**Redudant in July - new job offer in Sept**

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Hello,
My brain is currently frazzled at the moment. I was made redundant 31st July. In my letter from HR, it states that if no alternative employment can be sourced by this date, this would be my termination date....receive redundancy money etc etc + 12 weeks notice pay.
The same company has now offered a new role (14th Sept) well after the 31st July. With a start date of 1st Oct. They have advised that if I want this job, I have to hand back the redundancy...is this correct? If I`m officially made redundant on the 31st and there was no mention of a new job until the middle of Sept, do I hand back the money and live happily after in the new role?
I know technically I am still in my 12 weeks notice period, so at worse, that money could be handed back?
Any ideas anyone, I stated above, my brain is frazzled. :-)
My brain is currently frazzled at the moment. I was made redundant 31st July. In my letter from HR, it states that if no alternative employment can be sourced by this date, this would be my termination date....receive redundancy money etc etc + 12 weeks notice pay.
The same company has now offered a new role (14th Sept) well after the 31st July. With a start date of 1st Oct. They have advised that if I want this job, I have to hand back the redundancy...is this correct? If I`m officially made redundant on the 31st and there was no mention of a new job until the middle of Sept, do I hand back the money and live happily after in the new role?
I know technically I am still in my 12 weeks notice period, so at worse, that money could be handed back?
Any ideas anyone, I stated above, my brain is frazzled. :-)
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If they did they you are entitled to keep the statutory redundancy they can ask for any enhanced back.
If they want all the redundancy back they need to resurrect your employment on a continuous basis retaining length of service for future termination.
If they terminated then you are not in any notice period.
sounds like they realise they’ve made a mistake and from a PR point of view they can’t really make someone redundant, pay them off and then bring them back in two months. No matter how good you are it wouldn’t be seen as acceptable by the business.