MegaSack DRAW - This year's winner is user - rgwb
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Mrs R has had 'notice of consultation' to effectively close the office she works in, so looking at how redundancy payments are calculated: in my brief searches so far everything says 'from when you were made redundant', so is that when you get formal notice your job has gone, or when notice period expires?
As a curveball, what if they said she could work reduced hours or have to commute to that big London, if she says no will that weaken her position any?
all a bit new to us, so any advice gratefully received.......
It's the point when you leave the job. The offer of a suitable alternative role is part of the consultation but should have no bearing on the selection/scoring process.
It’s the point when you leave the job.
... plus statutory notice, which is different to the notice on a Employment Contract. In some cases 12 weeks notice for example could take someone past another year of service for a little bit more redundancy money. Worth bearing in mind.
thanks.......thats where she is; 3 months notice within her contract would take her into another full year of service for calculating redundancy payment. Not a great deal more, but better than a poke in the eye and all that
presumably agreeing any form of gardening leave so she doesn't actually have to work out the notice period wouldn't change anything?
presumably agreeing any form of gardening leave so she doesn’t actually have to work out the notice period wouldn’t change anything?
It doesn't. In my wife's case she's been told that the "decision" will be made 30th July and "if" she's redundant she won't be coming back to work 12 weeks notice, she'll just be paid.
thanks, and good luck everyone
One thing to watch for is if you get a job offer before the notice/garden leave period expires. One company I worked at agreed to let a colleague who was being made redundant finish his garden leave early to start a new job. He didn't expect them to then withdraw the redundancy offer as he was now leaving of his own accord.
thanks…….thats where she is; 3 months notice within her contract would take her into another full year of service for calculating redundancy payment.
Pretty sure it doesn't work like that, it's statutory notice they consider, not contractual.
NB Went through all this in Feb and keep getting random cheques for money I'm owed. Got initial Statutory Redundacy based on service, then 12 weeks later got some for statutry notice priod whilst unemployed and now apparently as a secured creditor I'll get my some unpaid salary back (capped at £800) plus unused holidays paid for...