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Handed Notice in weeks before Covid-19 outbreak
I don’t know if anyone can help with this and apologies if it’s in the wrong thread subject; Mid-January I handed my notice in with work as end of May I was due to be moving to Canada on a 2 year working holiday visa and I thought it would be the ‘done thing’ to let work know in reasonable time, of my plans, so I gave them…
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Redundancy not because of Coronavirus
My wife is going to be made redundant tomorrow but not because of the Coronavirus. The consultation period was only started 4 weeks ago so before everything kicked of Coronavirus. She has only been with company for 19 months so doesn't qualify for any redundancy payout. However the company have given her another months…
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New job offer from current company withdrawn during redundancy notice period - what now?
I was made redundant in February with 12 weeks notice ending in May (due to length of service). During the notice period I was offered a new job with the same company and was due to start that role this week. They have now withdrawn the offer of the new role, so what happens now? Do I go back to the original notice period…
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How much notice must I give to access the company redundancy policy?
Some say I'm being too over cautious but I'm just trying to plan for the worse case scenario. As the COVID19 started to become more and more prominent in the media myself and other colleagues in the office, Started wondering about the future of our business and what would happen if things went south. We discussed our…
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Redundancy and New job delayed
Made redundant as of 31st March (not due to Covid-19) . I have managed to find a new job and due to start induction course (with the new company) on 6th April. Once induction is completed have been told it could be up to 3 months before I actually get to start due to covid-19, am I entitled to wages?
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Insolvency/Redundancy and a Mix of Contracted and Uncontracted Hours
HI All. Hoping you're all doing ok. I understand everyone will have their own anxieties but I'd be really grateful for some advice for my daughter.My daughter is a Teacher in the UK for students from oversees of English (TEFL). She is contracted for 20hrs a week and works another 10-15 every week uncontracted. She works in…
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Furlough and then possible redundancy
A few of us have been furloughed in our company until June, and there is a chance our department may be shut down altogether thereafter. The company hasn't said so in so many words, but we haven't been very busy for the last few months anyway and its mostly people in that division that are on furlough. What happens in this…
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furlough - getting called back?
I got placed on Furlough this week for 3 months. Although disappointed I'm ok with it. My company seems a bit of a mess and is panicking. They don't seem to know what they are doing. There is talk of potentially being asked to come back in a few weeks/months if things improve. Where do I stand with this, as this doesn't…
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Redundancy agreement question
Hi, If you were made redundant and the agreement said you can't tell people you've been made redundant once it's been signed etc but you told everyone way before you signed the agreement and then they ask you about it, what do you do? Also, what happens if you send a goodbye email to colleagues, so they know you're leaving…
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Can I request Furlough
Hi, my wife is 27 weeks pregnant and I’m scared of going into work and possibly catching virus and bringing it home with me. My work knows this but have not done anything to accommodate or help. I’m a machinist so can’t work from home, they have marked out tape areas around machines but we still have to share toilets,…
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Agency Workers Rights. Laid Off. Coronavirus.
I'm an agency worker and have had my assignment terminated as the hiring company reduced production due to the Coronavirus impact. Do I have any rights as an agency worker regarding being able to be put on furlough by my agency as I am still currently on retention with them for any future work? Has anyone else gone through…
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Furlough agreement wording query
Hi all So my employers have sent me an email with a furlough agreement. No surprise, i work from home and our industry has ground to a hlat. I've enclosed the wording below. Point 4 in bold is the bit that i'm querying as to me it reads like once signed, they are trying to get themselves out of the traditional redundancy…
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Made redundant, no consultation - advice needed
I'd been employed with my company for 2yrs and 11months. On Feb 10th I started a sabbatical, due back to work 1st June. On 10th March I had an email asking me to go into the office the next day (no reason given as to why), which I was unable to do as I had prior family commitments. On 12th March I received a phone call…
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Made redundant today after 32 years
Sadly today i have been made redundant after over 30 years, I was intially offered a job within the company 90 mile round trip from my house, presently i am 2 miles from the site, I asked about cost towards fuel, travel time etc and was told no extra was offered. I am in the union and they have said that this offer is…
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Contract change - furloughing confused
I and a number of others at my workplace have been 'furloughed' and I've been provided with a contract to sign. I'm a bit confused as to how reasonable it is? It: Confirms I'll receive no more or less that 80% of wages. The company will cover it, but if it turns out for any reason that the amount they can get is less, it…
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I was told I would be redundant in June, now they want to extend the date.. Can they?
Hello, I was wondering if anyone is able to offer some advise. I work at a large organisation, in February we were told individually (verbally) that our teams function was being moved to India at the end of June. If we could not find a role internally we would be offered a severance package. The business has asked us to…
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Furlough website not even up and running?
My employer gave us this option yesterday basically because things are a bit quiet so a few being off would give other workers a bit more to do. So me being in an at-risk group I took him up on the offer. When it came to put it through though he discovered the website is not even up and running so he scrapped that idea in…
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Girlfriend temporarily laid off AFTER 80% wage announcement
My girlfriend just found out she's been temporarily laid off, despite the government's wage announcement. I feel like I know what the answer is going to be but is there anything that can be done about it?Is there any reason anyone can think of why they've done this especically considering it's only a temporary lay off due…
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Can my employers refuse to furlough ?
About 30 seconds before Boris started talking tonight, i received an email from my hr department, a smaller version of eg Addison Lee. (Drivers pay rent to work with us therefore no work, less drivers paying rent, less income.. i've worked there 6 plus years) "It is with regret I have to write this letter, but as all of…
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Laid Off on Maternity Leave
Hello, I have been employed by a small family run B&B for about 12 years. Last year I went on maternity leave on the 1st July and was receiving my Statatory Maternity Pay without any problems - in fact I was getting more due to a tax refund! I was due to come back to work on the 13th April (the 40th week, so when the SMP…
