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Career Advice - Legal Profession
I'm 31, married, have a ten-month old baby and am having a bit of a career crisis. I am currently a Business Analyst within the Insurance Industry, but very much not enjoying it. I am considering switching careers and trying for a career as a solicitor. I understand this entails starting an online part-time course for the…
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Advice on breaching my contract
Hi there I have been working for a company for past 9 years. I found a new job. My notice period is 8 weeks, but employer doesn't want to negotiate and let me go after 4 weeks. My new employer is also not willing to wait longer than 4 weeks. I am thinking about leaving after 4 weeks, after doing some researching I found…
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Changed Position then Redudant
Hi there. I wonder if anybody can help. Within the last 6 months, I was asked to move to a new team, doing slightly different role, but probably not more than 30% different, and then recently that role (in fact whole team) has been made redundant. I wasn't offered the new team role I was effectively forced into it. Do I…
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Sold company and redundancy rights
Hi guys Happy new year. Im not sure if anyone can help but iv just found out the company I work for (installing and maintaining cctv/alarms )has sold all our Maintenance contracts and work to a rival company. As they have only sold the contracts iv been told tupe rules do not apply. The other company has offered all…
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Approaching my creditors after redundancy and Sainsburys Bank most unhelpful
I was made redundant at Christmas from a very well paid job. Plenty of debts but all manageable up to that point. Done what I believed to be the correct thing by approaching my creditors BEFORE direct debits started bouncing and bank charges could exacerbate the problem. All have been most helpful, agreeing to freeze…
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Redundancy on maternity leave! Please can you give some adive?
My wife went on maternity leave in Sept 2017. In November 2017 she received a letter to meet up with her boss. It was at this meeting that it was revealed that her job may be up for redundancy. A bit of info... - She has worked at the company for 22 months. - There are 3 people in her company who currently do the same job…
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Is redundancy cover worth it?
I've been recently looking into taking out redundancy cover and need some advice please as to whether these policies would be of any benefit to me given the below:- 1. All the policies I've seen state that you have to be in possession of JSA to make a claim, I would not be eligible for contribution based JSA as my earnings…
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Company in liquidation and redundancy
My mother's workplace has closed and gone into liquidation. She was there for 15 years as an employee. Everyone was given two days' notice and my mother was on holiday at the time. She was informed by friends/word of mouth. She's 61 so too young to retire and draw state pension. What's the next best step? Can she claim…
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Redundancy and notice
Hi, hoping you can help. I was made redundant as of the 14th Dec, and before they announced that they told us they may or may not be able to salvage it on the 4th Dec. I have since made a claim for money owed through the redundancy payment service. But what I want to know is how much am I likely to receive for lack of…
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Advice Requested
Dear All, Advice would be appreciated! I am not a complete expert but here goes:- In 2016 I got a job. Senior, good salary but the hours were long and there was never enough staff to get the jobs done that were required. After 6 months, my probation was up yet my employer wanted to extend my probation. I threatened to…
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Advice please
Looking for advice. I was off ill from work and on going back to work I was put through a disciplinary then demoted based on a few events when ill. (mental illness ). I was signed off as severe depression and high anxiety can I be disciplined on this when I was signed off?. There was apparently a few issues since I came…
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Been told today company going bankrupt and no wages to be paid
My boss informed us that the company is bankrupt and that no one is going to be paid. I know (through unofficial channels) that he is ‘selling’ our clients to another company (we are a business travel company so they will take over the travel we have already booked and then any travel going forward) There isn’t an official…
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Settlement agreement - not accceptable
I have a situation where I am being made redundant from work I have now been offered a fifth settlement agreement and although progress has been made we are now going around in circles I am disputing the holiday entitlement offered and more importantly the monetary offer for signing the agreement, giving up my rights.…
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worried about appeal because father-in-law is employer
Hi, My husband left me on 10 November and the following morning I went to his father to say that it would be difficult to work with him now and father-in-law said, don't worry about it, you won't be and he handed me a redundancy letter, wages for 6 weeks and stat. redundancy. I'd been there 4 years. A week later he sent me…
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Redundancy payment gov.uk figure
I've used the redundancy calculator on gov.uk and it's coming up with a slightly different amount to what my employers have told me I am entitled to. Is the gov.uk amount set in stone? I've been offered less than the online calculator using the same figures.
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Redundancy/redeployment in NHS advice please
I am a Band 7 Allied Health Professional (Podiatrist) in the NHS. I have essentially been in the same job for 23 years climbing grades. The trust has changed several times in my employment. I am asking as my union rep is away and I want to have an idea where I stand. My department is going through a 70% cut and my post is…
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Waiting on a pay rise to be processed and now redundancy
Back in early November I was advised I would be getting a pay rise. My manager had sign off for the pay rise from his boss and his boss's boss. We sent of the signed forms to HR on 7th November to then be told the company had put a hold on pay rises and was assured by higher up that I would get my pay rise back dated. Last…
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Dismissal / Redundancy / Non Renewal
Question, but first a little background. Work for a project nearing it's end. Will have been here four years when it finally finishes. The culmination of the project is a massive restructure of local public service providers. Suggestion seems to be that some teams are going to lose 25-35% of their workforce, due to a…
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Can an Employer Change a PILON Redundancy Agreement?
Hello, I was offered the below 3 options via a formally written email in relation to my 3 month notice period upon finding my role was being made redundant. I chose option 3 and my employer replied via email that they would make the necessary arrangements. However, between this email exchange and the date I was due to…
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Redundancy vs Settlement Agreement
Brief history: I was signed off work with stress at work, asked if it was possible for me to return to work prior to the end of fit note. Employer agreed to hold a return to work interview. On visiting the office I noticed that my desk had largely been cleared which set alarm bells ringing. During interview I was told that…
