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Redundancy & redundancy planning

Archives for September 2017

Employer Insolvent - Can't Pay Liquidator
The company I am working for is insolvent and we have had letters from the director stating this. The company is being placed into voluntary liquidation. Now, I know employees can claim through the government for pay owed, notice pay and redundancy but to do that you need a reference number from the insolvency…
Dissolution vs Liquidation - Don't lose your right to redundancy
Quite interesting, whilst dissolution maybe a cheaper option, did you know you could potentially liquidate and make a director redundancy claim: https://www.redundancyclaim.co.uk/dissolution
Consultation period extended.
Hi there, i'm being made redundant and i was due to finish shortly after my consultation period with the 12 weeks notice paid to me. However I've just been asked to extend this. Is this normal practice? I've found a new job and due to start in a few weeks. What comeback do i have on my current employer if this affects my…
Redundancy advice
Hi, I am currently on a committee of a charity run preschool, which has had to close due to lack of children attending therefore lack of funds. We have to pay redundancy to an employee who has been employed for 9 years 7 months, looking at her contract it has not been updated since she joined, her contract is for 2…
Suitable alternative - NHS pathology
Hi All. For the second time in a the last 5 years my colleagues and I have been given notice that we will have to compete for jobs. (Trust merge was called off the first time around but is now back on) There are 5 of us, all Band 7 Biomedical scientists, I myself have the AFC title 'Team Manager' and my colleagues are I…
Notice of redundancy Vs Securing new job
Hi all. Need some advice please. Currently been with my employer 15 Yrs 21st June this year i was given a letter basically saying my 'current position is now at risk of redundancy pending the outcome of the re-organisation.' My current job and other positions were on the table to apply for. I was unsuccessful in securing…
Just accepted redundancy
Hi all, I'm not the impulsive type but I've just accepted redundancy from a job that was causing me far too much stress for very little/no reward and impacting on my mental health. Of course now I'm back home I'm wondering if I have done the right thing. My way of background, I'm 41, married with children. We own two…
Stautory Pay or Enhanced?
I'm working out my redundancy notice at the moment... no quibbles about selection, basically the contract is ended and the whole team is out, but my proposed payout appears short because it is calculated from the statutory minimum of 1.5 weeks pay per year of service (over 40) capped at £489 per week and 20 years. There…
Tupe
Hi I have worked for 10 years running substance clinic at a GP surgery. I worked full time for 9 years and then last year due to being a single parent and main carer for my son who is on the autistic spectrum I requested flexible working hours of 16.5 weekly and taking an hour and a half for lunch to enable me to walk the…
Statutory Redunancy - Calculated From Notice Date or End Date
Hi If I am given my 3 month notice when I have worked somewhere for 2 years and 10 months, so then leave after 3 years and 1 month, do I get 2 years worth of redunancy or 3 years? Thanks Tim
Redundancy while off sick
I am employed by a large insurance company and I have been off sick from work for the past couple of months with stress/depression. While I've been off I've come to the realisation that the illness is probably work related and I've come to the decision that I will start looking for jobs away from the company. I've been…
65 and out
I am due to retire from work . I have been on sick leave since February '17 but have been receiving my Salary in full since then. I was 65 in April'17 and my works Pension has been paid at the beginning of each month as usual.I have now decided to retire and have come to an amicable agreement with my company, and they are…
Between a rock and a hard place...
Hi All, Just looking for a vent, and some support from fellow MSE-ers. I work for a church which seems to make everything complicated. At the moment I am employed as the office manager, and we have a consultant 'bought in' for 3 days a week to oversee the bigger picture (think operations management type thing). For what I…
No contract of employment
Hi I have now been working for 10 months and I have no employment contract. Its not turning out to be what I thought it would be so looking about for other opportunities - so my question is without a contract being in place or signed by me what notice period would I need to give if I found another job? FYI: not sure if…
Redundancy/paid off to go quietly help
I'm hoping I can get some helpful advise from you please? Basically a member of the family has worked at the same place of work since leaving school at the age 16 and prior, (sat job and holiday work) this is the same place of work their father worked at. They have been there for 30 years and the father I'd say 40 years.…
What questions should be asked at Redundancy Consultation?
I'm the only person up for redundancy in a department restructure and have been told to feedback into the consultation process with questions and propose other ideas for the restructure to work without redundancy etc What should I ask? I've not been through this before so am unsure. Also I've recently returned from Stress…
Being made redundant advice!
Hi there, I was looking for some advice and guidance on my current situation and was hoping some people here maybe able to help. Basically my company went into administration behinning of last month, all staff were made redundant with exception of me. I have been told that my services are to be retained for a minimum…
:( Advice on requesting a change to working pattern
Hi All, I am after some advice on my current situation and would appreciate any opinions/thoughts/perspectives. I'll try to keep it as brief as possible. My current situation is that I work 100 miles away, doing a standard type role but in a specific technology area. I also earn a good wage. This means I'm pretty much tied…
Retention Bonus
Hi, I am in the 30 day consultation period and have been offered a retention bonus. My notice period will be five weeks but they are offering people retention bonuses to stay around 10 weeks. When do I have to sign to agree to a retention bonus? Can I leave it until I'm in my notice period?
Redundant after 2 years +/-1 day
Hi, My fixed-term contract finishes exactly after 2 years. According to DWP, non-renewal of fixed-term-contract is equivalent in law to redundancy, so I wonder if I have a right to redundancy payment. To be precise, my contract started on 1 October 2015, and will end 30 September 2017. As I see it, this is exactly 2 years…

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