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Redundancy & redundancy planning

Archives for September 2018

Claiming Redundancy Questions
Hi Everyone My father has recently been made redundant and needs to go through the process of claiming his unpaid wages. There was no official notice period given, just turned up one day and everyone was taken into the same room and told to go home as the company was closing (paraphrasing). I have a few questions about…
Redundancy/notice period and JSA
Hi guys got made redundant on Monday after 16 years, company is insolvent and I have claimed for my monies from the gov website, however at the end it says when you claim for your notice pay if you haven't claimed for JSA or other benefits this will be deducted from the payment as though you have. Right I live in a full…
Why bring a colleague to a consultation?
Hello I've been offered the chance to bring an colleague or trade representative to a redundancy consultation. Are there any benefits for bringing a colleague? I'm not part of a union so no trade rep.
Tax refund????
I took voluntary redundancy back in June, my last day of service was 30th June. When I got my final month salary including the redundancy payment I noticed I’ve paid about double the tax I was expecting, so I’m trying to get this paid back before the end of the tax year, and I’m not getting very far with HRMC! I worked for…
Directors can claim redundancy pay?
Help please. My husband and I have run a small building maintenance business for over 30 years, the last 13 as a limited company. During that time we cut down our small work force until it was just the two of us - husband doing manual work and me doing secretarial work. We have slowed down over last few years until we were…
Redundancy Tax Query
When somebody is made redundant and qualifies for a redundancy payment what part of the final settlement is taxable and what is tax free? Salary Redundancy Owed holiday Notice Thanks in advnce
Redundancy Query
When somebody is made redundant and they have worked for example 10 years, are they entitled to 10 years payment or 8 because the first 2 years don't count?
Redundancy next steps
Hello, I found out earlier this week that my job is at risk as they are closing the office down. I am scheduled for my consultation on Tuesday next week. I believe that there won't be any suitable alternatives in a nearby office and the only offer will be to relocate 400 miles north. I am also unsure at this moment in time…
Vr
Been offered
Office closing, - can I be made to work from home?
I have been with my company for a long time and they have announced the closure of the plant where my office is. I work in the IT function / Systems team and my role is a global one, but I operate mainly from the local plant. Most people in the plant will be made redundant, but I believe my boss (in a plant 170 miles away)…
Advice Required - Job role change announced before i have accepted it
Hi I am after some advice regarding the way my company has notified myself and my team of job role changes. yesterday my team and i were briefed at 10.30am that due to the company re-organisation our job roles would be 'tweaked' slightl;y to accomodate the changes.. (however mine is a substancial change, with no direct…
Redundancy Pay
Hello everyone My son has recently been made redundant after some 12 years. He has received a block payment through his bank but doesn't have a clue what was included is the company supposed to give details of what the payment is related to as he knows there should be holiday pay included. Thank you Sue
JSA/Universal Credit help
Hi all. The other day I was made redundant from my job of 20 years. The company folded so I have already applied for the redundancy fund from the Insolvency Service. That, however may take several weeks and I have no income for bills etc. Me and my wife (who is too ill, with long term illnesses, to work) went to Citizen's…
Gardening Leave? No, you finished a month ago! What can I do?
The facts: Told I was being made redundant on 6th August. Told to go home as there would be no work for me but to be available in case they needed me. Letter received on 7th August stating that redundancy will be paid end of 31st August (it was) and that any other pay and accrued holiday will be paid on 28th September and…
Redundancy confusion!
Hi there everyone. My company that I worked at got offered to merge with another company. We was told by our boss our redundancy entitlement and holidays will transfer over with ‘TUPE’ we received a letter of my employer a week before the move saying that we’re merging with Someone else and that our terms and conditions…
Redundancy package changing
Hi, we started our collective consultation in May '18, where the company were offering/proposing double the Uk statutory redundancy. They clarified that this would include the extra half week for employees over 41, therefore 3 weeks x weekly pay for the years over 41. This was clarified several times in the consultation…
claim notice pay after liquidation
Hello all, I was made redundant today due to insolvency. The charted accountant who is handling the situation for my employers came in and explained to us what would happen and what we could claim. He said we shouldn't have any problems getting our redundancy and holiday pay, but in order to try and get our notice pay we…
Reduced hours and possible Redundancy
Hi guys, looking for a little advice here. I've been working at a company for 10 months now as a manager of the business but on minimum wage *7.83* with the future prospects of the business taking off an increasing our wages etc. I work our busiest days of the week Sat and Sunday, and a Monday which is used as a…
Medical Retirement
Hi I would be grateful for any advice please on medical retirement. I work for a local authority and have a long term health condition and disability that is progressive. My employer over the years has made reasonable adjustments to enable me to continue to work albeit in a limited capacity and a specific job role created…

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