Redundancy pay prorated for part-time

Larner_2

Hello could somebody please point me in the right directions. I am looking for some rules.
I have worked for my company for 10 years, the last two years part-time following the birth of my son.
Another person in my company is to be made redundant and has been offered a package that pays all of her years, those she has worked part-time and those she has worked full-time at a prorated part-time value.
Whilst another friend of mine who has recently been made redundant by another company had her redundancy pay calculated so that for the years she was full-time she was paid a fulltime redundancy, her payment only being prorated for those years she had been part-time, was she just lucky and working for a good company or are there some rule somewhere that tell companies how to deal with this situation. I cannot believe that a person who has worked full-time for 25years for example can go part-time for just one year and then be paid off at a the pro-rated value for the whole 25yrs.

Takeaway_Addict

Larner wrote: »

Hello could somebody please point me in the right directions. I am looking for some rules.
I have worked for my company for 10 years, the last two years part-time following the birth of my son.
Another person in my company is to be made redundant and has been offered a package that pays all of her years, those she has worked part-time and those she has worked full-time at a prorated part-time value.
Whilst another friend of mine who has recently been made redundant by another company had her redundancy pay calculated so that for the years she was full-time she was paid a fulltime redundancy, her payment only being prorated for those years she had been part-time, was she just lucky and working for a good company or are there some rule somewhere that tell companies how to deal with this situation. I cannot believe that a person who has worked full-time for 25years for example can go part-time for just one year and then be paid off at a the pro-rated value for the whole 25yrs.

The other person got lucky.

It does work the other way as well, you could do 10 years part time, 1 year full time and gain full redundancy.

That's life.

noelphobic

Takeaway_Addict wrote: »

The other person got lucky.

It does work the other way as well, you could do 10 years part time, 1 year full time and gain full redundancy.

That's life.

I left my job after 23 years, on voluntary severance. I had been part time for around the first 12ish years and then full time until the date I left. I was paid less than if I had been full time for the whole period. If I had been full time and then gone part time it would have worked the same way. I don't know whether that would apply in the case of compulsory redundancy.

Takeaway_Addict

noelphobic wrote: »

I left my job after 23 years, on voluntary severance. I had been part time for around the first 12ish years and then full time until the date I left. I was paid less than if I had been full time for the whole period. If I had been full time and then gone part time it would have worked the same way. I don't know whether that would apply in the case of compulsory redundancy.

That was voluntary though, I am pretty sure on statutory redundancy terms its how I mentioned. Presumably on your voluntary severance you got better terms than statutory?

If the company are paying more than statutory they can make whatever rules they want.

getmore4less

Statutory redundancy is specified in law,

1 weeks pay for each years services capped upto a max of 20 years.
The cap changes each year currently £450.
Adjustments are made for service under/over two ages.

https://www.gov.uk/calculate-your-redundancy-pay

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/32555/dg_177260.pdf
(note: cap is now £450)

The weeks pay is the current weeks pay and is defined in the employment act which can be an average for variable pay situation.

Enhanced packages can be defined by the company as long as they pay at least the minimum.

certainly worth pursuing that others are getting more favourable treatment on an enhanced package.

noelphobic

Takeaway_Addict wrote: »

That was voluntary though, I am pretty sure on statutory redundancy terms its how I mentioned. Presumably on your voluntary severance you got better terms than statutory?

If the company are paying more than statutory they can make whatever rules they want.

Yes, it was voluntary, as I stated, and the terms were much better than they would be for compulsory redundancy. It was nigh on impossible to work out whether they had actually paid me the correct amount because the calculation was complex and not explained properly. Obviously, had I been getting the minimum statutory payout I would have investigated to the nth degree to make sure I was getting everything I was entitled to.

fairmove

Hello Larner, have you been put at risk, are you in the redundancy process? And have they given you compensation illustration? I agree - it is very unfair to have all those years of full-time work treated as part-time. If you are certain that others in your company (in a similar position to yours) are getting more generous packages, you could try putting in an appeal. Also, if you are a member of a union, meet your union solicitor and see if the package can be contested on grounds of 'custom and practice'. But this may mean that colleagues or ex-colleagues would have to state how much they were paid, and they may have signed confidentiality clauses/non-disclosure agreements.

Skippydoda

Larner wrote: »

Hello could somebody please point me in the right directions. I am looking for some rules.
I have worked for my company for 10 years, the last two years part-time following the birth of my son.
Another person in my company is to be made redundant and has been offered a package that pays all of her years, those she has worked part-time and those she has worked full-time at a prorated part-time value.
Whilst another friend of mine who has recently been made redundant by another company had her redundancy pay calculated so that for the years she was full-time she was paid a fulltime redundancy, her payment only being prorated for those years she had been part-time, was she just lucky and working for a good company or are there some rule somewhere that tell companies how to deal with this situation. I cannot believe that a person who has worked full-time for 25years for example can go part-time for just one year and then be paid off at a the pro-rated value for the whole 25yrs.

I'm in this position, have worked full time, now part time due to kids.....annoying for me as I'm certain one employee recently went form part time to full time with a hunch redundancy is looming
Oh well. Win some loose some.