Redundancy repayment if find new job

catbart

Hi,

We've just been told that our jobs are at risk of redundancy; in the information we've received from HR they are saying that any redundancy payment we get would have to be repaid if we find new employment within 4 weeks of finishing.

This means we'd effectively have to be out of work for at least a month. I haven't heard of this before and it doesn't seem very fair - does anyone know if they're allowed to do this?

nimbo

they're doing that where i work too....

i work for the NHS - we also cannot work for any other public services either...

SarEl

catbart wrote: »

Hi,

We've just been told that our jobs are at risk of redundancy; in the information we've received from HR they are saying that any redundancy payment we get would have to be repaid if we find new employment within 4 weeks of finishing.

This means we'd effectively have to be out of work for at least a month. I haven't heard of this before and it doesn't seem very fair - does anyone know if they're allowed to do this?

Depends. The previous poster is correct - this is common in public sector organisations. But you don't tell us anything about it so we can't really advise.

eamon

The regulations will be similar to these.
http://www.lge.gov.uk/lge/core/page.do?pageId=119733#contents-3
It does seem harsh. But if you get made redundant from one employer and get a new job with a different employer covered by the same rules then you benefit from keeping your continuity and length of service. It can be a tough call if faced with a tempting lump sum.