Continuation of employment query

gricha_2

Hi all,
Last year (2010) the company I had worked for went into liquidation. However the managers had started a new company and that new company took over our employment. We were then given a P45 about two months before april, then given a P60 at the end of the financial year and told we had continuation of employment. Is this correct or are they pulling a fast one? Hopefully this is legal but I just don't trust them.

LittleVoice

gricha wrote: »

Hi all,
Last year (2010) the company I had worked for went into liquidation. However the managers had started a new company and that new company took over our employment. We were then given a P45 about two months before april, then given a P60 at the end of the financial year and told we had continuation of employment. Is this correct or are they pulling a fast one? Hopefully this is legal but I just don't trust them.

Transfer was perhaps a TUPE arrangement.

Which company gave you the P45? If it was the second company then you were not an employee of theirs at the end of the tax year (5 April) - unless you had been re-engaged. It is only employees on the payroll on 5 April who are due to receive a P60 (although I have know an employer to issue one to each person who had been on their books at some point during the year!).

gricha_2

Thanks for the reply,
We were given the P45 by the old company, then the P60 by the new company.

LittleVoice

gricha wrote: »

Thanks for the reply,
We were given the P45 by the old company, then the P60 by the new company.

The old company would need to issue the P45 because it would have new relationship with HMRC.

You say you were "told" you had continuity of employment. Was this in writing? You have been with the new company for more than two months so should have been issued with written particulars of your employment. One of the items to be included is the date employment began (when you transferred in this case) and when continuous employment began (when you began employment with the previous company if you have continuity of employment).

gricha_2

Yes we did get a written letter after nagging them, it did include my original start of employment. Silly question time, Should we have had any redundancy payment?

getmore4less

gricha wrote: »

Yes we did get a written letter after nagging them, it did include my original start of employment. Silly question time, Should we have had any redundancy payment?

Not if they have given you continuity of employment.

Are you effectivly working on the same terms as before or have there been changes