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redundancy advice please?

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Hi,
I am being made redundant along with 2 other people. I have been told that I have to work my 3 months’ notice period, where as the other 2 are being asked to leave and will receive paid notice.
This seems very unfair as my job role does not exist anymore and for the 3 months that I will have to stay on for I will be filling in for the other 2 members of staff that have been asked to leave.
I don’t want to leave the company on bad terms and I am more than happy to help out. Can they do this? Can I take paid notice then return during that time as and when they need me but work in a voluntary capacity?
Any advice would be much appreciated.

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  • SarEl
    SarEl Posts: 5,683 Forumite
    No you can't. The employer is entitled to require someone to work their notice and so it isn't "voluntary work" if you come in - it's your normal job. In fact, you can't take paid notice at all - it has to be offered by the employer, because it isn't an employment right. I am afraid there is very little that you can do. You could submit a girevance based on "precedent" - but it's pretty thin if they refuse to uphold it because you can't make a tribunal claim to be paid your notice. And it may upset the boat that you are not wanting to rock.
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