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voluntary severance
I work in local govt. and they are looking for volunteers for redundancy. Those that don't apply by 10th Jan will not be offered such "generous" terms. Basically if I apply by this date and am acepted I'd come out with 18 months net pay after 20 years service. Should I go for this or hold on as it's unlikely it'll come to…
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1 wife and 2 kids to suport !!!!!
Hi all!! After some advice from you guys!... am currently working as a joiner (20 years manufacturing)… in feb I go to hospital to assess whether I need an operation on a injury caused by my work!, if I do then I will need to claim as I don’t get sick pay! And will need to cover my living costs ( 2 kids 1 wife ).... but it…
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C.S.A entitlement after been mde redundant
Hi all,I am due to be made redundant shortly and will get nearly 30K. My question is 'is my ex wife entitled to ny of it for child support ?' I currently pay through the C.S.A which comes directly out of my wages. I have not seen my 2 children for over 4 years and my ex wife and new husband have well paid jobs. Also 'does…
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Redundancy - help with bills
Hi all, I'm being made redundant on the 31st December this year and have pointed out to my employer that I'm entitled to redundancy despite coming to the end of a fixed term contract (I've had 4 years continuous service) they've agreed to look into how much they should pay me. However, I doubt that this is going to cover a…
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Been Made Redundant
Was made redundant last week after being on gardening leave for a month and am finding it hard to motivate myself to look for work as I am enjoying not having to do anything after working for the last 30 years and being a layabout appeals to me. My redundancy was ok so I have something to live off the next few months but…
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Does having offset affect benefits?
I have an offset mortgage and have been offsetting instead of overpaying. I did this specifically to try and be in a position to buy another house in a few years without having to get another loan (i.e. the money is to pay off the house and not for anything else). Now I am thinking how a possible redundancy would…
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Potential Redundancy.
Hello I am in a pool of people that are potentially being made redundant to save money for the NHS. 99 out of 229 people will be made redundant to save money in this financial year. Details in the link below. My contract says notice I have to give to the company 12 weeks. Also notice the company has to give me is 12 weeks.…
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Merry Christmas to all of you
:xmassmile:rudolf::xmassmile Merry Christmas to all of you who frequent these boards, for all of you facing redundancy I hope you all find new employment if you want it, or that you enjoy your time off whilst deciding what to do next. May 2010 bring all of you what you wish for :santa2:
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Holiday entitlement
Hi I am taking voluntary redundancy, My last working day as it stands will be 4th Feb. Our holidays are calculated April to April and work out roughly as 2.5 days per month worked. Although I will finish 4 Feb I will get a month in Lieu but am lead to believe that I will not have to work that month so my question is should…
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PILON and taxable benefits.
Hello all, I'm being made redundant at the end of the year and have been paid off my 3 months notice and redundancy as a tax free lump sum. My contract has no mention of PILON, so I assume that this is compensation for me for my employers breaching the terms of my contract. Now, I have a company car, employer contribution…
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Redundancy pay and jobseekers allowance
Hi I was made redundant on the 16th of december 2009 due to my company going into administration. They wont be providing any redundancy money and instead i will have to make a claim through the government. I was wondering if i start claiming for jobseekers allowance now, would i still be able to make a make for that…
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SMP and Voluntary Redundancy, HR Hopeless!!!
Ok, Here goes.... I have posted before about varies issues with voluntary redundancy but thought it easier to re cap and seek advice please..... Myself and my colleague are both pregnant and are having to take voluntary redundancy in February after the 90 days consultation due to the fact that we will not be guaranteed…
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Redundany & Final Salary
Hi everyone, I am new on here and looking for some advice. I have recently found out I am being made redundant from my job of 2 years. My "finish" date is 31st December. The company have been very nasty to me since telling me and I have had no support whatsoever, I have been asking for a reference for the past 3 weeks and…
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Unfair redundancy terms
A friend has been told that he is being considered for redundancy. I used to work for the same company and this means that he almost certainly will be made redundant. He says that the companies redundancy terms are the statutory minimum plus notice period (he has 23 years service) OR he can have a weeks pay for every year…
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Help and advice pls
my partner has been with his company 9 years and hes had a few problems with them over different things,they laid him off couple months ago after my second son was born but he was back into after a week off.over two months ago he was off sick for a 2/3 weeks with his eyes due to the work he does hes a fabricator welder an…
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Tax Rebate on redundancy payment?
I am hoping to be told I am being made redundant in a few weeks. I do not intend to look for work (or claim Jobseeker's allowance) before the start of the 2010/2011 tax year, and in all likelihood not before the start of the 2011/12 tax year. Q1: Will I be able to claim a rebate (form P50) of the tax I will have paid on my…
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Redundancy pls.help...Do we have grounds to question the process?
I'm currently working in one of the Luxury Hotels in london. I have been working in the company for 23 years. My position is being redundant along side a colleague and good friend who is looking after 2 major F&B operation for the reason that our payroll is amalgamated. I was in this situation early last year with the…
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Redundancy and out sourcing
I have recently been made redundant and after 2 weeks of me leaving i have heard, as i still have internal friends, that the company is looking at out-sourcing my job. So presumably they have now realsied that they need my department as I was a one man band at the time, in marketing, and now they have approached one of my…
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Been given notice today :-(
Hi, I´ve been working for my current employer since April 2008 and I was informed today, that I have to leave since the company is in financial troubles. I´ve got 3 months notice so, officially, my last day will be on 31 March 2010. Obviously, I am very sad about today´s announcement as it´s been not only a job I really…
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ACAS Guideline - Redundancy handling
In the above Guidlines it states, "The drawing up of criteria, however, is not enough to guarantee fair and reasonable selection. Even though the criteria may satisfy the test of objectivity, the selection will still be unfair if they are carelessly or mistakenly applied". Please could someone tell me how robust this…