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Which is the best option please _just accept dismisal on capability or go down the ill health route
I'm about to be dismissed through capability due to ill health and occupational health saying they do not think I am fit to do any job. I am able to retire in March when I am 66. I was advised to apply for ill health retirement. However the process may take 3 to 6 months and given that I can retire in March anyway HR have…
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Redundancy process vs Signing Without Prejudice offer
Hi all After some advice please. I have been told my role is disappearing due to restructuring and I've been told I can go down the redundancy process route and they would give me a 3 months salary deal or I could go down the offer and "Signing Without Prejudice" (WP) route and take 3 months garden leave pay + a 3 months…
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Should I return
I was made redundant in April 2025 after fourteen and a half years service. I was paid my redundancy plus three months extra salary. If I choose to return to the same company, will I have to pay back my redundancy or extra three months salary?
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HR redundancy figures are wildly different from mine.
Hi, I have asked HR for a breakdown of their calculations but in the meantime, am wondering if I am missing something fundamental. I have 16 years service and our policy states 1.5 weeks pay per year. I earn circa £460 per week gross. I have calculated this by multiplying my monthly gross x 12 and then dividing by 52. By…
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Firm wants to ask Government to pay redundancy can I object?
Hello, not me but a friend is currently on "garden leave" having been made redundant. She has worked there for 8 years. Anyway about a month into it and her old boss has emailed saying they have applied to the government for this to be paid by the government directly. The firm is not in receivership (it might be headed…
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Should I receive P45 now even if an ex gratia payment still owing?
Hello, I was made redundant last month. I negotiated a slightly bigger settlement agreement than standard redundancy. We agreed the ex gratia bit of the settlement would be paid in 2 parts, one the end of October (along with my notice period pay and standard redundancy pay), in my final payslip, and the second ex gratia…
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Returning as contractor after redundancy.
I would just like some advice on my situation please. I am about to be made redundant from my position as a manager. I have worked for the company for over 20 years so will be getting full statutory redundancy pay and 3 months PILON. They have decided that they need to save costs and my role as a manager is no longer…
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Questions re possible restructure
Currently in consultation period for a restructure. have worked for 8 years in a band 5 NHS admin role. in the new structure, job descriptions have been completely rewritten and the banding is currently at a band 4. The job will be very different to what I am doing now. There are 6 posts going to 5, all 6 are in scope and…
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Claiming tax back from an Insolvency Service payment
The company my daughter worked for went into administration recently. She had to claim for her unpaid wages via The Insolvency Service. They have made the payment but have deducted 20% income tax. It was only a part-time job, so she never earned enough to pay tax. Will she automatically recieve the overpaid tax back at the…
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Work paid suspended
Hi everyone some advice please as been sent home, suspected for something we were talking at work and a work colleague took it as a racist word towards himself here is the reason We were talking about a village close to where we live and I referred to it as the village won't accept us (as me and him) I was meaning as we…
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2 periods of employment for voluntary redundancy
Morning all, My OH is in the process of negotiating voluntary reundancy, using a no compromise agreement ( had compulsory twice when we were paying a mortgage!) now he's 65, he will take it and hopefully we can stretch the payments til he gets state Pension next November ( he has a pension on ice with Aviva, which we could…
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Insolvency - Holiday Pay
I am in the middle of being made redundant (31st Oct) as my firm are now insolvent, we are currently under consultants and our HR dept have told some staff who have already taken their holiday entitlement for the year that they will owe money back? Is this even possible we have already lost out to only get statutory…
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Voluntary redundancy withdrawal
I have just been told that my employer is withdrawing my voluntary redundancy even though my end of notice date has passed. Can they do this?
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Currently working notice period, building a financial to-do list, what should I consider?
Hi, My redundancy has been recently confirmed. I have a 3 month notice period which ends in December. I am currently compiling a financial to-do list. I am unsure which service providers, lenders, benefits etc. I need to make aware of my situation and whether I need to discuss this with them now or at the end of my notice…
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Settlement Agreement Help
Hi, I'm seeking advice regarding a Settlement Agreement offer. I've been experiencing ongoing issues at work for several months, the most recent being a disciplinary matter. I’ve been asked whether I would consider accepting a settlement agreement instead of proceeding with disciplinary action. While the issue raised isn’t…
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Redundancy payment taxable amount
Hi, I’ve just been made redundant and only 3 years away from retirement. I understand that the first 30k is tax free but unsure what to do about the rest. Someone had mentioned that there may be a way to reduce the amount of tax by possibly opting to put the remaining about into an ISA. Is this right? I could place the…
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Retained by Administrators query
Hi. The company i worked for went into administration on the 28th August. A large portion of the work force were made redundant and issued their CN numbers to claim redundancy and notice from RPS. Myself and 6 others were retained by the administrators. We so far haven't been given any paperwork advising this nor have we…
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Car Allowance - PILON
Hi I am about to take VR and have been told that my car allowance isn't part of my pay. I have been receiving it for 5 years,
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Professional self-protection with an NDA
Hypothetical question... An NDA for a Settlement Agreement prevents disclosing why the employee ceased working for the employer - in order to protect the employer. What clause/schedule/wording can be used in the SA that protects the professional reputation of the employee? Stating that the employee has just 'ceased working…
