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Redundancy & redundancy planning

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Redundancy help!
I was furloughed the end of March until the end of May, however last week I had a call to say that due the impact of COVID 19 on the business, my post is at risk of being made redundant and are currently in the consultation period. The decision will be made in 2 weeks time! The question I have is, if I am made redundant my…
Holiday pay
Hello, I have been made redundant with three months notice ending the 20th of June. I have 7 and half holiday days to use I have been asked to book these despite the fact that I am unable to work due to the company being closed due to Covid 19. Should I not be paid for these day? Any advice would be appreciated. Chris
P45 leaving date incorrect due to company unable to pay payroll
My employer was struggling to finance itself due to the lock down since 23rd March. Initially all employees were able to work from home but the company was unable to pay us for March payroll so it varied our employment contracts by agreement to allow this and furlough us later. We were then furloughed for April. However…
Redundancy help
Hi, i recently got made redundant as my compamy went into liquidation and i have a question which i cant seem to find answer to. I was with my employer for 13 years but on two separate occasions but thoses occasions were separated by 10 days basically i had another job and came straight back after not liking it, my former…
Redundancy - Will it affect my Universal Credit
As the title suggests my question is now that I have my Universal Credit set up after being made redundant and given the amount I am entitled too, I am due my redundancy payment in around 10 weeks, once that clears will my UC payments be affected for a certain amount of assessment months or remain the same? For context my…
Redundancy, How do you claim back overpaid tax, student loan and NI for 2020/21
A friend is being made redundant with an end date of July 31st and is contemplating using this redundancy to take a break from work for a few months. How does she go about reclaiming all the overpayments as she is PAYE, salary 50k. In effect having only worked 4 months of the current tax year, if they have the other 8…
Redundancy possibly cancelled - would I still get bonus?
Was placed on consultancy in October, redundancy confirmed in writing 7 November. 3 months' notice so leaving date would be 7 Feb but the company asked me to stay for a further 12 weeks to help transition the business to the new model, so leave 1 May On top of the redundancy, they confirmed an extra weekly amount as an…
Being made redundant while on maternity leave
Hello so today I spoke to my employer about my return to work on 18th may as I'm currently on maternity leave then he rang me saying I'm being made redundant due to covid19 can they do this as I feel this is unfair
Redundancy & Maternity Leave
My daughter is due to return to work next week having been on maternity leave and has just been informed due to company take over (last year) her role is being made redundant. She has been in constant contact since January about her return and until now nothing was mentioned about redundancy. Can anyone advise on similar…
Employment terminated not related to Coronavirus.
I was unfairly dismissed from my last employer on 5th March at a disciplinary hearing, this was nothing to do with the Coronavirus outbreak, therefore I lodged an appeal along with the help of my Union and was to await another hearing within 10 days, I was lucky to gain new employment not long after my hearing as like some…
Company going into administration
hi all, I'm after some advice please. My partner works for a large multinational company which is possibly going into administration and I wanted to know what rights we have. She is currently 17 weeks pregnant and has worked for the company for 7 years and has approx 25days annual leave , im hopeful they will offer her…
TIME FRAME FOR HMRC INSOLVENCY SERVICE
Hi, I was wondering what the current “real time” timeframe is for a redundancy, unpaid wages and unpaid holiday that is being paid out by the HMRC insolvency service is. I know they say 95% of claims are settled in 6 weeks but I wondered what everyone’s personal experience was? Also what was the process once you had made a…
Redundancy calculations after furlough?
Hi There The company I've been working for over the last 15 years is on the verge of going insolvent. due to the lack of sales, I knew this was coming and was prepared for it. Ironically we were about a month away from closing the doors, when COVID-19 hit, so I now find myself on furlough and everything put on hold, My…
Universal Credit Advance Pay - Dumb Questions Coming Your Way !!
Hey. So I read you could ask for advance in payment. So I have some questions which, may sound dumb.... but here goes.NEVER MIND!!!!
Notice Pay and UTR number
My husband has recently been made redundant without any notice period, so he's going to be claiming for 12 weeks pay in lieu of notice as well as his redundancy. His employers have gone into liquidation, so he's claiming from the Government fund. His plan now is to go self employed, but we've been told he can't start any…
Already being made redundant
For people already on notice of redundancy before this all happened due to company relocation - it is highly unlikely of them finding a job - does the furlough system cover these people
Redundancy help from 28th feb -31st mar
I was made redundant suddenly on Friday the 28th Feb 2020 with my last pay day on 31st of Mar. The reasons for redundancy we’re not for coronavirus covid-19 just cutting overheads etc. Can I be put on Furlough or a job retention scheme. I have already asked the company and they said: Unfortunately we are unable to accept…
Extension of redundancy period
Any guidance appreciated. My husband works for a supermarket (2yrs) and they had originally advised that the consultation was complete and a date of 28.03.20 was given as the end date. Figures for exact redundancy pay were given but it seems not an official letter. My husband secured interviews for just after this date and…
The forgotten economic casualties of COVID-19
I'm sure we can make a change. Please support this effort by visiting Change.org and searching the petition name below. I’m an unemployed father of 2 university aged children. Last week, that would have read “employed”. Yes, I am one of a rapidly expanding group of ex-employees made redundant during the lock-down, citing…
Dealing with Insovency Practice
Hello, this seemed to me the best place to ask but do correct me if I am wrong. I was made redundant 13/3, company went into liquidation which was forced by the bank after a failed attempt to sell. After it happened we all sat down briefly with the insovency practitioner who seemed nice they helped with questions and sent…

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