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DIY Protective Award
Hello, One day we all turned up to work to find the company had got into administration, there was around 50 employees, all sent home without consultation. Months later one of my colleagues has phoned me to talk about the protective award, he spoke to a lawyer and they wanted to move a group action so the more people the…
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Solicitor at redundancy consultation
Hi I'm going through the redundancy consultation at the moment. My company doesn't have an HR person so have an external consultant advising them. After reading the ACAS website and getting advice from HR experts I don't believe they've followed the correct process. I asked for a hard copy of the original presentation…
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Resignation and Wage Raise
Hi, I have a peculiar situation I'd like to ask advice on. I resigned from my current job a couple of weeks ago but I offered to stay for longer than the regular notice period as we're on stupidly busy times which management and HR were thrilled with and I'm staying until mid January. Now, an increase in pay was announced…
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Where is the best place to post about a company policy PHI claim?
Hi, As the title says, I am having issues with a PHI claim that my employers provide. Where is the best place to post for advice about it please?
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Help - not sure what to do
Hi I have recently been told I'm being made redundant, our agreed date is 21st Dec. I have found a new job and have handed in my notice in today. My last working day for my current employer is 14th Dec. What I want to ask is whether I can use my remaining 4 holiday days to extend my employment until the 21st Dec (as 14th…
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Help needed with what would be considered suitable alternative? (the salary aspect)
Last Thursday the consultation process began and my role no longer exists. In terms of the dept - I am in finance and the structure was that there is the FD who then has three senior managers. These are financial controller (transnational side of finance), Head of Financial Planning & Analysis (budgeting, analysis etc) and…
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Redundancy pay and self assessment
Hi, I am hoping someone with a bit more tax savvy can help me here. My friend was made redundant August 2015 last year and just after taking redundancy they ventured on a self employment franchise. They registered themselves as self employed from the 14th of August 2015 however the redundancy pay from previous job did not…
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Urgent advice re redundancy payment
My sister and her partner were both made redundant by the same company back in May. They worked there for 7 and 9 years, and were only given a weeks notice. They were told there was no money for notice pay, holiday pay owed, redundancy pay, paternity pay or maternity pay (my sister had just started her maternity leave)…
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Confusing case redundancy in dept when on fixed term contract
Trying to help a family member out with this. She has worked around ten years for an NHS employer. She was employed, let's say on Band 1, she is on a fixed term training contract this year at Band 2, it finishes end March, at which time she can apply for a Band 3 job as she will be qualified for it. However, the area she…
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Been sent a p45 but stil working at the company
Hi Today i recieced a p45 from my current workplace but the confusing thing is i not been told that i have been paid off, i phoned my manger and he said i havent been paid off so im in a state of confusing can you help me?
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Redundant or Unfair Dismissal?
Hello Everyone, Unfortunately today, myself and most of our staff at my company has been given the following dismissal letter. We knew the company was doing bad for a while now and we have not been paid for 2 months. The only thing we were hanging on to was hope that at some point we'd be bought over and salaries paid or…
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Redundancy with no consultation at all
My girlfriend is being made redundant at the end of this month. She has known this might be a possibility as the company she works for announced at start of October they intend to close their UK operations across all their sites. Yesterday her manager told her she was being made redundant by end of the month and to expect…
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Redundancy or Capability Dismissal.
Any advise would be great. I have worked for my employers for 7 years, I am 58, I have arthritis and the post I now hold is the only one which is suitable for me, this post has been made redundant and my employers have offered me alternative posts which I would not be able to manage which has been confirmed by my employers…
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Manufacturing Operational reorganisation
After going through a factory closure less than two years and being redundant I managed to secure a similar role in Production Management a Blue Chip Soft Drinks Manufacturer. On Wednesday the four Production Managers of which I am were called in by our boss who went through a PowerPoint presentation which outlined a…
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management restructure and potential voluntary redundancy
Hi, I could do with some help! The company I work for is having a management restructure, and my level of management is being removed. I and a number of colleagues have been directly appointed to the next level down in the hierarchy. While this means we have a guaranteed job it does mean we have effectively been demoted…
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I got made redundant today, No notice, No Payment , Full 12 Mnth contract not served
Hi All, So today I was made redundant from an Administrative / Sales position. As well as approx. 6 other staff, 1 Person from Accounts 4 from Telesales and myself (all different departments). Maybe some other's I don't know about. I started work on a 12 Month contract as I had previously taken the company to court under…
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Pregnant and at risk of redundancy - please help!
Hello, I wonder if anyone can advise me, i'm a little desperate and it's a bit complex so I will try and break down the key facts. - I am pregnant with my first child (due 5th March - 22 weeks pregnant) - I have been with my company just shy of 10 years - We are at risk and will find out if we are redundant on 25th…
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Redundancy & SMP
I am currently 26 weeks pregnant (baby is due on 13 February 2017) and I have just been told that the company that I work for will be ceasing to trade and that I am being made redundant on 3 February 2017. Assuming that I don't give birth early, I am planning to work up till 3 February 2017. I have worked there for 13 full…
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Made redundant in May, and now they have re employed me on a temp contract? allowed?
Hello Everyone, I was made redundant by the company I was working for in May, and then about three months later I received an e mail from my boss asking me if I would like to come back to EXACTLY the same position but on a two month temp contract as they were obviously falling behind on work, which I accepted, but is this…
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Am I getting overtaxed?
Hi folks, To make it straight, I been working in a company for 5 month and after that because some financial difficulties in a part of the business my self and another 12 colleagues have been made redundant. This happened 16th of October so I had my pay in lieu until 16th of November, a month notice. I receive my last…
