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Redundancy & redundancy planning

Archives for February 2021

Redundancy and Protective Award
Hi, I was hoping if you would be so kind as to give me some advice if you can. I have surfed, contacted ACAS, CAB and more but each time I’m being told that they can’t advise me on what I’m asking. Basically, I was made redundant on 12/02/‘21 and I definitely fall in the bracket of claiming a Protective Award. My queries…
Redundancy and 30 hours free childcare
Hi there, I've recently been made redundant and my contract ended a couple of weeks ago, and I've got a child in nursery part time using the 30 hours free childcare offer. I'm confused about what I need to do about this and what my options are now. Key questions are: * Do I need to immediately tell the nursery/HMRC/the…
Unfair pooling and actions
I have currently been selected to be tupe into an out sourcer and I am currently in quite a heated confrontation with my current HR team. Now I am challenging the decision as I am a manager who looks after the team and does general high level activities. The job being offered is of a business analyst/developer role and I…
Can an employer make permanent employees redundant and offer role to FTC employee?
Our consultation has just begun. There are 40 identical roles in what will be 32 available roles - so 8 redundancies. Of the 40, 8 are Fixed Term Contractors. From what I understand, they will be offered one of the 32 permanent roles. As part of consultation we were asked if we knew how to avoid redundancies. The above…
Furlough Scheme
Can somebody clear something up for me .If you put on furlough scheme as it stands you are not to work for your employer while scheme is running ,and if they ask you to you shouldn’t and in your rights do refuse. I ask this as they ask me to work. Is there another furlough called Flexi furlough that allows employers to…
Lieu of Notice / Cmpany Car
Hi Does anyone know or have expereince of being made redundant where I have been given 3-months salary in lieu of notice and so wondered whether I am by right allowed to keep my company car as my company has not offered any compensation for returning my car on 31st March instead of after the 3-month notice priod
Employment rights
My employer has created a freelance employment contract and will discontinued with my PAYE contract once the furlough scheme ends. My PAYE contract will end and I will be working as self employed with no redundancy pay out. I had to sign this alternative contract otherwise I will have nothing. Is this legal and can my…
Made redundant on furlough
My sister in law has been made redundant whilst on furlough. She is expected to leave work on the 1st April. Here’s the part that confuses me - her employer have said she is not allowed to look for, nor apply for another job during this period otherwise she may have to “pay the furlough money back”. this sounds totally…
Help
My partner has been pulled in for his performance review for 2020. The has scored a 1 even though he has met all of his targets and the reason give was your emails are to long. He requested a grievance given he has done much more work that his role required and at no time in 2020 was his performance highlighted or…
Redundancy & Benefits
Morning All, Appologies if this has been asked, I have tried to search but seem to be going around in circles. I have 2 questions. I was made redunant last Friday (Friday 12th February) as the company I worked for went into administartion. The appointed administartors told us we needed to apply for Job Seekers allowance or…
Redundant in April
I am being made redundant on April 9th, I’m 53 with 35 years service, my payout I am considering taking the £30k tax free and paying the remainder into my pension, if I do this is it tax free as someone has said. If I take any over £30k does it go against next years earnings as someone has said the first £12k is tax free…
Employment Tribunal where the Respondent fails to submit an evidence bundle
This discussion was created from comments split from: Redundancy and tribunal judgement.
55 and out of work
I have recently been made redundant. At 55 years old and from a niche background it will be difficult to get a role in these market conditions. I will have cash assets of c.£200,000 once my payoff is received. I also have a pension pot of £380,000. My mortgage is £230,000 on a property valued at £430,000 with a monthly…
Redundancy and long term ill health
I have been signed off with ill health since feb 2020. I have now been advised my team are being made redundant. I have exhausted statutory sick pay and have received no salary since September 2020. 1 How will my redundancy pay be calculated, will I not get any because I am not receiving any salary? Also my contract does…
Redundancy/Early Release Query
Good Morning, I have had my 2nd and final consultation this morning regarding redundancy, i have been at the company 3.5 years, so i have 3 weeks notice period to do, and will have accrued 5 day holiday to be paid in part of notice period, I've been told my redundancy will take effect from 5.3.21. My redundancy will be…
Redundant March 21'
Quite a shock, though not totally surprising. I'll be redundant end of March, that's pension cont's almost gone, unless I find work. Approx 12 mths part time redundancy payment to be received. What is sensible way forward , I have M.S. 10years (not wheelchair yet) though did drop from full to part time dues to hospital…
Notice / Redundancy
Hi all, I'm not actually at threat of redundancy (thankfully) at the moment but wanted to double check my understanding on it, I was asked to sign a new contract last year after being repositioned in the company, i now have a 12 month notice period and around 8 years of continous employment with them. If they do look at…
Furloughed on 20% told to work full time for notice period
Hi all, I have been on furlough since April last year. My employer has regularly tried to 'encourage me' to complete work in my own time, outside my paid 20% in order to get the work completed. I have recently been told, without consultation or any real explanation beyond 'cost saving' that I am to be made redundant at the…
Outsourcing & Redundancy
Hi, I just wanted to ask if my role is now going to be outsourced to multiple external suppliers does that give my employer a reason to make me redundant even though my role technically still exists? Thanks
Redundancy Confirmed - Negotiation Points
Hi folks, Had my redundancy confirmed verbally last week and should get it in writing soon and a formal meeting to confirm also. In terms of any negotiation points now to maximise my benefit, what are the points I should try negotiating on? BTW, I have a new job to go to and they would be happy for me to start in a month…

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