How many years redundancy am I entitled to?

KarenHoward

My employer is discussing redundancy with me. I have been with them for 20 years but in two different roles. I resigned from my first role 5 years ago and have since been in a different role. My service was continuous. Will my redundancy be for 5 or 20 years?

getmore4less

With no break in service 20 years. 
What was the transition timing?

General_Grant

As long as there really was no break in your actually being an employee of the organisation, it would be based on 20 years.  Were you given a new written statement of your employment terms when you began the more recent role?  If should have indicated the start of your continuous employment.

JamoLew

seems odd that you say you resigned - usually just a role change doesn't involve an official resignation

KarenHoward

I was manager and wanted a role with less responsibility and fewer hours so resigned when  such a role became available and took up the new position

Thrugelmir

Then it will be based on 5 years service, 

thebrexitunicorn

Thrugelmir said:

Then it will be based on 5 years service, 

If there was no break in service redundancy should be calculated on 20 years service. It doesn’t matter if you change roles, a lot of employees do  if they’re with the same employer for 20 years. 

Thrugelmir

thebrexitunicorn said:

Thrugelmir said:

Then it will be based on 5 years service, 

If there was no break in service redundancy should be calculated on 20 years service. It doesn’t matter if you change roles, a lot of employees do  if they’re with the same employer for 20 years. 

Doesn't sound as if service was continuous. Hence why the question has arisen. 

macman

KarenHoward said:

I was manager and wanted a role with less responsibility and fewer hours so resigned when  such a role became available and took up the new position

No, it appears to be continuous. OP did not resign until the more junior role became available. In effect, she asked to be demoted once the vacancy arose, and moved into it. 
Assuming the OP is over 41, she will (statutorily) be entitled to 30 weeks redundancy pay, plus any holiday pay due, plus notice pay if full notice not worked. This assumes that her contract does not offer more beneficial contractual terms.

getmore4less

macman said:

KarenHoward said:

I was manager and wanted a role with less responsibility and fewer hours so resigned when  such a role became available and took up the new position

No, it appears to be continuous. OP did not resign until the more junior role became available. In effect, she asked to be demoted once the vacancy arose, and moved into it. 
Assuming the OP is over 41, she will (statutorily) be entitled to 30 weeks redundancy pay, plus any holiday pay due, plus notice pay if full notice not worked. This assumes that her contract does not offer more beneficial contractual terms.

To get to 30 weeks you need to be 61

You need to be 42 before the extra 1/2 weeks kicks in(full years over 41)

if only 34 it could be as low as 17.5 weeks.

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getmore4less said:

macman said:

KarenHoward said:

I was manager and wanted a role with less responsibility and fewer hours so resigned when  such a role became available and took up the new position

No, it appears to be continuous. OP did not resign until the more junior role became available. In effect, she asked to be demoted once the vacancy arose, and moved into it. 
Assuming the OP is over 41, she will (statutorily) be entitled to 30 weeks redundancy pay, plus any holiday pay due, plus notice pay if full notice not worked. This assumes that her contract does not offer more beneficial contractual terms.

To get to 30 weeks you need to be 61

You need to be 42 before the extra 1/2 weeks kicks in(full years over 41)

if only 34 it could be as low as 17.5 weeks.

Unlikely, as would have to have started work at 14 to have 20 years service at 34.