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Redundancy & Preferential Treatment Maternity
I currently work for a company that has announced redundancies
for over 200 staff across the UK and has implemented the collective redundancy process. The new structure for our particular office proposes the removal of several
staff at various grades, i.e. office administrators, managers etc to be
replaced by two newly…
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Redundancy pay?- offered a new contract but already have another job
Hello, Hoping for some advice. I was informed at the beginning of July (through a formal redundancy process) that my current contract would not be renewed when it expired on 30th September. I had been in my job for 2.5 years when I was advised of the upcoming redundancy. I set about applying for jobs and was offered a job…
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End of fixed term contract, do employers need to give me redundancy notice?
My fixed term contract states that it is only for a period of a year and that my job is linked to a project that only runs for one year. It ends on 31st August. I am pretty sure that my contract won't be renewed as a recent email implied that my last pay date will be at the end of July. Do my employers have to give me…
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Possible redundancy and alternative job offer
Hi, My partner was advised on Monday by his employer that they will be closing the business (they have another site in another town) and they are looking at possible redundancies. My partner was the manager of the closing branch and there is a manager at the other branch, but obviously only one position available. My…
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Help
Hi there, i have been made redundant recently and I have been offered a job with a new company with the same industry. They do not offer the same services and as one works with domestic customer and the other new build. I wanted to see if that would be classed as a competitor and would affect my redundancy.
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Potential Redundancy but biased scoresheet?
Hello and thanks for helping. I will try and keep this to the point. Been with my company for 4 years, nearly 5. 9 months ago handed in my notice for another job for substantial pay increase. Technical director offered the same pay if I stayed which was an £8000 a year raise. I accepted (regretfully now). Been on furlough…
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Made redundant, worried ..what next ?
Hi all , well unfortunately last Friday I was made redundant I’m an engineer. ive been told I will get my redundancy on 28th and they will pay notice period, I’ve been there 2 years so get over a £1000 and some holiday owed. I’ve never lost my job before... so I’m asking what should I do as I’m worried. Financially it…
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Redundancy pay entitlement when no work offered.
Hi my employer has advised me that they would like me to take unpaid leave they are calling it a Winter Break With no hours .With this in mind I presume I can after 4 weeks apply for redundancy as an option if I wish to as no work likely for most of the Winter I feel I have to be careful on this as if I accept the break…
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Holiday Pay.
Hello everyone. I desperately need advice about Current employment situation. Recently I've received my wages and noticed it is all wrong. The company I work for they have put me on furlough. So I get usual 80%. But they don't pay me 80% as by my contracted hours. They pay me as what I've earned last year. Here's two…
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Contract query
Hi I'm about to be made redundant but noticed this on my newest contract. I have been with the company for 18 years 10 months so I'm going to lose a lot of redundancy if they go off this contract is there anyway of getting my full years or not?
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Made redundant without consultation
Good evening, i have a situation that I am hoping to have some help with. Will keep it as concise as possible: About 85 of us work for a large US retailer who went into bankruptcy during April 2020, filing for chapter 11 in the US. The hearing was scheduled for August 25th 2020. We had anticipated that after the initial 3…
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Is there a timescale in which my ex employer needs to respond to my redundancy appeal hearing?
Ive posted a few times over my redundancy so hopefully keep this quick as just trying to work out if there are official guidelines on timescales I can request or if I am missing any important ACAS deadlines as it drags on - I was made redundant on the 20 August, the same day I submitted my formal appeal request. I had the…
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Notice pay and universal credit
Does notice pay count as earnings for universal credit?
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The Government and Pension Protection Fund are stealing 43 years of my fathers pension investments
Im looking for people who have had any experience dealing with the Pension Protection Fund, they have frozen my fathers pension benefits and now and are expecting to keep over 43 years of his private pension investment because he was not married or have children under 23 in full time education. My father worked for the…
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How many years redundancy am I entitled to?
My employer is discussing redundancy with me. I have been with them for 20 years but in two different roles. I resigned from my first role 5 years ago and have since been in a different role. My service was continuous. Will my redundancy be for 5 or 20 years?
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Is this a fair redundancy selection?
Hi, I found out last week that I’m at risk of redundancy. My office has to go through collective consultation as they’re making half the company redundant so I’m in a pool with other people that shares my job title. We’re going from 4 to 2, however, my line manager who is at risk of losing his job (2 managers are being…
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redundancy payment and child benefit
Someone may be able to help me but I am assuming I already know the answer! When I was made redundant I was paid my notice in lieu, my holiday pay and statutory redundancy (circa £2k). As I have been lucky in getting a new job sorted (although slightly less wages but nevermind - its a good job and stable!) I am technically…
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Unpaid layoff and redundancy rights
Hi all, Myself and over twenty colleagues were recently placed on temporary unpaid layoff (written in contract) after months of being furloughed. It appears we now have three choices: 1- resign now and forfeit any redundancy, 2- sit it out and continue without any income indefinitely, or 3- as employees we have the right…
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**Redudant in July - new job offer in Sept**
Hello, My brain is currently frazzled at the moment. I was made redundant 31st July. In my letter from HR, it states that if no alternative employment can be sourced by this date, this would be my termination date....receive redundancy money etc etc + 12 weeks notice pay. The same company has now offered a new role (14th…
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Notice pay and universal credits
Hi, I got made redundant in March my work shut down and are going through a cva. I recieved my first Universal credit payment at the end of June. I was given some redundancy from the redundancy payment office in June. I managed to get a job and began last week, im due to be paid in 3 weeks. Its part time, my son now…
