constantly advised that I needed to work as hard as possible and hopefully the business would survive through the quiet winter months. This all turned…
Can employer force homeworker to work in office?
I have been working from home for about 8 years. I have a new manager who doesn't like people working from home. Can he insist that I work in the office? My job won't change. I'm a software developer and I have always come into the office for short and longer periods of time when asked.
Pregnant and made redundant
Hi. I started a new job n in May and I was told about a month ago that I will be made redundant. I wanted to ask some questions If I'm made redundant before the 5 monthe of pregnancy am I entitled to statutory pay? What if my reduncanny notice period means I will still be working my notice during the 5th month? (15 weeks…
is regular extra pay included in "Notice Pay"
I wonder if someone could offer me advice. I was advised i was being made redundant last week. I am currently on a 3 month notice period with my employer. The company are paying me the 3 months notice (i work in IT - so quite normal not to work it). The payout is my base salary times 3 months (plus statuary). For the the…
Been made redundant w/o consulting
I have been made redundant unexpectedly on the 31/08 and would like some advice. I have only been employed by the company for 1 year and 2 months so understand what I am entitled to with regards to notice however I would like some advice to the way I was made redundant. On the 31st I carried out a full days work and was…
Terminated employment-advice on PILON
Dear all I have recently been made redundant without payment of my August salary and without the agreed notice payment. I understand that I may be able to claim for some monies owed/redundancy and pilon through the RPO system. I am awaiting the case reference no and info but I am wondering about the pilon rules. Due to the…

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