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Questions in redundancy consultation
Please can anybody advise? I have just completed my first redundancy consultation and have the only role in this particular department. I asked the question if there were any other roles at risk of redundancy in other departments, but they refused to answer this - saying it does not concern me. As the consultation was…
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Furlough, notice period and salary sacrifice pension
Hi. Hoping someone can explain this to me. I've been made redundant and am being kept on furlough for the duration of my 12 week notice period. What happens about my salary sacrifice pension? My employer has not made any contributions to my pension during my furlogh period and will be topping up my furlough to 100% during…
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2 year rule for Temporary Workers causing me to lose my job!
I'm a temporary worker hired on a PAYE basis through a well-known employment agency. My contact at the same client has been running for just under 2 years and to my surprise I recently found out that the company will not extend my contract again because they are concerned about a UK law which entitles me to claim a…
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Redundancy and Child Benefit Question
Hello I just wondered if anyone can help... I was recently made redundant following mat leave. If a redundancy payment was over £50k would this mean I should opt to not claim Child Benefit. I know that the first portion of the redundancy payment was tax free but I am unsure as to how this translates into claiming child…
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Redundancy and SMP lump sum
Has anyone had their statutory maternity paid as a lump sum along with redundancy pay? Trying to work out how much national insurance I will be paying on total of ahout 8k??
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Advice desperately needed
Good evening, I hope someone can help me, basically I was on holiday this week and had a message to call my manager which I did, he asked if I would be interested in voluntary redundancy, I said no straight away as knew I would only be entitled to approx 10,000, however various other members of staff messaged me and were…
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Sick during notice period
Hi, I’m currently furloughed and getting made redundant. I will have to go back to work to work 5 weeks notice, however I suffer from depression and face going back for the 6 weeks, am I allowed to go sick and would I be entitled to full pay as usually if I’m off sick I only get SSP.
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Job at risk!
When an employer makes a managers position redundant can that same manger be offered an alternative lower position within the company at the expense of another employee being made redundant, even if that employee’s position hasn’t been made redundant?
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Employer trying to change my notice period for redundancy payment, advice pls??!!
I have been employed since 2013 but unfortunately have now been made redundant. In December 2019 I signed a new contract as I was promoted. In this contract it states the following at the beginning “Under the Employment Rights Act your period of continuous employment commenced on the date you join the company, namely 5th…
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Redundancy or Reduced Hours
I have been working full time for my company for over five years and have been on furlough since 1st April. This coming Friday I have a meeting at work with my two directors. Originally casually over the phone termed as "a meeting to discuss your options" but I have subsequently received an official letter stating that…
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Covid Redundancy Questions
Hi all. My workplace had to close due to Covid, and is still not in a position to be able to reopen. I am currently furloughed, but I have been informally told by my employer that unless the situation changes, I am going to be made redundant when the furlough scheme winds down. Whether that will be August, September or…
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Redundancy calculated on furlough pay?
I am on furlough and under consultation for redundancy. In the latest communication they have stated that SRP will be calculated on the 80% furlough wage and not my full wage - is this allowed? I am also concerned that the company have changed ownership during my employment - will my total years service be used in the…
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Redundancy Consultation
I am at risk of redundancy and in the consultation process, my company has proposed to reduce headcount in our team from 2 to 1. The other person has accepted an alternative job in another department and started that job. I assume that neither of us are going to be made redundant and I’m safe as the one left over. But I’m…
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Redundancy Garden Leave instead of PILON
My husband was put under consultation in February and was due to have his final consultation meeting prior to lockdown. His company chose to pause the consultation rather than finalise it and furloughed him instead. Prior to the pause his company had indicated verbally, during consultation meetings, that he would receive…
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Redundancy pay if taking other employment whilst furloughed
I am currently furloughed pending redundancy in August. I know I am allowed to take other employment whilst furloughed but if I did find another job before the redundancy date, would I lose my payout? * note * I would still be available to work for my existing employer with their 48 hour notice policy, (although I 100%…
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Overtime and Holiday Pay Due
Hi, Me and my colleagues have all been made redundant and are fighting to get extra hours worked and annual leave paid. We all have weekly hour contracts but is classed as flexi-time as we could work more or less hours each week. Before lockdown a few of us had extra hours but are now fighting to get all these hours paid.…
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Gardening Leave & Redundancy
My brother in law was on Furlough due to Government advice (letter received due to asthma) and during this period he was contacted by his works regards a change in his contract and role. He would be drop down the ladder, less money and change in hours. He's been at the same Company for 14 years. They are stating that in a…
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Calculating redundancy when Employer changed PAYE reference
Hello, I have a question that I cannot find answered on any site. I am being made redundant and my employer has calculated my redundancy payment. This figure is different to the one I calculated. He has my start date as 2006 while I have 2003 - I have kept all my P60s and Pay slips. Here's where I get muddled. During the…
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Redundancy and tax
I may be being made redundant shortly and know that £30k of redundancy pay is tax free. I am a basic rate tax payer but will i incur an element of higher rate tax on my redundancy pay if that takes me over the threshold once added to what i've already earned this year ? If higher rate tax is deducted can this then be…
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The Great 'What to do in the event of redundancy' Hunt
Update: We now have a fully researched Redundancy Help Guide Back to the original Great Hunt: Have you ever been made redundant? The Great 'What to do in the event of redundancy' Hunt This is a special plea. Recently in the 'suggestions for major articles' discussion someone asked for one on what to do in the event of…
