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Company being liquidated - will I get redundancy pay?
I'm after some advice please. I work as the only employee in a small company. Since lockdowns started last year, our workload has plummeted and I've been on furlough for the last few months as we've had no projects coming in. Today my boss told me that the company will most likely be liquidated in the near future. I'm…
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What happens when a business is sold
I'm curious to know what happens to redundancy payment if the employer you are working for decides to sell the business? Does the new employer take on the exact same contract? Including the service an employee has given over X number of years? If the new employer decides to have a reshuffle is there anyway they could avoid…
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Unemployment Insurance
Hi, I have for years paid for income protection insurance in the event if sickness, injury or redundancy. I have thankfully never claimed. My provider circa 6 months ago increased the premium by about 30% due to the effects of Covid 19. I have now had a letter stating that they increasing the premium again, this time by a…
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Employment Start Date - Redundancy
Hi, I’m being made redundant at my place of work. I’m just wondering about the start date. When I joined the company my first 6 weeks were as temp agency staff while they awaited sign off from head office for a permanent position. On my redundancy it has my start date with the company from when the permanent position was…
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Unemployment and Sickness Cover
Just received a letter from the company I have my redundancy / unemployment cover with and they have increased my payment by over 50%. I have never claimed but they are saying that this is due to increased claims during the pandemic. Has this happened to anyone else? No companies seem to be giving this type of cover at the…
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Advice on 'Voluntary Redundancy '
My husband reached retirement age recently and has been furloughed since December. He was asked to attend a meeting to talk about redundancy . We have found out that an apprentice has been employed and is doing my husband's job. Also he signed a letter agreeing to be furloughed until the end of June but they now want to…
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Redundancy
I have been made redundant on 5th April 2021, but not paid until 20th April. My P45 is dated 5th April. As I didn’t receive the final salary including my redundancy money until 20th April, is my tax liability in 2021/2022 or 2020/2021?
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When and who can I take a new job with?
My employer issued me with a redundancy notice which is up tomorrow. They have asked me if I would like to stay on an extra three weeks as there is a possibility of a deal with a new owner (the company name is remaining the same) who will take on all the staff. I have been told that if I take my redundancy I cannot apply…
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low cost legal advice
Does anyone have any experience of the low cost legal advice people or know of any. There are a few online companies who claim to charge 'just' £50 ph I cannot get through to CAB, they are too busy I was too late to join the union Its not in my insurance I need more than the free 1/2 hour etc. I have a serious issue over…
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fit for work not fit to go in to work
i have been trying to get reasonable adjustments at work to allow me to go in to work due to a disability. despite two OH reports none have been made. I have been told that I am not getting paid now and if I want SSP I need to get a doctors fit note. I have raised a grievance and was not upheld. I have offered to work from…
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first gazette notice for compulsory strike-off
The company I work for has had a first gazette notice for compulsory strike-off ..... What are our employee rights for redundancy and holiday pay etc if they get struck off and dissolved? All help appreciated thank you.
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End of furlough
What do you think will happen after furlough? Exciting times and redundancies....
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Starting new job whilst on notice period following redundancy.
Hi, I was recently made redundant by my employer. I had been on furlough since January. The reason for the redundancy is that there isn't enough work available for the amount of staff working at the company. As expected, I was made redundant and I have 6 weeks notice period, however, the manager has not stated in any…
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Retention Bonus help
Hi I need help i'm working at a factory at the moment with the potential of 75 redundancies the company has approximately 493 employees across the uk we have been asked to come up with a Retention Bonus in the aim of keeping key/skilled workers till the end of factory closure. The company have not not put forward a offer…
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Furloughed by a company in profit
I was furloughed a few days after my large global company announced good profits and paid shared profit bonuses to all employees including me. months later, the company is still making large profits. Should they be paying the government's money back?
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Acquisition & Redundancy Assistance
Morning all, My company was recently acquired by another - no issues there. We are/have been TUPE across on the same terms, however, I have been engaged to apply for a different job, and it's been angled as a promotion. Firstly, I'm not sure it is, but secondly, a big proportion of the reason this process is underway is…
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Should I pay taxable redundancy cash into pension?
I will shortly receive a redundancy payment of around £42000.00. My employer does not give the option of transferring the taxable element of the redundancy payment into my pension. At the moment I have a small pension pot of £11952.00 which was operated and paid into by my employer but their contributions end on redundancy…
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Redundancy & Employee loan
Hi all, I had an employee loan from my employer that was set to run for 3 years. I was made redundant in Sept 2020 and after the consultancy period, the company said that whatever redundancy pay i would receive would have to be used to repay the balance of a loan the company had provided. I had paid more than half of the…
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Being redundant from employment but still registered as self-employed
Good afternoon. Hope you can help me with my situation. I'm due to be made redundant end of June or July after my company went into administration. I'm due to receive my outstanding holiday pay from the company and my final work month pay as well. I was advised that they will not pay notice pay and statutory redundancy pay…
