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Redundancy & redundancy planning

Archives for January 2020

Garden Leave
Hi I’ve got 8 days left of my consultation. There are no alternative options. Can I ask to be put on garden leave for the remainder of my consultation period. Thanks
How to find CN number from a business that has been dissolved on Companies House?
The business i worked for has just been listed as dissolved on Companies House. How do I obtain a CN number to enable me to claim statutory redundancy when i don't know if an insolvency practitioner was involved?
Suitable alternative role
Hello there, a long term lurker and occasional poster in the forums :beer: I have a bit of a conundrum and was wondering if any of you kind folks might be able to offer me some advice/ help..... I was put at risk of redundancy in December of last year as essentially the job I was doing would be absorbed into another…
Paying redundancy into pension
Hi I'm currently going through redundancy after over 20 years service. I'm aware the first £30k will be paid tax free, but any money over that will be taxed. The HR rep running the consultation mentioned I would have the option of putting money into my Final Pay pension in a way that will reduce the tax being paid on the…
Overpaid Redundacny Payment
My ex-employer has overpaid my redundancy payment, do I have to pay it (the difference) back?
Consultation advice
Hi all Long story short.... I was on a secondment for 12 months, they have no headcount to make the role permanent. 24 hours later I am now at risk of redundancy as my old role no longer exists. My question is, do I have to attend my consultation meeting? This is a very difficult time. Thank you
Has anyone successfully received a Protective Award paid for by the Insolvency Service?
Has anyone successfully received a Protective Award from the Insolvency Service fund following a tribunal judgement? How long did it take? The company I was working for in early 2018 went into administration and we were all made redundant the same day. We made a claim with the employment tribunal on grounds that the…
Unfair/Constructive Dismissal
I need some advice please. My employer has recently let me go and I am totally confused about the whole situation. I was a company director and back in November I was informed by the business owners that they were demoting me from Managing Director to Sales Director and bringing in a business consultant who would basically…
Unfair Dismissal
Hi, I was recently dismissed from my job for gross misconduct (health & safety) Misconduct: 1) Selling out of date drink (Innocent juices) On one instance a out of date(1 day) bottle was found on shelf by operation manager. (None were sold, no complain from any customer) It was very busy day at shop and we were like always…
Redundant: what are my rights within the same company
In November I was made redundant from my position I was offered another job within the same company doing a different role However I keep being asked to ‘ help’ do my old job The reason for redundancy was a company re structure and apparently the team managers could take on the jobs and roles of those being made redundant…
Role has Reduced
Hi All, I've been in my role for almost 4 years, however I can't help but feel it's surplus to requirements. Virtually the entire year goes by with no interaction with my boss except at the end of the year when I get my obligatory bad review, although this year my rating improved to "consistently strong" but my boss said…
Being made redundant and panicking about Universal Credit
Hi all... Please be kind , I’m feeling very fragile :( My employer is making company wide redundancies and I’m affected along with other colleagues. I’m currently on long term sick for ME. I’ve had this condition for over 15 years and I’m struggling to keep the symptoms at bay . I suffer awful fatigue daily and I’m in…
Redundant with no notice or pay and still waiting on wages
My employer of two years has been having financial difficulties for a few months and told me right after New Years that he can't afford to employ me anymore and to not go back to work. I wasn't given any notice or notice pay. Due to the mentioned financial difficulties, I am also still awaiting my December wages and some…
Redundancy date change
Hi all, I was told back in Feb 2018 that my company would be closing the factory on Jan 31st 20, they gave us our redundancy letters containing our monetary figures and a redundancy date of 31st Jan 2020. Then in May 2019 they told us this was to be extended to 31st July 2020 and again received letters with revised figures…
False Redundancy?
Never been active here but have been stalking you lot for many years and some of you seem like clever people so here goes. Wondering if you could share your thoughts? Got told that my role (Warehouse Supervisor) is being made redundant due to some restructuring. Also got told that there would instead be a Logistics Team…
Employer Pens Cont on Redundancy?
Hi I am likely to be made redundant soon with a payout of approximately £115k. I will be putting a fair proportion of this into my DC pension. My employer currently pays 10% of salary into my pension (and I pay 2%). However do you know if my employer has to pay the 10% of my redundancy payment into my pension? Thanks
Goods in lieu of wages
Hi I was working for a telesales company until the end of November, when I got a text the day before payday saying there was no money and we would not be getting paid. Had been there 3mnths, they owed me about £1100. Went in to see them, was given £100 direct transfer (which they reported to HMRC) and was told I could keep…
I was redundant then I wasen't
Hello. I have a hypothetical question. The company I used to work for was being taken over about 5 years ago which lead to restructuring and redundancies. I was about to be made redundant and knew the package I was going to get and leaving date, which actually suited me at the time because it meant that I would be getting…
Made redundant but pensions not paid.
Hi all I was made redundant on 13/12/2019. Although there are a lot of small details associated with that, I'll not cover those at this time. I took redundancy because I knew that the company had been struggling for some time and I preferred to get out with a chance of being paid before they potentially went under. I have…
Redundancy coming up - not sure if lawful
I have worked for the same small clinic for 5 years, its just me and one other girl who job shares with me (16h each) we have two bosses both extremely naive about employment law. (i.e I had to arrange my own pension and maternity leave/pay and explain it all to them.) they have this clinic and another based elsewhere that…

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