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Redundancy pls.help...Do we have grounds to question the process?
I'm currently working in one of the Luxury Hotels in london. I have been working in the company for 23 years. My position is being redundant along side a colleague and good friend who is looking after 2 major F&B operation for the reason that our payroll is amalgamated. I was in this situation early last year with the…
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Redundancy and out sourcing
I have recently been made redundant and after 2 weeks of me leaving i have heard, as i still have internal friends, that the company is looking at out-sourcing my job. So presumably they have now realsied that they need my department as I was a one man band at the time, in marketing, and now they have approached one of my…
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Been given notice today :-(
Hi, I´ve been working for my current employer since April 2008 and I was informed today, that I have to leave since the company is in financial troubles. I´ve got 3 months notice so, officially, my last day will be on 31 March 2010. Obviously, I am very sad about today´s announcement as it´s been not only a job I really…
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ACAS Guideline - Redundancy handling
In the above Guidlines it states, "The drawing up of criteria, however, is not enough to guarantee fair and reasonable selection. Even though the criteria may satisfy the test of objectivity, the selection will still be unfair if they are carelessly or mistakenly applied". Please could someone tell me how robust this…
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am I still selfemployed
I have worked for 20 weeks a year for the passed 5 years for a large govt org.( self employed). In 2008 hmrc assessed me as an employee. I sent assess. letter to employer they ignored it. I sent it again 7 weeks ago by placing it into his hand with a covering letter. I have had no response, They continue to pay me gross,…
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Redundancy looming - Being made easy target
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Being made redundant whilst pregnant Help!!!
Hi I was wondering if you wonderful intelligent people could assist. One of the girls (shall we call X) who works with my mum is pregnant I believe she is 29weeks tomorrow and they have found out this week that they could all be made redundant around Feb time next year. Basically they work in a coffee house which they sub…
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When should i get my Reundancy money
Hi i wonder if u can help. My last day of notice will be this Thursday the 17th. When should i get my redundancy money. As i asked this morning and got told some time next week Thanks
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Redundancy Insurance
I wanted to ask whether anyone has had experience with redundancy insurance, companies which provide such insurance, and any recommendations/ things to look for, or beware of when selecting one. Regards, Mahboob
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redundancy advice for my brother
my brother works for a large retailer who if you watch their adverts make a great point of telling us how ethical they are . he is in charge of the HR dept at their distribution centre . last week they old him they were making him redundant because he couldn't cope with the job . when he started he was just doing a 9-6 day…
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Facing redundancy what am i entitled to ?
43 years old and facing redundancy early to mid 2010 Will walk out with appx 10k redundancy, i have appx 45k in savings offsetting our nortgage and the wife works full time earning around 20k per anum. We have a 17 year old daughter in full time education. I am a complete novice to the benefits system so i have not got a…
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Employment protection/pregnant
Hi everyone, Looking for some advice. A few months ago I took out employment cover just in case!! I have just found out that they are closing my office down next year so I may be made redundant. I am entitiled to my employment cover if I sign on Job seekers allowance. This is where it gets complicated. I am currently 2…
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Made Redundant - What Do I Do Next?
All, advice would be appreciated. Being made redundant and last day is on 7th Jan. If I dont get a job by that date etc what do I do to sign on? Do I have to wait till that date has passed or do I start enquiring now? Who do I phone (and what number / department)? I genuinely haven't got a clue about this, I've worked…
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JSA claim - savings over £5500
Hi. I took redundancy in the summer and am now trying to claim dole. My savings exceed the £5500 maximum allowed by HM Government by about £3000. It looks as though I have to whittle this down to below the government set limit before they will pay me JSA I had been in continuous employment for well over 30 years before my…
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Tax treatment of Share Schemes after redundancy
Apologies if this breaks some forum ettiquette but I agonised over whether to post this in the 'Redundancy' forum or the 'Cutting Tax' forum. I didn't want to miss any eyeballs of people who might know about these things so although I decided on 'cutting tax' can I direct any redundancy experts who know about share schemes…
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Beware of the redundancy tax trap!
There is a very real danger that many people are falling into a tax trap because of the lack of clear information on how the redundacy pay tax system works and the quirks and side effects the system has. I've just saved myself a whopping £13k by spotting the "tax trap", so I guess it's a good time to share ... I mean the…
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cousin survived redundancy but............
hello everyone, the co.where my cousin was working have been carrying out redundacy/restructuring consultation. as per the redundancy criteria she scored better than everyone in her group and hence survived the redundancy, however some some slightly senior position (more pay) in the co became vacant due to voluntary…
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Is there a way to see how financially stable your employer is?
Hello there. Because of the current climate with regards to employment, is there a way to tell how financially secure the company you work for are doing? The company i work for are a Ltd company of less than 100 employees, and because of the lack of work coming in id like to know how much of a shaky peg my job and…
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Gutted! :(
I was made redundant on 14 oct. I made my claim to RPO and today received a response, they said because I hadnt had 2 yrs service I wouldnt qualify for redundancy pay. I started my job on the 22nd Oct 2007. With my weeks notice which I claim for separatly this will bring me to the 21 Oct 2009. 1 DAY!!! I miss by 1 DAY!!…
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Voluntary Redundancy
My current employer has taken a decision to offer voluntary redundancy across the board. I am currently still within my 6 month probation period and was not considering applying as I was unaware I'd receive any compensation and have become settled (as well as I can be) at the moment. However, during a meeting with my…