Been made redundant

okeon

Hi, I am being made redundant and not entitled to redundancy pay.  I have some good friends at the company who have been supportive during the process.  I think they will want to get me a leaving present so wanted to ask people if it’s cheeky to suggest to them that they give me a gift card as this would help me financially while I am looking for work

MalMonroe

Hi, I'm sorry to hear that - assume that you haven't been there for two years? If you have, you do have some rights and could contact acas to find out more.

https://www.acas.org.uk/contact

This is what the government says you can do following redundancy  - 

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/redundancy-help-finding-work-and-claiming-benefits#full-publication-update-history

I'm sure your colleagues wouldn't mind at all if you suggested that you'd like a gift card, or even money if that would be more helpful to you. They will surely understand.

Some advice from Citizens Advice about what you can do afterwards -

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/work/redundancy/check-your-rights-if-youre-made-redundant/redundancy/preparing-for-after-redundancy/

Good luck to you.

goater78

Normally there is one person in the office who will collect the money and you’ll probably know who will be doing it. Have a quiet word with them and ask for a gift card to help you out.