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Tax on Ex-Gratia Retention Bonus
Hi all, Posting on behalf of a friend who is having some trouble with her redundancy and retention bonus payment. Her payslip breaks it down as follows: Basic Pay (November): £1,551.00 Back Pay (Holiday accrued but not taken): £214.75 Ex-Gratia (Retention Bonus): £10,856.98 PILON: £1,789.60 Redundancy (Statutory): £1431.68…
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Suitable Alternative Position Advice
Can I ask advice please - I was made redundant at the end of August and I will be leaving at the end of the year.. A year maternity position became available which I applied for and the company went external and offered to somebody else. It is a role that combines business duties with assistant duties. I previously did the…
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Being made redundant, need clarification
Hi all, I've been placed on risk of redundancy, although our jobs are moving 200 miles away so the redundancy will happen. We're currently on the consultation period, had 1 so far the next one is next week and the period should end on 19th December. We're trying to find out what our actual leaving date would be so that I…
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Redundancy and pregnancy
So this may be abit of a long one so apologies if this doesn't make sense. Me and about 20 others are being made redundant at the end of March 2018. I am due to have my baby in April. My maternity leave will start mid March. So for 3 weeks i will get my occupational maternity pay. Once my contract ends at the end of March…
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work for a contract in a factory closing down
I work as a cleaner for a contract. The place I clean is in administration and will be closed by May. The cleaning company I am employed by are obviously still in business. I have asked them what will happen with me ( I work 30 hours). They say they'll see if they can get me a job somewhere else (will it have to be for the…
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Role going....offered new role 10k less
My current job of 26 years may be going and i may be offered another role where the salary is 10k less....can i refuse and still be entitled to my redundancy package?
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mortgage protection
I have a policy that pats out after 60 days if im made redundant. Does it pay out regardless of how much i get as a redundancy package? thanks
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I've been invited to a "Performance Summary Meeting"
In our company this is a meeting when your chances of being dismissed are very high. The meeting is scheduled for Friday but that gives me no time to prepare or find out information. I also wanted to take these two days off, which haven't been signed off yet. Can you guys answer a couple of questions for me please? 1. If I…
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Unfair dismissal?
Hi all. I’m new and not sure if this is the right thing to put on here. I’m looking for some advice I was let go from my company on Wednesday :( . I’d been there 2 years doing admin support and some recruitment (a hybrid role) I worked with my team in Brighton. There were about 6 of us and I supported my manager mainly but…
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Redundancy whilst on SSP
Hello all, Newbie here hoping this is in the right area! Regards
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Using Redundancy Payment for Pension
At the end of March I took a voluntary redundancy package from my long time employer. I had a final salary pension scheme with them and due to a number of reasons I decided to start taking my DB pension immediately (I'm 59). But of course I got hit by tax on the redundancy payment above £30k at 40%. Could I now start a…
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Redundancy! Weird Day!
After a meeting with the Directors of a Charity I am book keeper at - I am to be made redundant as they are outsourcing all the accounts processes to our accountants. I work 20 hrs per week and have done for just over a year. I announced I was pregnant on Monday 30th and today 2nd have been told of the redundancy and that…
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When am i unemployed?
Currently going through consultancy period which is coming to an end on Thursday. Company have found no other work for me so far. If this is the same on Thursday then they will make me redundant. They will give me 5 weeks notice but told me I will be unemployed from that day on and the five weeks will be paid as…
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Trying to decide if I am doing the right thing....
Hello all I am a public sector worker and I have really long service. A few years ago (about 6 I think) I accepted a secondment which is a much higher grade. Almost as soon as I accepted it, my substantive role was moved to a long distance away which would have made it not suitable alternative employment. However, I was in…
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30 days consultancy up
Hi, My 30 days consultancy was up last week (Tuesday or so) and we didn't hear anything about my dept other then an employee brief stating our Dept is still at risk. (which was briefed to every on site employee) How long can it go on after the 30 days or are we in Limbo until someone makes a decision?
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Voluntary redundancy removed
Hi can anyone offer advice please Husband department was put on notice two weeks ago we were actually on holiday when his boss and area manager phoned to tell him that the company was downsizing his department and offered him a figure if he wanted to accept voluntary redundancy and if nobody opted it would move to a…
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Redundancy Pay
Okay I'll try and keep this short and simple! I have worked at the same place now for 13 years and over that time we have had several new employers for whom I have tupeed over. I have always had a contract up infill 3 years ago when my role was made obsoliet and I was offered a different position, still doing the same job…
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Being TUPE'd but employer wants everything off the record
I am in the middle of a messy situation at work where my current employer has informed everyone at one of the satellite sites that the employees are being TUPE'd over to a new business with the exception of myself as the new business no longer feel my role is necessary. However, my current employer are falling backwards…
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No Formal Liquidation or Insolvency Practitioner
My husband has worked for over twenty years for a small Limited Company ( he is one of only two employees ). The owner has suddenly, in the past week, ceased trading due to allegedly being insolvent.and says he has insufficient funds to pay for a formal liquidation ( hence there is no Insolvency Practitioner or CN…
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Job uncertainty - wait out for redundancy?
My job situation is looking under certain as company looks to make cuts. I’ve not been told that redundancy is formally on the cards but HR have mooted it. If made redundant, I’m entitled to a half decent payout but it’s unclear whether this is will definitely happen - although I think many of the signs are there. My…
