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Voluntary Redundancy
I work, and am paid, term time only and receive 5.6 weeks holiday pay in August. I have been with my employer for 6 years. They have asked me to consider voluntary redundancy. The offer I have been made is the statutory requirement plus 70p which they propose to pay along with my holiday pay in August. Should I not still…
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PILON and tax
I'm being made redundant at the end of July and will be receiving my PILON plus a payment for holidays owed at the end of August. As this gross payment is the equivalent of approx 3 times my normal monthly wage, how will the tax be deducted? Will it be deducted on the assumption that this is my regular monthly amount,…
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Employee rights
I was wondering if it is illegal to be asked to leave my employment by my employer (not made redundant) for a lump sum of money (good will gesture) significantly less than my legal redundancy entitlement
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Does the date I am paid redundancy affect accrued holiday entitlement?
Hi all, If I am made redundant on the 3rd August, but my redundancy pay won't be paid to me until the 28th August (normal pay day cycle), am I entitled to accrued holiday between those dates? Does having a PILON clause affect this (or is this indipendant of a PILON clause)? Thank you
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Company car and redundancy pay
Does anyone happen to know if having a company car adds any value to a redundancy package? I can't seem to find any information if the benefits in kind is added to the standard years work + holiday pay. Thanks in advance
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Can redundancy be capped at less than 20 years
Can redundancy be capped at less than 20 years,for example if I have worked 18 years for my current employer and my contract says redundancy is capped at 12 weeks pay is that correct? Can an employer cap the redundancy that low? Thanks in advance for any answers
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Should I accept?
Hi all i have been on furlough since March and lost around £2500 from the scheme in reductions. I have worked at said company for 7 years and during this time have built up the customer service team, originally it was just myself but as the company grew I became the Manager of the team of myself and 2 others, expecting to…
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Do they need to tell me their criteria?
Asking on behalf of my friend. She’s the only one of the team being made redundant. She does admin for the team and reduced workload meant she got the push to save the team money. She’s confused to the whole process and so am I. She’s not been coping with lockdown and generally life since Jan and went of with stress after…
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Is 10 month salary a good deal for VR?
I know it can be a personal choice and everyone circumstances is different but as a rule of thumb, is 10 months salary a good deal for VR? And how does my age (state pension in Feb 2022) have impact on whether to take it or not? I only have 19 qualify yrs and 19 yrs in final salary pension, so I might not able to retire at…
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Can an employer lie about how many people they are making redundant?
Hi everyone, I've just found out that I'm being made redundant at the end of the month. I have worked for the company for less than two years and am currently on furlough. I haven't accepted anything yet as I want to know if there will be a 30-day consultation period if there are more than 20 people being made redundant. I…
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Redundancy Advice (Long story)
Hi all, thanks in advance for any feedback. First off, i have only been at my company since March 2019 ( so not the 2 years i keep hearing about) I work for a big oil company, when i started Manager "A" recruited me, however a month later i was told i was being moved to a different site, which was 120 mile round trip,…
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Imposed backdated holiday during notice period
Having accepted redundancy, I calculated I had leave to be paid as I hadn't taken as well as my 12 weeks notice period. My calculation was queried and reduced as they told me I had taken it. I was asked during furlough to take holiday, but was only given less than a week to take 3 weeks off, as others had been allowed to…
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How to play this
Hi, currently going through the redundancy process and it looks like the writing is on the wall for me. Will try and outline the facts. Consultation period of 30 days began yesterday, which was my first day back after 112 days on furlough. - 2 others in my department (same job title) 1 brought back 2 months ago 1 brought…
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Redundancy consultation, what to expect?
My company are doing redundancy consultations with all staff. I've never gone through this experience. I understand that I would be suitable for one of the few remaining jobs but don't know who else would go for it. The remaining jobs will not be the same as they will have to combine roles no longer in place. What should I…
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Is 10 month salary a good deal for VR?
I know it can be a personal choice and everyone circumstances is different but as a rule of thumb, is 10 months salary a good deal for VR? And how does my age (state pension in Feb 2022) have impact on whether to take it or not? I only have 19 qualify yrs and 19 yrs in final salary pension, so I might not able to retire at…
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One pool redundancy
Hi I am new to the forum so please go easy. I am looking for some advice on my redundancy situation. I have been told that I am in a redundancy pool for one and I am not sure if this is correct? I have been with my employer for 9 years and 8 months and my job title is logistics branch manager (recruitment), I have been…
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Redundancy - being asked to sign contract of employment as never had one....why?
My husband has worked for his employer for 15 years and has never had a formal written contract of employment, just a one page letter of introduction to the company received on day one which just specified rate of pay and basic hours. He has just learnt that he is going to be made redundant (we knew it was on the cards)…
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Redundancy-Length of service
Here is the situation.... An employee has worked for company A for 7 years then resigns from the position to work at company B, 3 months later is rehired at company A for 2 years until present. Redundancy is based on 'last in, first out'. For the purpose of selection for redundancy has the worker got 9 years service or 2…
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Colleagues informed of MY redundancy before me
A friend of mine is going through the redundancy consultation process with a final meeting next week, but they've been contacted by a colleague wishing them well for the future. It seems a senior manager mentioned my friend was being made redundant, this has since been confirmed by HR. Does this breach in confidentiality…
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Voluntary Severance Offered, but second phase of cost savings mean Statutory Redundancy
I work for a company and there is currently a program of redundancies and other cost saving measures in place that will span over 4 months, in 2 phases. Phase 1 has started now and we are 10 days into the 45 day consultation period There is around 150 staff currently at risk of redundancy with around 100 that will be made…
