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Sole Trader Dies - I was an employee for 31 years....business now not operating, am I redundant?
I have worked for a sole trader for 31 years. Unfortunately he passed away on 4th March 2020. I have not been paid since, the business although allowed to trade has not had any customers since lockdown. Have I been made redundant or am I still employed by the widow?
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Entitlement to Bonus after Redundancy
Hi All, I have been made redundant last week due to the current crisis we are in. In my first consultation meeting, I fought to be furloughed for the duration of the government Job Retention Scheme, which will now be the case. Before any talk of redundancies, in early March I received my letter confirming that I achieved…
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Redundancy not because of Coronavirus
My wife is going to be made redundant tomorrow but not because of the Coronavirus. The consultation period was only started 4 weeks ago so before everything kicked of Coronavirus. She has only been with company for 19 months so doesn't qualify for any redundancy payout. However the company have given her another months…
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Dismissal due to restructure
On 21 March I was told by my HR Manager that my post wasn’t longer required and I was being released. I was advised that this was nothing to do with the Coronavirus and was not entitled to any government funding. I was also told that the restructure had taken place in 2019 but that the HR Manager stated she was told by the…
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My contract was terminated - do I have to do knowledge transfer training?
I am a contractor who was given 1 month notice due to decreased budgets in my business area, leaving me completely high and dry at this time. My manager is scheduling for me to hold training sessions for the remaining full-timers on every aspect of the job I do, my knowledge and my skills required for my role, so that they…
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Redundancy policy cancelled
Hello, I've just received a letter from Scottish Provident, they're going cancel my redundancy insurance which I've been paying into for 7 years. The insurer is well aware, that a Honda worker and I will belated off next year in July. The policy will end exactly a year before I'm layed off. What are my rights? This action…
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Furlough 'offered' after relocation redundancy
Made redundant from a large organisation due to company relocation on the 6th March and my redundancy payment and payment in lieu of notice paid on 25th March. The company has contacted me yesterday (2nd April) to ask if I wanted to be put on furlough. Don't know why they have 'offered' this as I wasn't made redundant due…
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Consultation advice needed for prior verbal bonus offer
Hey wise people, So my department is being made redundant, I'm 99% certain I'll be let go and I need some advice as many of us were given verbal confirmation of being placed on a new 'bonus scheme' essentially for staff retention purposes, the details of which were clearly outlined (a figure equal to 2 months basic pay to…
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Looming furlough or redundancy advice needed...
Hello It seems as if I was living under the rock (figuratively) that I did not know about this marvellous website. I have just created an account and looking for help please My work situation is that I have been told that this Friday morning by my employer that my job is no longer needed for the rest of 2020 (minimum) and…
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Dixon's Carphone
My son made redundant after feb 28th and dixon's carphone won't furlough him or any of his colleagues 🤬 Shame on you Dixon's
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Furlough agreement wording query
Hi all So my employers have sent me an email with a furlough agreement. No surprise, i work from home and our industry has ground to a hlat. I've enclosed the wording below. Point 4 in bold is the bit that i'm querying as to me it reads like once signed, they are trying to get themselves out of the traditional redundancy…
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Help - I'm At Risk and its inevitable
Hi, I need some advice on becoming redundant. From the title, you can see that I have received
a letter (via email) that I am at risk for redundancy as the company needs to
restructure. The next day, I had a 121
with my manager and hr, my head was spinning at this time. So far, I have little information on why I
was chosen…
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furlough - getting called back?
I got placed on Furlough this week for 3 months. Although disappointed I'm ok with it. My company seems a bit of a mess and is panicking. They don't seem to know what they are doing. There is talk of potentially being asked to come back in a few weeks/months if things improve. Where do I stand with this, as this doesn't…
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Redundancy settlement agreement and Share Incentive Plan shares
If, during a redundancy, there's no enhanced redundancy pay (and no other enhancements) can an employer slap you with a settlement agreement due to retaining free shares through their Share Incentive Plan? BB
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Furlough ...
Hi I was hired a couple of months ago on a staff contract with 6 months probation. I started working on a project and was continuously working on it before another longer serving employee was put on it and i was sidelined. then i received a call and a letter that i have been put on furlough to avoid potential…
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Redundancy pay if company goes bust!?
I'm on 2 months Garden leave after being made redundant. I have to wait for two monthly salaries the last of which gets paid on 27th May. The problem is I suspect the company will go bust before I get paid, and I suspect the CEO is winding things down and trying to recover as much money as he can from accounts receivables…
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Insolvency/Redundancy and a Mix of Contracted and Uncontracted Hours
HI All. Hoping you're all doing ok. I understand everyone will have their own anxieties but I'd be really grateful for some advice for my daughter.My daughter is a Teacher in the UK for students from oversees of English (TEFL). She is contracted for 20hrs a week and works another 10-15 every week uncontracted. She works in…
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Notice pay deductions
Can I ask that if you are entitled to say twelve weeks notice pay and start a new job straight away would this affect what you should be owed? If you look on the government website all it states is any deductions from your notice pay would be from benefits that you have claimed or could have claimed during the notice…
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Tax on redundancy package
Ok so colleague is happy to leave with big package to retire Early and is delighted taper allowance is moved to higher level (so no longer a problem of pension contribution limitation). so to reduce tax on the severance pot, part is put in pension to 40k (and first 30k redundancy cash "is tax free) - but lots of tax still…
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Is untaken holiday payable after being made redundant?
Just been made redundant by my nasty bosses... I have a 2 month notice period on gardening leave which I am on now. I also have 10 days of untaken holiday which the company says will be deducted as part of my notice period, or I can take my holiday as part of my notice period (go figure), essentially meaning they will not…
