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Redundancy & redundancy planning

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time time only severance
I've recently taken voluntary redundancy from a term time only position with my final day on 31st July (their choice, not mine.) I would usually be on leave/away from work mid July to late August. Is that time off just lost into the ether? Also, the way term time only pay works is it is spread equally across the year, so…
Question: Redundancy Payment - Tax and PENP advice
Hi, I have been offered voluntary redundancy from my employer. I have received an estimate which contains the gross amount only. Whilst I agree with the gross figure, I am trying to work out the tax deductions and PENP on the amount etc. Unfortunately, the employer is not offering PILON. If the package was £110k, I am…
NHS - Made redundant - can I go to new NHS organisation as an agency temp and keep the redundancy?
If someone is made redundant from the NHS and straight away starts working at another NHS organisation via an agency/ umbrella company, are they entitled to keep the redundancy pay? It would appear that their new employer would be the umbrella company rather than the NHS, but is anyone aware of any terms or clauses which…
Bonus/Redundancy sacrifice and benefits.
Hi there, I work part-time 21hrs pw and my partner is unable to work due to ill health. We have 2 children 12 and 17 and receive child tax credits, housing/CT benefit, and working tax credit due to my partner's incapacity. My partner has an open income related ESA claim, however we don't receive any of this, due to my…
Protective Award Claim Wording
I have offered to submit a Protective Claim award on behalf of myself and some ex-colleagues and have got as far as the "Statement of Claim". I have been searching Google for some example wording of how I should phrase the statement, but can only find a general template for Employment Tribunal Claims rather than one…
Accepting a Redudnacy that is being Contested
Hi, I am contesting my redundancy on a number of grounds and have raised the issues approximately two weeks ago. The company has as of yet to provide me with a full response, however, today they advised that if I did not sign my severance letter by 5 pm today, the enhanced payment would be removed. This seems a little…
How “negotiable” is a VR payment (early retirement also)
I’m wondering if anyone has experience of negotiating a better VR payment than an already enhanced one? I can take my pension (am over 55) and would do so if VR was offered. The scheme I’m in (USS) has many different bits and the earlier sections used to offer “unreduced pension at 50/55 on redundancy” etc. This…
Hypothetical Large Redundancy Question
I hope you can help with a question. I need to know if the £30k tax free part of a redundancy payment reduces your earnings in terms of losing the personal allowance. For example, say someone is made redundant now (part way through the tax year): * earnings from 6 April to 7 June: £25k * Redundancy payment: £100k. With…
Does my former employer have to tell me who is dealing with the liquidation
A little context, I was made redundant 9 months ago on the day the company closed. My former employer has dragged his feet all this time and even though he had instructed a company to deal with the liquidation on his behalf, he didn’t furnish them with the information they requested or pay them. About 2 months ago he…
Redundancy Possibly Being Removed
Hi, I am due to go on gardening leave quite soon, however, following a meeting with my manager today, this could be halted. To my shock, I was advised that a member of the team had suddenly and unexpectedly passed away. The team is now shorthanded and I could be asked to plug the gap. This has not been confirmed but my…
12 weeks notice help
Hi my wife has been at a private school for 22years and they are making her redundant there going to get the teacher assistant to do the job now her last day is 10th July should her notice period include the school holidays as there saying her notice includes the school holiday’s my wife has not had notice yet
Redundancy - notice period payment & tax
My husband is at risk of redundancy. His role has been made redundant and there are no other suitable roles so most likely he will be served redundancy notice shortly. The company don’t have a redundancy policy so will be the statutory redundancy payment only. He’s been at the company for 3 years so will be 3 weeks pay…
Salary and day rate
I'm currently on a full time salary of £68525. I want to drop one day a week with employers agreement but they are suggesting reduction in salary to £48000. This does not sound right, is there a calculation here I can do?
Redundancy Issue
Hi All, I was recently informed that I would be made redundant and that my exit date is mid-July. By then, I will have 9 years and 11 months of service and will be receiving nine months of salary. One thing I noticed on my termination letter was that the company stated it was "with huge regret and that every effort had…
Suddenly losing job age 50+ - any experiences?
Hello all, I have just found out I am likely to lose my job next week. I have been made redundant more than once (although this is not redundancy so I won't get any money!) and every time I have had fire in my belly to get out there and get another job straight away. This time though, I just feel completely…
What am I entitled to?
I have been told my role is being made redundant. My boss has said they are creating new roles and there is one he advises me to go for. Due to the fact that they aren't giving me another job and I have to apply, would i be able to qualify for redundancy pay even if I apply and get the new role? Been with company 9 years.…
Unspent Holidays
Two quick queries: I am twelve working days short of my anniversary date, can unspent holidays be used to make up the deficit? Secondly, can unspent holidays be used as part of the redundancy payment, rather than being taxed?
Notice/holiday pay if terminating contract after long term sick
My wife has been on sick leave for just over a year so has exhausted her sick pay (although her employer was incredibly generous in how they interpreted their policies). She is discussing redeployment with them but it's unlikely to work out so we expect they will terminate her contract. In a recent meeting with HR and her…
Some Loose Ends on Redundancy
Hi All, At the beginning of March I got notified that my job was at risk and in April was told it was being removed. I have not yet been given an exact leaving date with my company as there are a number of redundancies happening and it is difficult to get a response, however, I have some queries that I was hoping I could…
dropped to 4 days
Hi I dropped to 4 days in January- from 37hrs to 32hrs in April my company announced redundancies A long shot..... Will my redundancy be based on 4 or 5 days?

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