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Dismissed at work due to mental health- Advise please!
Brand new to this so please bare with me.. Today I got dismissed from my job. It was to do with my attendance and that I'd been off 4 separate times since July 2016 (3 related and 1 not). In August 2016, my mental health started to dip (depression, anger issues etc). I'd always been aware of my mental health but never felt…
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Just a lil story of a Zero hour contract guy
Been working as a Temp Chef for the same agency since 2012. Agency went into voluntary liquidation in Feb 2017 owing holiday pay to me and certainly all other Agency Workers. (Note that the agency is still trading but under a different limited liability entity). Agency advised that receivers would organise payment of…
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Can any one assist - no contract+no pay
Hello all, let me know if I am posting in the wrong area.....I have had a nightmare! I have recently been "employed" within a company where they have never given me a contract. I have been there since November and was employed to sell life insurance over the phone on a commission only basis..... I walked out last week…
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Can post redundancy commission be counted as tax free redundancy pay?
I was made redundant last year. My employer agreed to 3 months redundancy payment, and agreed to pay commission on a number of deals which would not have been due until later if I had remained with them. The redundancy amount was less than the tax free limit of 30k. Since the commission was discretionary, and paid…
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Tax confusion
I have just been made redundant, the letter I was given at the end of March said that my last day at work would be the 6th April and I would be paid my redundancy, PILON and holiday pay on the 7th. So far I have not been paid and when I asked why, I was told there is some confusion over the best way to do it to minimise…
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Working Notice
I have recently been asked to work my notice which is 10 weeks as the current contract I am on ends in June. I have also been given my redundancy date and the amount that I am to receive. The contract is more than likely to get extended again for a further 3 month period at the end of June but by then I will have worked my…
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Offered same role after made redundant
Hi there Hoping you can help. My company has recently made my role redundant (I received the redundancy letter and package). Ahead of this, someone in a similar role resigned but they said they were reducing roles by one more (therefore I was still at risk of red.); a higher role then became available (had to be created)…
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Voluntary redundancy/retirement &JSA
I am taking voluntary redundancy and early retirement next month. My pension isn't very generous and I will be looking for part time work. My husband says that I can claim JSA. Is this correct even though I have left work voluntarily
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Redundancy when company entering CVA
My partner's employer has issued redundancy letters (after consultation - everyone is going!) and is planning to enter a Company Voluntary Agreement (CVA) with an insolvency practitioner handling all the admin. They say they will pay salary to end April (date of termination) and anything else will need to be claimed from…
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Redundancy pay
Hi I have been employed part time for over 20 years and I have recently been told I am getting made redundant. Apparently I am only getting 12 years redundancy because I have been informed I didn't have a contract 20 years ago. Does this seem right or am I entitled to 20 years redundancy.
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Offered suitable position during redundancy notice period?
Hi, If you have been given notice of redundancy, with a finish date that takes into account your notice period.... Are they able to offer you suitable employment in that notice time? I'm struggling to understand if that is only allowed BEFORE the official letter of redundancy and starting to work your notice. Or one day…
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Redundancy & JSA (single parent )
Hi there. I was made redundant last week and will be receiving approx 17k redundancy (not yet received ) I am looking for work, but in the meantime I have an appointment at the job centre next week. I understand that I will receive contribution based JSA. But a friend has told me that I should receive extra due to having a…
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insolvency about six weeks ago the firm I was subcontracting for went into liquidatio
about six weeks ago the firm I was subcontracting for went into liquidation, I was owed nearly five weeks wages. I contacted the liquidators Wilie and Bisset and was told that the couldn't help me. Is there anyone that I can get in touch with to try and get my money. I don't have enough to pay anyone up front but would be…
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Calculating redundancy
I have had a chat today with my boss who told me my job is no longer needed. The alternative he offered me wasn't suitable so I turned it down. I have been with the firm 23 years at the beginning of May. They have to pay me 3 months notice. Am I right in assuming my redundancy includes the notice period as well which will…
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Need advice re job with company making me redundant...
Hi, So, my position ( and one other employees) is being made redundant due to a restructure of the department. I'm on 30 day consultation currently. A position has been advertised within my company that I am am qualified for and experienced in, that is within my pay grade. Do the company have any obligation to offer me the…
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Redundancy & NI
Hi, Will be made redundant in a few days time & will receive PILON at end of April. I understand this is liable to tax/NI but if I receive £8800 as PILON & I don't do any further work, how much of a qualifying year will the NI that I pay (£469 based on month 1) make up? Its above the annual primary threshold but don't…
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Redundancy and taking the company to court
Hi I have been made redundant be a large international company, and am on Garden Leave. Couple of questions if I may Setting the scene.........The company has hit the affected people for pension reasons and to reduce wages and pension contributions for long term employees (long term employees have a far larger contribution…
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Still have work Laptop after redundancy
Hi, I was made redundant last October from a company that had a UK arm that now no longer exists. I was told in August and our office was gotten rid of the same month so we worked from home for the final few months. I was told to take home a company laptop and as I had a few catch ups during september/october with my old…
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redundancy and pension contributions
If your made redundant and lets say you will get 3 months notice but instead of working the notice,the company pay you the 3 months.If your in the company pension scheme and lets say the company pays in £100 a month.Do the company still pay the £100 for each of the 3 month of your notice that you are not actually working…
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Voluntary redundancy and I'll health retirement
Hi everyone My partner is 46 and has Parkinsons Disease and has been off work for nearly a year. She works for the Environment Agency. She was going down the ill health route but has now been offered VERS. The EA have said if she takes VERS she cannot take ill health. I don't think this is correct as if she left work now…
