Potential redundancy from part time job

SusieWinwood

There is a possibility that we will will be made redundant from the employer I have a part time job with.

We all got a letter last Monday inviting us to a meeting where reasons etc will be discussed. We all attended the day after and basically the owners have been looking through the books and we have been losing a lot of money over the last 3 years or so. The upshot was if no one was willing to take over the lease for 6 months, 3 being rent free we were closing for good on 10 May.

We were asked to come up with ideas and meet again last night on an individual basis. I attended the session and put some ideas forward.

We are still no wiser as to what is happening regarding closing. Apparently, there is someone interested in taking the premises over who will let them know sometime today if it is a firm offer.

If it is leased, our manager said that our employers will give them (new employers) our redundancy money and should they close within the 6 months they will pay us off out of that.

It seems a tad iffy to me, why not just pay us off then we start afresh with the new employer? What is stopping the new employer spending our redundancy money leaving us with nothing?

Also I've googled and am of the impression that they need to give us at least 30 days notice of closure. By my reckonng, we were first informed last Monday (19th) and will close on 10 May (possibly) this is not 30 days.

We are less than 99 employees so the 90 day notice does not apply, only 30 days.

Does all this seem legal/legit?

TIA

Susie

good_guy_2

Transfer of undertakings (Protection of employment regulations) would prevent your current employer 'paying you off' - if your company is bought you are legally entitled to transfer, and the company would need to consult you you about that. If this is a TUPE situation then they need to consult with you as soon as reasonably practicable - as you are not being made redundant the 30 day rule would not apply.

SusieWinwood

goodguy - thanks for your reply.

Since I posted we have had formal notification that we are to cease trading next Monday 10 May :sad:

No firm offer to take over was forthcoming so that's it.

I have 17 years in with the company and worked out my redundancy. tbh it doesn't seem a lot seeing as I have all those years in. I spoke to one of the managers on Sunday and she said they work out the redundancy based on what you are earning now. I only do 5 or 6 hours pw where in the past I have done maybe 15 hpw.

Does the payout go off what I earn now or do they take an average over the time I have been there?

TIA

Susie