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voluntary redundancy?
Hi, The company that my wife works for is relocating to over 100 miles away, they have opened a new branch and have been in the process of transferring all the work across. Initially everyone was told that this would be an additional branch, but it was quite obvious that her branch was to go. She has now been given notice…
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Made redudant / any free training courses ?
Can someone please tell me if their are any free training courses i can do, since i've just been made redundant after 10 years service :( .? basically about 3 hours ago :( :( so i'm really depressed at the moment. Seems like their are more jobless than jobs these days. so i feel i need to re-train to gain in the long term.…
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Redundant - What happens next???
I am a regular poster on these boards but need to keep my identity hidden for the moment. My husband had a meeting with his works last week and they were told that one of the staff members would have to be made redundant as they were just not making enough money to carry all the staff. This morning, he has received a…
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Not told about Voluntary Redundancy option.
Just wanted to know a bit more about Voluntary Redundancies. Basically my employer has asked everyone at work if they would like to volunteer for redundancy, however some of us were not working on the day that the meeting took place. Apparently they are only giving employees 7 days in which to "express an interest".…
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Voluntary Severance Advice
Hi all Just looking for some advice before i head into a meeting with HR this week regarding the Voluntary Severance scheme i previously expressed an interest in. Does anyone have any tips for any questions to ask or specific things to note down? I posted details of the scheme…
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Is this allowed?
Hi hopefully you can answer this for me. We were recently brought out by a larger company and they have decided to close our office down so redundancies have been given to 16 of us. No all of my colleagues have been given a finishing date of the 30th of April however I am the only one to have been told my last day is 5th…
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will a company offer redundancy if im off sick and they want to get rid of me?
i work for a bank and im wondering if im signed off sick whether a company will offer redundancy to get rid of you. i was signed off with stress and have had problems with the company before after taking a manager to a hearing for bullying. since then ive had a feeling they may get rid of me i was moved to a new branch and…
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A case for Constructive Dismissal?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I work for a very large employer, which placed 3 of its contact centre sites on a 90 day consultation at the end of January with closures planned for the end of April. After numerous meetings it was decided that all 3 sites would close, one in April and the other 2 (including ours)…
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Redundancy: were we consulted? and various other problems
This is my first post so please be gentle with me! I work for a local authority and have done for 4 years on a permanent 28 hours a week contract. Just before Christmas we were all taken into a room and told that our LA were having to make significant savings, my Head of Service produced a new departmental structure that…
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Changed from f/t to p/t 2 years ago does this affect redundancy pay?
Hello all, My sister is being made redundant next month after working for her employers for 5 and a half years. She changed from full time to part time hours 2 years ago when her daughter was born and was told by a colleague today that the company should calculate her redundancy based on 3.5 years at f/t and then the…
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Notice Period in New Tax Year
Need help please! I am in the process of being made redundant. My notice period is being paid over 3 months of which 2 are in the new tax year. I am not going to work for the following 12 months so I will be under the taxable threshold i think??!! Can i claim the tax back? If so at what stage can i do this please?
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made to work notice and treated bad
Last sep got a hr1 form and put on 90 days notice. Was told i would be let go on dec 1st. i went trhough all the meetings and was told that i would be going along with 50 other men. At the same time the company gave notice that it was going to change all weekly paid contracts and gave 90 days notice , it said after that it…
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Incomes JSA and savings?
Hi My short term appointment at work was terminated recently as there was no work for me, so I signed on - I'll get income based JSA. I have approx £9k of savings, which will mean I'll lose some of my benefit (£12 a week?), which I have no problem with (ok, I do, but that's for any other time!) Here's the problem: I…
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Company closing but no date given, lease expiring though?
Hi last week Monday we were advised the company may close down but there was an inidvcation when however the lease on the building is up soon so i guess it may the same time i ask this, we are in consultation mode at the moment and im not going to apply for the new position elsewhere because its much too far and with much…
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unfair redundnacy notice?
Hi, The firm my freind works for are saying his job is being made redundant, he is a driver/labourer,packer. However, other people in his section have not had this notice, and deliveries have to be made every day. He thinks this is unfair...one other person has had a job created within packing becuase his machine no longer…
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help!!!
on wed 3 feb (my day off) i recived a call from my boss to say i was being made redundant as of then. On thursday (11th) i recived a letter telling me as of the 2nd he was ceasing trading and there was no job for me. I have been to the job centre and my first sign on day is the 22nd. i have all my forms for insurance…
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Redunacy
Right here it goes, I have been given my redunancy notice 3 weeks ago, I have been off work due to an absess since last thursday till yesterday, when my car broke down today going to work (sods law) now either way my boss still wants me to go in, (I have no problem with that) however the only chance i have getting there…
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Insolvent company - redundancy payments
Ok here goes, I have been made redundant along with the rest of the company by the bank placing the company into administration - mI have claimed payments from the government backed scheme - however I had a contract that ensured 6 months notice period the administrators are saying that this is not relevant and that i…
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Pushed out?
I am currently facing redundancy. I have been working as a security guard for 5 years at my current job. We have had a shift that has remained uncovered for 2 years now, it is usually covered by relief officers. Just recently another guard from a site that closed down was given the spare shift at my site, even though cuts…
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Help and Advice needed..just made redundant
HI all MSE's, today i found out that i am not coming back to work, i have been made redundant for the first time in my life, i had only3/4 hours notice. I have been in continuos employment at this place for 21 months, I havent recieved any notice and i dont even have a contract of employment! can anyone tell me where i…