Redundancy payment and alternative job

rosie444

A question for you knowledgeable experts, please. My employer has told me that I have been selected for redundancy. I am entitled to payments for compensation for loss of my job, notice and holiday pay. I believe that I may be offered an alternative job at the same place, but at a much reduced salary. If I accept this, will I get all or any of my above payments? The company is not insolvent, so will be paying themselves, rather than gov. payments. They won't be giving me any more than the legal minimum.

getmore4less

If you accept a suitable alternative you are not entitled to redundancy.

Notice and holiday no longer apply the job just goes on as normal.

Reduced pay is a good reason for an alternative to not be suitabe.

rosie444

Thank you.
Do I have to say that I consider the alternative job to be 'unsuitable' then?

getmore4less

Depends on the employer,

A sensible one would let you know the job is available and not push the post if you are obviously not interested, or just ask for those at risk of redunancy to apply for the positions available.

If they try to persude you to take a post then you may have to say it is not a suitable alternative.


Another option is to get made redundant and then take up another post later, need to leave at least a week, longer is better, HMRC can sometime get interested if they think it was dodgy, but if the job is very different and a new post or replaces someone who leaves(not redundant) then this usualy is not a problem.

You loose any continuity of employment and the employments rights and redundancy clocks both restart.

Need to mke sure there are no clawback terms in your redundancy.

longhauladdict

Hiya

Also, just to add, you can state that the employment is unsuitable as it is only classed as suitable if it is similar in terms of role, salary, location and status. Search google for this and I think it is registered on the BERR site. HTH xx

rosie444

I think that my employer would like me to carry on doing more or less my same job, but for less money. Can they do this to me? Saying be redundant and take your compensation, or have this other 'alternate' job at the same place but for less money?
Employer is a bit of a bully!

getmore4less

A lot of companies would not bother with the redundancy option they would just tell you your pay is going down and let you make the claim through a ET if you wanted to reject the drop in pay. Many would nt know what to do so just give up.

If you want to stay working then you might be ble to get them to pay something, depends on the redundancy terms, if stat then max £380 for each year of ervice(min 2y to quailify).

I wonder if they are trying to get you to agree, how much do you need the job, they may give in if you say thanks give me my money.

You could engage in consultation about how your job is not realy redundant and they can't do this to you a few choice words can make it look like you know what you are talking about.
Depends how clued up the employer is often the bullies don't like paying for good legal advice and "I have taken legal advice" sometime scares them(I get it free with my house insurance adds the I don't pay element).

THis might be a last resort option

Most important thing to do is decide what YOU want and prioritise the alternative options so you make it happen your way.

How many people are involved?