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Made redundant today after 32 years
Sadly today i have been made redundant after over 30 years, I was intially offered a job within the company 90 mile round trip from my house, presently i am 2 miles from the site, I asked about cost towards fuel, travel time etc and was told no extra was offered. I am in the union and they have said that this offer is…
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Contract change - furloughing confused
I and a number of others at my workplace have been 'furloughed' and I've been provided with a contract to sign. I'm a bit confused as to how reasonable it is? It: Confirms I'll receive no more or less that 80% of wages. The company will cover it, but if it turns out for any reason that the amount they can get is less, it…
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Chancellors wages offer vs business take-up
My employer on Friday afternoon sent out a note asking myself and several other (in the hundreds) to take 2 months unpaid leave which is to be spread out over either 4 months at 50% pay or 6 months at 67% pay, depending on our preference. My employer is an airline and the reason given is that their planes would be…
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Furlough website not even up and running?
My employer gave us this option yesterday basically because things are a bit quiet so a few being off would give other workers a bit more to do. So me being in an at-risk group I took him up on the offer. When it came to put it through though he discovered the website is not even up and running so he scrapped that idea in…
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Girlfriend temporarily laid off AFTER 80% wage announcement
My girlfriend just found out she's been temporarily laid off, despite the government's wage announcement. I feel like I know what the answer is going to be but is there anything that can be done about it?Is there any reason anyone can think of why they've done this especically considering it's only a temporary lay off due…
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Can my employers refuse to furlough ?
About 30 seconds before Boris started talking tonight, i received an email from my hr department, a smaller version of eg Addison Lee. (Drivers pay rent to work with us therefore no work, less drivers paying rent, less income.. i've worked there 6 plus years) "It is with regret I have to write this letter, but as all of…
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Laid Off on Maternity Leave
Hello, I have been employed by a small family run B&B for about 12 years. Last year I went on maternity leave on the 1st July and was receiving my Statatory Maternity Pay without any problems - in fact I was getting more due to a tax refund! I was due to come back to work on the 13th April (the 40th week, so when the SMP…
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At Risk (of Redundancy) Letter, 20/03
Following an informal conversation on the same day from HR, I received a letter on Friday stating that I was at risk of Redundancy and that there would be a consultation. Given the subsequent announcement from the government concerning the new scheme to keep employees in employment during the epidemic, do I have any…
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statutory redundancy - can i claim it?
not sure if people help on this, but I cannot afford to pay a lawyer as they won't do it for "free" as it is a single question and answer sadly .... he refused in other words :( I have been working for 2 years and 3 months on a succession of 3 month duration contracts for the same employer. I was paid as an employee each…
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Redundancy Date Imminent - what are my options to invest wisely in these uncertain times?
Been given advanced warning of termination of contract redundancy date (June 2020), what responsible advise can people offer to invest wisely and any good to know advise anyone can give who have been through this trauma? Thanks
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Redundancy date moved forward by employer - help please?
Hi, hoping some of you knowledgeable people will be able to help with this. At the beginning of the year my work was asking for voluntary redundancy - due to the economic climate they were reducing everyone's hours and I couldn't survive on the little hours they were offering. It's a nursery school so the end of term is…
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Zero hour contract, job closure due to coronavirus
Hi, My partner has a zero hour contract in a small family run business in the retail sector. Due to coronavirus, the shop has shut and as a result, my partner is no longer being paid. This has put strain on our finances (I pay the majority of the bills like rent, utlilty bills etc) and we rely on my partners income for…
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Redundancy and CVA (not covid related)
Good afternoon In January I was notified that I was being made redundant with 30 days notice 2 days after a new owner had taken over the business. I was meant to be payed on Feb 20th as that was the day I officially left the company. On that day I received an letter stated the company was seeking to enter CVA and that I…
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Employee status and redundancy
Hello. My husband works for a small company of 4 employees under 2 brothers who own the business. It's a shop and may soon go under with the reduction in already limited custom, owing to Covid 19. He has worked for them for over 10 years and as far as I know has never been given a paper employment contract although in many…
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Sackings rather than redundancies?
Hi My partner has just been told that he is likely to be sacked, along with other colleagues, due to the Coronavirus. He has built over ten years' service in his workplace, and we were thinking at worst they may make redundancies, but this is much much worse for us. We are trying to get a copy of his contract, but he was…
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Job Loss and High Risk Coronavirus
My partner’s boss unexpectedly gave him his notice last Thursday giving 1 month’s notice and committing to pay him any owed commissions. His reason was that the company couldn’t afford to keep him as the sales he was bringing in wasn’t enough. The company has restructured and the CEO is now the sales manager. My partner…
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Company said delaying redundancy
My husband works for a national supermarket chain that recently restructured. He was told he was not successful, given an outline of redundancy package including PILON and a termination date of 27/3 with a final meeting scheduled for 23/3 to confirm package. Tonight they have just told him he can’t leave for 8 weeks due to…
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Bus driver not getting paid due to schools closing, options? SSP Or Universal Credit
I have been temporarily been laid off work from Friday due to schools closing, my bus company haven't got anymore work for me due to schools closing and will pay me this month but next month they won't. i suffer anxiety and i'm wondering if i'm better off claiming SSP instead of universal credit. i'm a single parent dad to…
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Overtime in lieu
In February I earned over 30 hours overtime. I received a call from my manager on Sunday asking me to take my overtime in lieu to help the company survive for a bit with the coronavirus so I said yes. It was explained that after everything had calmed down I could take it in lieu afterwards. We then had a meeting 3 days…
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Government funding for Coronavirus
My partner found out yesterday that he has lost his job due to the Coronavirus situation. His boss basically sent a text saying good luck with no help or advice for next steps. He has worked for the company since August 2019. The government has pledged a lot of money to help people, but we have no idea how to access this…
