Employments Rights - reduncuncy

kizar

Hello everyone,

I need your advice about my redundancy pay.

Structure of my whole organization:

xxxx PLC - main name of the company and under this company we have several divisions with the same first part of the name and second part as specific division as follows:

xxxx A

xxxx B

xxxx C

xxxx D

Each of the division got own boss, finance and structure, different H&S policies etc.

In my old division I joined to share scheme which is continued in my new division and I did not have change my pension company either.

I started working for division A almost 8 years ago and 1.5 year ago on company email came job offer in division B. I applied and I had two interviews, finally I got a job in division B.

I received new contract, had 3 months probation time etc.

Now after 1.5 year I will be redundant and I tried to find clear answer about that and I am pretty sure company should pay me for 7 years (I don't have yet 8 years service, a month difference) service instead of 1.5, am I right? Even if I received new contract and changed division and role, my employment continuity will be around 8 years.

Thank you very much for your advice.

Comms69

Company house - is it two separate legal entities?

kizar

realistically I don't know how to check it.
Stock market showing shares only for PLC as a main company.
Company house for each divisions is in different locations.

kizar

I checked LEI database and there is only PLC registered and i checked my payslip before new job and i have plc as a payer and in the new job i have PLC as well.

Comms69

Google company house. Enter the company name there.

If the company registration number is different for each division, you in effect had 2 different employers

General_Grant

Did you receive new written statement of your particulars of employment when you moved to your current job?  If so, that should show the date that your continuous service began - related companies in a group can mean your service start date is retained.

kizar

I have attachment in my contract as schedule with most important information and there is employment start date with my start date and continuous employment start date and this is blank so I understand that shouldn't be blank.

Thrugelmir

Divisions aren't necessarily separate legal entities. Check the bottom of your company letterhead. Were you given a P45 when you switched divisions. 

kizar

Yes, I had p45 after switching.

kizar

I checked company house website and from all divisions PLC has own number and my division has own number and rest of divisions is under PLC so I understand that I won't have continuity of employment in that case although my division is clearly a part a company with the same name and the same address of head office (post code slightly different but everything else in address is the same) and even is giving annual finance report including my division obviously.

kizar

Ok so I received email with p45 as I mentioned but later that day I received next email from HR quote "I have been advised you are transferring to Division B". Formally I did not receive p45.