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Redundancy & redundancy planning

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Redundancy - Company in administration
Hi Guys and Girls, new to the site, decided to register after trying to do some research to see what I’m entitled to. Basically the company I have worked for for the past 15 years Is in administration, upto now we haven’t had any sort of notice period and if I’m honest, I’m not really expecting one, therefore it leaves me…
Notice Period Pay
I have unfortunately been made redundant as of the end of July. I have been working from my employer for 2.5years and according to my contract my notice period is 2 weeks. They have told me 5 weeks before. My question is, am I owed my 2week notice pay (PILON) from my employer, because at the moment the government are…
Redundancy advice
My husband has started his 12 week notice period today. He has been offered the opportunity to apply for a different role in the company which he has. However, he has also been applying for other jobs and has an interview in a few days. I’m after some advice because the union rep has said that they could actually sale him…
No job description
I was moved into a new job about three years ago by my boss’s boss but never given a new contract or job description. My old job was filled by someone else. I’m now facing redundancy. Can I claim unfair dismissal as I’ve never had a contract for the job?
Redundancy pay on part time basis?
So I've got the dreaded news that I am being made redundant. I've been with the company for 6 years and have always worked full-time until last year when I asked them to change my work to part time (3 days instead of 5 days a week) to accommodate childcare needs. My company only likes to keep everyone on full-time basis on…
universal credit and redundancy
Hi, the company I worked for went into administration on March 27th, four days before payday (monthly). I had no income from the end of Feb until my first universal credit payment in May. I received that and then, during May, I got a redundancy payment of £1500 which was less than half a months wage. I was then not given…
Redundnacy selection based on a year I was unwell
Hello, Like many of you I have found myself in the terrible situation of being told my retail job is officially now 'at risk' of redundancy due to the effects of Covid. I work in a fairly large workplace (350+ employees) and my employer is looking to make around 1/4 of us redundant. I have been there for 15 years but…
Contractual notice period v Redundancy
Hello, my notice period in my current role is 3 months. There is notice of redundancy unless I want to apply for a lower grade job. I would get x3 times one weeks pay as redundancy , but what I really need to know whether I would get paid during the notice period? I expect it would be 3 months as per my contract. But I'm…
Can I work during furlough notice
I have been made redundant after 18 yrs service company need to make cuts ,I am currently furloughed they are paying my 3 months notice on furlough till end of September am I allowed to look for another job and will I be put in high tax bracket as it will look like I have 2 jobs ,
My employer has refused my application for voluntary redundancy...
Hello everyone. I have been trying to understand the situation and getting in touch with citizen's advice and other channels that can help me and I thought of publishing a note here since there might be some comment to this post that can be helpful. My employer has asked us employees to make a decision wether we accept a…
P45 incorrect after company goes into liquidation
Hope someone can help me, the company I worked for went into liquidation due to the pandemic and so our contracts ended on the 19th June (all emails from company and company in charge of liquidation state this) but when I have looked at the p45 given it says that I left on 29th may which was the last pay day we had. I have…
Post redundancy
Hello, My work is in the business travel sector and has been hit substantially with Covid 19. They have recently told me that the job I am currently doing (secondment) will be ending due to Covid 19. I can either go back to my old role which I have not done for over a year which I hated or apply for voluntary redundancy. I…
Can I delay my consultation? Pregnant and at risk of redundancy
Hello, I'm 17 weeks pregnant and officially at risk of redunancy due to the Covid situation. If I am made redundant, I will be in a terrible situation financially as it is too late for me to apply for a new job and qualify for maternity pay (that would have needed to happen in March). I THINK I am right in believing that…
Redundancy protection period for new mums.
Hello everyone, I hope this finds you well. I have read that, “The government proposes to extend the redundancy protection period for 6 months once a new mother has returned to work”. "Consultation Published 25 January 2019, Last updated 22 July 2019. This consultation has concluded." As shown on GOV.UK website. However, I…
Insurance company cancelling Redundancy policy just as COVID-19 annoucement.
Dear Money savingCan you advise. May 2012 I took out a Life insurance policy and with the policy was a redundancy package. I was paying around £35 and have been ever since. Around mid-March 2020 I was contacted by Scottish provident and informed the insurance company supplying the redundancy part of the policy will not be…
Given Redundancy
I was placed on furlough end of March until further notice and then on my 6th anniversary with the company they emailed to have a chat with HR and a director the following day. They said they were proposing to make my sales role redundant and bring in a sales agency to do the job. The agency would not be employed by the…
When & What to claim
Hi there... this is all so confusing and its so difficult to find any definite answers!! I was made redundant at the end of April but was paid 13 weeks of PILON so whilst my P45 says my employment ended on 30 April I was paid 3 months notice to the end of July. So when can I start to claim anything? At this stage I'm not…
Company putting redundancy policy aside..
Hi, My wife has worked for a company for a number of years, and as so many others now face redundancy following a spell of furlough.. Her contract has no mention of any redundancy terms, only that her notice period is 3 months. They do however have a redundancy policy published on the intranet along with a calculator of…
Please Help - Employer Avoiding Employee Redundancy
Good morning, I have worked at my current company now for 8 years and have been furloughed due to the COVID-19 outbreak since the 13th March. My employer has made it clear from the outset that there would be redundancies made if business was to not pick up. We are now at the end of June and most of the staff has gone back…
Is My Company Breaking the Law?
Hi, I work for Virgin Atlantic/Holidays. I have been made redundant, along with many others. We have been on Furlough (80%) since April and have now been informed that our redundancy notice period from July 1st will be on Furlough (This will be the first month of 100% pay) and we have just found out that our Annual Leave…

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