Redundancy

Richard_Rees

Hi all, I was made redundant on 14/07 after being furloughed due to covid-19, but will receive 100%of wages until 13th August. But have since found and started work. So my question is do I still get 100%of my wages as my partner has heard that anyone on furlough is not to work or they will lose their earnings, and we're also on universal credit. Is this right as I have already been redundant with 4 weeks notice. Should I have started work after this date. 

Dox

Richard_Rees said:

Hi all, I was made redundant on 14/07 after being furloughed due to covid-19, but will receive 100%of wages until 13th August. But have since found and started work. So my question is do I still get 100%of my wages as my partner has heard that anyone on furlough is not to work or they will lose their earnings, and we're also on universal credit. Is this right as I have already been redundant with 4 weeks notice. Should I have started work after this date. 

Where did your partner hear this - a reliable source? What do the terms of your redundancy stipulate? Are you still eligible to claim UC now you've started work?

JReacher1

It sounds like you’re being paid your one month notice not furlough.  I don’t think this will cause an issue, although a double wage may cause problems with UC

Doshwaster

Richard_Rees said:

Hi all, I was made redundant on 14/07 after being furloughed due to covid-19, but will receive 100%of wages until 13th August. But have since found and started work. So my question is do I still get 100%of my wages as my partner has heard that anyone on furlough is not to work or they will lose their earnings, and we're also on universal credit. Is this right as I have already been redundant with 4 weeks notice. Should I have started work after this date. 

You can't work for your current employer while on furlough (so they can't send you work to do at home) but there is nothing to stop you working for another employer
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-you-could-be-covered-by-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme#while-youre-on-furlough
I know a few people who have got themselves another job while on furlough as they hated being in the house doing nothing so for the past few months they have been on double income.

markavist

My wife has been offered redundancy as part of M&S 7000 job cuts after 19 years of service. Getting any information out of the company is hopeless. Nothing in writing, no advice even simple questions such as can i keep my staff discount card are not able to be answered by managers. She could not even get clear advice on how much redundancy she would be entitlled to or if it would be taxable.  Is it any wonder that the store is experiencing trading difficulties if they cant even care for the staff. Is it time to leave the sinking ship?

KatrinaWaves

Probably best to start your own thread. Taxable amounts of redundancy can be found on google. It seems highly unlikely she can keep a staff discount card once she isn’t staff. Do they not have a redundancy policy she can read? If not, look at the statutory amounts of redundancy payable to get a base amount, again, google is your friends rather than stressing the managers don’t know. There are 7000 jobs going so there’s a lot to do, and from
when I worked there the managers were purely there to keep the shelves stacked and the Tills open, they would not have known about HR policy and the intricacies of that. 

TELLIT01

Managers will generally have no greater knowledge of any redundancy terms than anybody else.  M&S will have a redundancy policy and your wife, and every other employee, needs to see that before accepting voluntary redundancy.  The redundancies were only announced a matter of days ago so it might take a little time for information to get down to the individual employees.  If anybody can help it will be the most senior manager in the store.

If your wife had nothing in writing who offered her redundancy?

74jax

What is the reasoning on walking out of 19 years redundancy? Is it another job? 

Doshwaster

markavist said:

My wife has been offered redundancy as part of M&S 7000 job cuts after 19 years of service. Getting any information out of the company is hopeless. Nothing in writing, no advice even simple questions such as can i keep my staff discount card are not able to be answered by managers. She could not even get clear advice on how much redundancy she would be entitlled to or if it would be taxable.  Is it any wonder that the store is experiencing trading difficulties if they cant even care for the staff. Is it time to leave the sinking ship?

Some good places to start. 
https://www.gov.uk/redundancy-your-rights
https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/work/leaving-a-job/redundancy/redundancy-pay/

The managers are probably facing redundancy themselves and will be  in the same boat

There is a minimum (statutory) amount of redundancy that an employer must pay depending upon age and length of service but often they will offer more than this to "encourage" people to volunteer. Redundancy pay is tax free. You will also get money for any unused holiday entitlement and loss of notice but these are taxable. The risk of not accepting voluntary redundancy is that you may later be selected for compulsory redundancy where the terms might not be so good.