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Workplace moving - I don't want to move with it
My place of work is struggling, it's likely they're going to move the business into our head office sometime soon. For myself the new location would mean doubling the travel distance I already travel to 35 miles each way, this in turn doubles the travelling time (at least - it's a location known for heavy traffic) and…
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Redundancy & Holiday Pay
Hello, I have been notified that I may be made redundant in the next week, as the company is no longer sustainable. We work in an industry where 6 months of the year are extremely busy working well over our contracted hours and accumulating time in lieu holiday which is then taken in the quiet winter period. The busy…
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Redundancy query - Suitable alternative V leaving
Hi I hope someone can advise me. My department were I work has gone through a re-structure and I decided to take voluntary redundancy. Date to leave is early November. A job within the same company came up so I applied and they have given it to me and my VR has been withdrawn. Yesterday got a phone call from a company I…
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Redundancy pay and notice period extension
I am hoping someone has an answer for this. My company has decided to make our entire department redundant. The agreed package is supposed to be paid next week, and our department is meant to be closed at the end of the month. However, it's become clear that for a few of us, the work we need to complete will not be done in…
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national insurance when unemployed through redundancy
I wonder if anyone can advise me. I was made redundant at the end of August, having been a teacher for almost thirty years. I haven't claimed any benefits, although I now understand I could have done, because I was signing up with supply agencies and assumed that I would be working almost instantly. The process of…
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How to help a friend in this situation? Soon to be Redundant but applying internally
Hello all, A good friend of mine is in a tough situation where their role has been made redundant and will be leaving the company in a month. The company has offered him a voluntary redundancy package worth 1 month salary even though he has been at the company for less than 2 years. At the same time they are applying for…
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Employer Administration... government paying
Hi The company I worked for went into administration last month and I was issued a letter telling me to submit a claim to the government for money owed. Which I have, the claim is being processed currently (i've heard nothing, and they tell you not to contact them either). However I've found out today that the company are…
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Terms for gardening leave
Hello I am being made redundant, and have been served notice. My termination date is mid Jan and I have been formally advised that I will be placed on gardening leave from end of November. All of this has been clear and I don’t have a problem with it. When I queried how the gardening leave would be structured and how any…
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Saved from Redundancy but working hours cut.
Hi I hope someone can help? My company recently made redundancies but I was not one of them. We did however, to save some, all volunteer to work 4 day weeks from January. We have a 3 months notice period and I am now trying to find another job but this is putting people off. What are the chances of them holding me to this…
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Redundancy query
Hi guys found out a while ago I am being made redundant,I work in a store and went from one job role to this one, the job role I am currently being made redundant from , i have been in for about 9 months, when I was interviewed for this job there was no mention of it being temporary or being made redundant even though the…
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Suitable alternative - NHS pathology
Hi All. For the second time in a the last 5 years my colleagues and I have been given notice that we will have to compete for jobs. (Trust merge was called off the first time around but is now back on) There are 5 of us, all Band 7 Biomedical scientists, I myself have the AFC title 'Team Manager' and my colleagues are I…
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Redundancy, what grounds can you apply for enhanced redundancy package?
Hi, I've worked for my employer for 29 years. I recently had surgery, followed by 5 months sick leave, on my return I was told my job was at risk of redundancy. A week later it was confirmed that I was being made redundant. I still have measures in place at work to help me, as I'm not 100% and because of this I think I…
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Redundancy - PILON calculated wrong
Hi everyone. I have been served with option of redundancy in my place if work if I don’t relocate. They provided me with a quote of what I would receive if I chose to leave. It includes a redundancy payment as well as a payment in lieu of notice of 12 weeks which is my contractural notice period. The thing isn’t they have…
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Preparing for redundancy
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Redundancy Forthcoming Op
Hi i have worked for a large company for a long time and have recently been placed on notice of possible redundancy. I am likely to choose Voluntary Redundancy. However i am due to have an operation , if all goes well there will be an overnight stay and back to work the next day. however what happens if there is an…
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Tupe
Hi I have worked for 10 years running substance clinic at a GP surgery. I worked full time for 9 years and then last year due to being a single parent and main carer for my son who is on the autistic spectrum I requested flexible working hours of 16.5 weekly and taking an hour and a half for lunch to enable me to walk the…
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No contract of employment
Hi I have now been working for 10 months and I have no employment contract. Its not turning out to be what I thought it would be so looking about for other opportunities - so my question is without a contract being in place or signed by me what notice period would I need to give if I found another job? FYI: not sure if…
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Insolvency Service Claiming Money back 2 years later
Hello, 2 years ago I was made redundant as the company I worked for went bust. As part of my redundancy claim I logged I was awed 8.65 days of accrued holidays. My claim was assessed and approved. Last week the Insolvency Service contacted me to say it shouldn't have been approved and now want the money back. I contacted…
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Redundancy pay help
Good evening I was made redundant at the start of last month with immediate effect due to the company closing down. My employer said there was no money to pay redundancy money that was due. I applied to the insolvency service but received a letter today saying they couldn't pay me as my employer isn't insolvent. If thats…
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Work have offered me a job, is it a demotion?
Sorry if this is not in the correct area. I work for a large IT provider and current role is Business Development Manager. The company is undergoing a huge transition and today the director of my area asked me to take a role he could envisage as Sales Lead, looking after internal sales team. Would you class this as below…
