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Consultation period/Redundance
New to the forum so apologies if not posting where I'm supposed to. I am currently in consultation and my position is at risk of redundancy, already had 2 consultation meetings. This is due to team restructure and there will be just re-distribution of duties, which is really needed to be honest. So there are new positions…
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Civil Service Redundancy
My husband has 20 years of service in the civil service and has been a member of LGPS all of his civil service career. Under the LGPS how many weeks or months pay would he be entitled to if he took voluntary redundancy? Also how many weeks or months pay would he be entitled for compulsory redundancy? He had heard something…
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Probation period ended with no pay
Hi all. My daughter was half way through a probationary period and was told today that there is no job for her, along with 25 others. She was also told that she may not be getting paid. She is owed one month's salary. The company are still trading. Is she entitled to her wages?
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Secondment / Insurance Cover
Hi all, Just looking to see if anyone can offer any advice on whether it's worth me keeping insurance. I took out redundancy insurance last November, and my company made redundancies in May this year. I was made redundant with a secondment in a different role until April 2018 and will be paid redundancy pay / classed as…
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Can't talk about it is that right ?
A friend has been told that they are going to be put on notice of redundancy this was an informal chat they were not offered the chance to have a colleague in with them and they were told that they are not allowed to discuss this with anyone. CAn the company really tell them this ?
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settlement agreement clause help
In process of redundancy and have been issued a agreement to sign All looks standard apart from one clause :- "Settlement agreement additional clauses—litigation and investigation assistance This Precedent is an optional clause for use with 'Agreement—settlement agreement' precedent (formerly known as 'Agreement—compromise…
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Using confidentiality to prevent consultation
Hi folks. My employer made some staff redundant. When we went through the consultation, we were told how things would work. A few weeks after the new work patterns, my employer changed the work to include work that used to be carried out by another contractor on site. I made a complaint that we were not told the truth and…
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Redundancy whilst on maternity leave
Hi all, Heard from work last week that my role is at risk of redundancy. I'm currently on maternity leave, with baby due imminently. I'm aware that there are some protections due to my current status, but I'm not entirely clear how far this goes (I've read the ACAS pages). Current contract gives me additional maternity pay…
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Settlement agreement possible for a temp worker?
Hi I've been temping at the same company through an agency for nearly 5 years. The company are closing the site at the end of August and our department is relocating out of the UK so my colleagues will be receiving severance pay. The company HR have very generously offered me an incentive bonus of 9k as they cannot offer…
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part-time redundancy, found new job will i forfeit redundancy
Hi Could someone please advise. I have worked at a school for 7 years (technician) full time and changed to two days part time after starting a family. Myself and 11 others have been given notice of redundancy, a little over two months notice. I have since found another part time job at a different school within a…
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How much redundancy/pay off am I entitled too?
My husband is currently in full time employment and has been at the same place of work for 30years. Since leaving school. If He got made redundant how much is he likely to expect on redundancy pay? Thank you in advance.
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Redundancy/Re-employment Offer: Am I Losing Out?
Hello all, I'm looking for advice on a redundancy/re-employment offer; I have been offered a new role, which is essentially the same role but with a title change. Another strange thing is that it's written into my existing contract that I can be given a new role at any point, so why would I need to be made redundant and…
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If i get rehired do I have to pay back redundancy?
On may 21st the store I worked in closed down and I was made redundant. Because of this closure a local store that is part of the same company has received an uptick in business and are now offering me a job there. I have been told by my old manager that if I get rehired by the same company within a certain time frame they…
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Childcare, Redundancy & Self Employment
Hi guys, I'm unfortunately being made redundant (well, we're in consultation at the moment but it's pretty much a forgone conclusion) and my employment will end the first week in July. My child has been accepted for 30 hours' free childcare from September at a local term-time nursery and I really do not want to lose this,…
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Do I have an unfair dismissal case?
Hi All, I'm after a bit of advice if I could please. I've been made redundant - well my job title has, although I was not doing the role of the job title. My role has changed, but they never changed the title to go along with that. They suggested in Feb this year it should change, but never has. I was offered another role…
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quick advice please
Hello, I have posted on this here before but need some quick advice please The situation Company going through a really bad patch and one where I don't think we will survive, let lost money last month and I expect a bigger loss in June, company is trying to be sold on to someone else but the rumour I have heard is that…
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Redundancy process being handled badly
On 14 August this year I will have been at this company for 17 years. We have two offices, one in the UK and one in Brussels. The UK office was set up first and is the Head Office. There are two staff in the UK (me and one other who has also been here 17 years and gone through a hell of a lot of changes like I have). The…
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Redundancy and avoiding tax
Hi i hope some Guru can help me . I a thinking of taking redundancy at Xmas 2017. My salary is £43,800 I have worked for the company for 37 years and the figure is expected to be £54,000 including 90 days lieu. Obviously i can take £30,000 tax free . By Xmas i would have expected to have earned around £33,00. After taking…
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Redundancy Payment & Student Loan Deductions
I'm due to be made redundant in the coming months, and my employer has offered a good redundancy package. As it is below the 30K limit, it will not be subject to Tax or NIC but my Employer is not sure if the redundancy payout will be subject to student loan deductions. I rang SLC to check and the Advisor was really not…
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TUPE / Settlement agreement
Hello I have worked for a council for 25 years and the service I provide is being outsourced to private sector I met the new company yesterday who said straight away that after transfer there would be too many staff and everyone would have to compete for a job .... :( It was suggested that a settlement agreement could be…
