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FTE / Part Time Redundancy Questio
My organisation is reducing headcount in their stores due to the lower demands of the business. I am the only part time employee in our store, working 0.7 FTE. We need to lose 1.7 FTE headcount. Does this mean it would automatically be me who has to go? How can they dismiss 1.7 otherwise? Would the look at the remaining…
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Dismissal letter received - some questions
Hi Well after one meeting with an external HR company who were appointed by my employers, i have been selected for redundancy as my "position is no longer required in the current climate". Letter received, on notice straight away and a finish date at the end of July. In my meeting, i asked re selection criteria etc and was…
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Was being made redundant, now work has returned...Still being made redundant!
I'll try to give as much info as possible here. I've worked for a ground handling company at a major airport for 7 years. As the Airline we service was not planing on returning until 2021, we was all given notice of redundancy a week ago. We all understood so no problem. How ever, last week, the airline had announced a…
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Redundancy and counter notice
I recently handed in my notice of intention to claim redundancy after being laid off for 4 continuous weeks. The company I work for have contacted me and they say they intend to counter notice the claim and guarantee me 13 weeks of consecutive work which as a result of a counter notice they are lawfully obliged to do. My…
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Voluntary Redundancy and effect on Universal Credit
I understand the implications of Redundancy on savings and benefits but could someone please enlighten me as to the effect if i were to take Voluntary Redundancy ( approx. £15K )
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Need some advice on pay in lieu of notice
Can somebody give me some advice please? My husbands company were asking for voluntary redundancy’s so my husband asked for a quote and based on this he accepted it. The quote showed both redundancy pay and 3 months pay in lieu of notice with his leave date being end of June. As my husband is highly skilled in his area,…
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Redundancy and holiday pay
Hi ive just been informed by my boss that our barber shop is not going to reopen and the 26th June will be our last pay day. He said there will no redundancy and no holiday pay due to lack of funds.i have worked there nearly 6 years doing 20 hours per week, can this be correct??. cheers kevin.
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Redundancy before Retention Bonus Paid
Hello, I work for a company that was taken over a year and a half back and as part of the take over we were to be paid two retention bonus payments. The first (Small) was paid at the stated one year mark and the other (large) is due to be paid in October. Now the company is making a large pool of redundancies as of August,…
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Can I be made redundant and then replaced?
I have been issued a potential redundancy letter. I've been working as an 'accounts assistant' for the company for 18 months. Been told that my role is no longer needed and that they now need a 'payroll specialist', which I am not. A week after receiving this letter I discover they have hired a new 'accounts assistant' in…
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Made redundant after coming back from sick leave
Hi,A friend of mine has been made redundant after coming back from sick leave. They were off for 2 weeks. They live with two chronic illnesses and this is the second time in the last year they've been off on the sick. Their company says they are making them redundant due to COVID-19, but nobody else has been told their job…
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New job
I am currently furloughed and awaiting imminent redundancy. I have just been offered a new job. If I accept the new job will I still be eligible for the full redundancy payment? If I declare this new job now whilst furloughed, am I able to continue working in it during my 3 month notice period with my current employer? I…
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Apprentice rights with being made redundant.
Hi All, I currently work as an apprentice for a large company and I’ve been at the company for around 4 years. I’m currently studying at uni part time which is paid for out of the apprenticeship levy. I have around 4 years until I’m qualified but it looks likely that I am going to get maid redundant unfortunately. The…
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Redundancy pay
Morning all, I have just been informed that I am to be made redundant (after the 45 day consultation period) . So I wanted to calculate myself all that I am owed. I have worked out my statuary redundancy pay on the gov.uk site. I have also read that I should be given a 12 week notice period (I have been there 15 years) and…
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Insolvency Service Application
Hi all I would like some help in replying to this letter from the Insolvency Service Some information for this Application to the Insolvency Service was that the company a family member worked for was closed due to Covid-19 for quite a while, they were paid under the furlough scheme but the company couldnt find a buyer so…
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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…
