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Redundancy, PILON and drawing workplace pension
I'm taking VR shortly and will receive around £60k redundancy, including 13 weeks Pilon & pro rata leave payment. Although under 55 I am also able to access my workplace pension which I intend to do. This will provide an additional lump sum and an annual pension of approx. £17k which I will start to receive at some point…
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On Secondment & under threat of Redundancy
Hello i am partway through a 12 month secondment and currently furloughed. During a conference call we were told of a number of redundancies that are to take place and details of which parts of the business this would happen to. As i am on secondment to a dept that isn't affected, does anyone know if a pre-secondment role…
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Tax credits
I am about to be made redundant and have already got a huge list of home improvements to pay for as well as a training course. If I spend the money, will I be able to continue to claim tax credits (ie I won’t have the redundancy money in savings/as an asset). Thank you for any advice.
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Redundancy & Annual Leave
I am taking voluntary redundancy and my employer is saying that I have to use all of my outstanding annual leave during my notice period instead of paying me for this. Is this legal? Also they are saying that I need to work my notice however there is currently no work for me to do so how do stand with this? Can they force…
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Redundancy rights with a US (American) Company
Hi, I work for an American company based in the UK. I have been given a 1 month notice period by my employer that my employment will end (a “lay off”) and have been told I will receive no severance package/pay at the end of the 1 month. I do not believe this is corrected. Do I have any rights to severance pay? I have been…
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Two roles
Hi I would really appreciate some help, I work as lunch cover at a nursery school and was offered more contracted hours as breakfast cover and I signed a change in contract form. My role as lunch cover is being made redundant but they have not mentioned my breakfast cover role ( I think an over sight) does that mean I…
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Redundancy while on a reduced salary.
Hi all, I Have been working for a company for 20 years and i am very concerned there is talks of a pay cut after the furlough completely ends, while on this pay cut if the company makes you redundant would they calculated your redundancy according to the pay cut or will it be the full salary i was on and is contracted to.…
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Redundancy
Hello I’ve just been made redundant but my roles still exists and will be distributed to other members of staff can they do this I though the role had to no longer exists
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Collective Redundancy Questions
Hi, I am currently on furlough leave along with most of the company staff. Today via video call all employees were told that there will be a restructure and everyone is at risk of redundancy. As there are more then 20 staff being made redundant the company has started the collective redundancy process as of today. We have…
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Redundancy during probation
I started a new job in February and I am still in my probation period won one week notice. We have been advised that the company will have t make redundancies. My question is if I am selected does the 1 month consultation period apply to me?
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Holiday pay as furlough payment
Hello, I need some advice please! I am being made redundant at the end of July. My employer has advised I need to take unused holiday during this time, but has indicated it will need to be taken during my statutory leave notice (1 month), and the remainder of my notice will be paid as furlough. Is this right? I hoped I was…
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Redundancy while on furlough - PILON query
I've been furloughed for nearly 3 months now and have been told I am now to be made redundant (Stand-alone role so a fairly quick consultation process likely over in a week). I have been with the co for 10 years and so I am entitled to 10 weeks pay in lieu of notice, which they have confirmed will be paid at 100%. I was…
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STATUTORY LOSS OF NOTICE (PILON) - deducting outgoings when self-employed during notice period
Hi! Have had a good search for this but can't find the answer. There is a government helpline but it is closed. I was made redundant after 12 years permanent contract and my PILON period has come to an end and I can now claim STATUTORY PILON (or claim for loss of notice, as they call it on govt website). The company…
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Redundancy, tax free childcare and maternity leave
I'm currently on maternity leave and was planning on going back to work in January next year. However, I'm potentially going to be made redundant. My eldest is at nursery 3 days a week, and I was entitled to 30 hours free childcare plus tax free childcare. These are both bad on me being in employment, and so when I'm made…
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Redundancy & Length of Service
I have been working for the same company for the last 40years (35years full time job and last 5years at reduced hours) - length of service was continued when my hours were reduced. I am at risk of being made redundant and have been told that my reduncacy package will be based on my reduced hours and no consideration will…
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Job Protected
I am looking for some thoughts and even definitive information about what is meant by a job being protected. My wife is being made redundant and she is relatively accepting of the overall position and hopes to use the opportunity to find something that avoids a commute. * She was working from home from lock-down announced…
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Redundancy Question - Employees of UK PEO (Professional Employment Agency) firm for US Company
11 of us worked for a US company until 31st of Mar 2020. We were all let go due to COVID-19 as the investors pulled out. With 2hrs notice we were told we no longer work for them. The US company originally intended to set up a UK entity & employ us via that but it never happened. In 2016 they decided to use a PEO…
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Entitlements of a fixed term contractor
Hi I have been with the same firm for more than 2 years. My contract end date (per contract) is 30 June 2020. I have a 3 month notice period within my contract, and was expecting an extension to the current contract prior to Covid. So, i am now in redundancy consultation and my question is: Should i be paid 3 months notice…
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Being made redundant when on Maternity Leave
If you were to be made redundant whilst on Maternity Leave I believe you are entitled for the remainder of your Statutory Maternity Pay (up to 33 weeks) to be paid on top of the redundancy package. Are you then able to start a new job role with a new company before your original return to work date? Or must you wait until…
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VER
Hi, I'm looking for a bit of advice. I have taken voluntary redundancy as the company I work for due to covid19 required to reduce the staff numbers, I will be on furlough until July 3rd. I Worked for the company for 11 years so and VER was 2.5 weeks wages for each year I was employed so I will have just over £10,000. The…
