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PILON contract terms
Hey, I am being made redundant with under the following contractual terms - "The Company shall have the discretion to terminate your employment lawfully without any notice or on notice less than that required by previous clauses, by paying to you a lump sum equal to your salary and a value of contractual benefits in…
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Redundant while pregnant
Hello. I’m a before and after sch nanny. I sadly lost my baby at 22 weeks pregnant. I let my employer know that I would be taking two weeks of work sick due to having to give birth letting her know the day I would be due back to work. A few days later she advertised my job role online not stating it was for emergency…
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Re_claim tax .
hi , i took voluntary redundancy in January after 35 years working at the same company, i was told by a colleague when leaving if i wasn't going to work again i could reclaim the tax id paid, is this right ?. any information would be appreciated thank you.
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Data Subject Access Request during redundancy
Under GDPR, employees are entitled to request from their employer any data it holds about them. My understanding is that this can include emails sent between other colleagues/management and any other form of communication used within the company. So for an employee facing potential redundancy, this could be used to check,…
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Employer about to go bust?
Hello, I have become aware that the company I work for may be in financial difficulties. I know we have not been paying suppliers for 6 months now, and recently discovered that there are several debt collection agencies hounding us for unpaid bills. I have checked with companies House, and see there are 4 separate floating…
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Voluntary Redundancy from local govt question
It appears I will be offered the opportunity of v r and have the possibility of starting a new job immediately with a private company I understand I cannot work for a body on the modifications list but does this preclude me from working for a private company bidding for council work ? I suppose this is like having your…
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Situation
[FONT="][EMAIL="prison-nomiswealstun@hmps.gsi.gov.uk"]Hi all,[/EMAIL] Around 3 weeks ago I was notified that my role was at risk of redudnacy. It was then notified that some new jobs will be available and the people at risk could apply for them. I applied for the job and got it, but not at the place where I currently…
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Redundancy pay in lieu and jobseekers
My partner has just been made redundant because his company has gone into administration. He has been told he needs to apply for jobseekers and this will be deducted from his his 12 weeks statutory pay in lieu of notice, paid by the government. What happens if he gets a new job in that period. We know his redundancy ( he…
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help please
hi not sure if this is the right section but ah well i have been offerd a settlement arrangment of 7k at work tax free a belive they sed n they will pay me my notice in one big some 10 weeks wages just like to know has i am getting it paid in one big some am i gona get hammerd in tax my annual income is 18500 if this helps…
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Changed position and reduced salary
I have been working overseas for nearly 4 years for my UK employer as part of an international assignment. The agreement expires in a few months time and it seems like I will be repatriated home. Within the agreement there is no guarantee of a job when I return to UK, however it states "in the event of no suitable…
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NHS pension calculation
Been with the NHS for 14 years now and there is a strong possibility of redundancy within the near future. Been trying to work out what i would receive. The NHS redundancy agreement is this: Im on just less than the floor of 23k so redundancy would be worked out based on an annual earnings of 23k. So by my calculations i…
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Redundancy when having 2 jobs!?
hi all Ive worked full time in my current job for 15 years now in the last 5 years I've also started my own company which is now ltd and im a director of (24% share) i work for my own company 2 days a week and pay myself for this as an employee my current full time job looks like its coming to an end and i think the…
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Roughly how long is the process of selling a business?
I've been made redundant a number of times now, Not like this though when an employer sells the business. The business itself is worth nothing compared the site it's on, it was worth 2 million 10 years ago so god knows how much it would be worth now. Since the start of the year, there have been several building contractor…
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Rights lost with employer change under TUPE?
I have been the sole employee of a small company for over 15 years. My boss is elderly, with multiple health problems, but still running her small company (and me) on a daily basis. If she dies my employment contract gives me three months notice, (or three months pay in lieu of notice), as well as my statutory redundancy,…
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CYBG/Virgin Money Income Protection?
Good evening, Is anyone out there able to let me know whether insurance providers are still considering income protection for CYBG/Virgin Money? The reason I’m asking is due to the merger and announcement in the press last year about 1,500 vacancies are going over the next 3 years but via natural attrition. I’ve been…
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Told at risk of redundancy but being compared to full timer
I've been told today I am at risk of redundancy after serving over 5 years with the company. They have put been in a pool of 2, myself and another co-worker who is senior to me and works full time. I work 3 days part time. We have been told to fill in a performance matrix and present it, however is this comparison simply…
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Settlement offer - legal fees
I have recently been in discussions around a settlement offer with my employer and they will be pay legal fees up to a certain amount, as long as the agreement is signed. My question is, although from my understanding, paying the legal fees is at the discretion of the employer, I just wondered if there is any implication…
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TUPE cherry picking
HI All, Hoping someone can help. I was TUPE'd in January to my new employer. My new employer pays their existing staff better than myself and my TUPE colleagues, but I and my TUPE colleges are contracted for less days per year, and so the status quo has been accepted as fair by all. My "new employer" however now wants us…
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Untaken holidays to get me to two years to claim for unfair dismissal?
Not sure if I should post here or not, as I was dismissed not made redundant, but here goes none the less. Long story short, new boss - doesn't like me very much. Finds some excuses to dismiss me by saying my work standards have gone down. (Three months ago I received my yearly review and got graded A and had glowing…
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Job Centre, JSA and Mortgage Protection Insurance for Redundancy
I have an insurance policy in the event of redundancy to cover my home mortgage. However, the policy requires me to sign-on for Jobseeker's Allowance. I would much rather not claim JSA particularly as it may push me into a role that I don't want to take. Question:* To what extent does the Jobcentre push you into a role…
