Working my redundancy notice

[si-forks]

So I've been given my redundancy notice I have 12 weeks left at work, as this is the minimum notice they have to give me because of the time I've been with the company 28 years.
I will be getting redundancy pay and everything seems to be in order, except now they seem to be sending me Home every 5 minutes telling me there isn't enough work for me to do, only worked 2 days this week!!! As I'm not getting any redundancy pay for another 10 weeks this is going to start putting a real strain on my finances :x
Does anyone know if they can do this their attitude seems to be we're making him redundant so doesn't really matter..
Maybe I should suggest that just pay me off and I'll leave earlier
On the plus side I'm getting out in the Z a lot

 

[Marlon]

They have to pay you for the 12 weeks notice period. I think you could go now if you chose to but they would have to pay you the 12 weeks pay (tax free I believe) and also your redundancy on top. There will be online help regarding this I'm sure
When I was made redundant I was given those options and I took the money and walked out that day.

 

[stuartC]

+1 Marlon, I'm not a legal expert, but they can't just not pay you for a notice period.

 

[Marlon]

+1 Marlon, I'm not a legal expert, but they can't just not pay you for a notice period.

Things must have changed then since it happened to me.
EDIT: Sorry misread your post sorry ignore above

 

[GedS]

They have to pay you for the 12 weeks notice period. I think you could go now if you chose to but they would have to pay you the 12 weeks pay (tax free I believe) and also your redundancy on top. There will be online help regarding this I'm sure

+1 What Marlon Says
Ring ACAS though. They are really good. They can't just send you home though.

 

[Grumpyowl]

Things may have changed since I was made redundant in 1994.

I was given 90 days notice plus outstanding holiday pay commissions and redundancy payments,
No tax or stoppages iirc.

Finished me there and then had to hand over company credit card and fuel card but was allowed to keep the car for 5 days.

Was only out of work 3 weeks so they did me a favour financially I hope you have the same luck

 

[Angelus666]

It might be a strategy to try and get you to do something that might be construed as 'gross misconduct'....horrible when senior management behave that way.

I'd suggest you play the game or see if they would be amenable to a compromise agreement....probably the best for both parties in the circumstances.

 

[Maniac]

Check your contract and speak with them about garden leave. Garden leave means you don't work but still get your pay. If they won't do that then you need in writing that the way they are behaving is simply due to workload and has no bearing on your redundancy.

 

[sars]

I presume you have a contract of employment, which may state how many hours you are contracted to work each week, check it and your handbook for any short time work clauses, I imagine there will be something in there to state that they can do it

This may help http://www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1639

 

[si-forks]

Thanks for the advice I'm happy to leave early if I was compensated
Also found this on ACAS site thanks sars

 

[Herminator]

It seems odd that they're messing around and sending you home, definitely worth getting professional advice on that.
I was lucky, they didn't want me in work during my notice period.

Your notice period will get taxed as normal. Any redundancy payment upto £30k will not be taxed.

 

[Mr Tidy]

Bad news OP, but if they are (potentially it seems) obliged to pay you but choose to send you home it could be worse.

Left my last job when we got a new "Operations Manager" - probably could have gone the constructive dismissal route but I just wanted out, so I left. Best thing I have done - well OK, 2nd best after buying a Z4!

Hope it works out OK in the end - working your notice is never good, and with impending redundancy is much worse (my redundancy notice period ended on 31 December - Merry Xmas and all that - g*ts. I had to take the company car back before New Years Day - a mate said I should have parked it in a ditch and told them where to get it)!

 

[Marlon]

I was made redundant on the day my wife was expecting our first child. She was born 2 weeks later on the 10th December 1990. I was out of work until May the following year, but had the privilege of sharing in our daughter's first 6 months - nappies and all

 

[stuartC]

+1 Marlon, I'm not a legal expert, but they can't just not pay you for a notice period.

Things must have changed then since it happened to me.
EDIT: Sorry misread your post sorry ignore above

Heh heh, no worries - didn't exactly word it very well.

I got made redundant only once. It was 2 months after buying a new house, 1 month after getting married & the wife just found out she was pregnant. I decided to start my own business, and I'm still here.

Good luck OP

 

[Marlon]

+1 Marlon, I'm not a legal expert, but they can't just not pay you for a notice period.

Things must have changed then since it happened to me.
EDIT: Sorry misread your post sorry ignore above

Heh heh, no worries - didn't exactly word it very well.

I got made redundant only once. It was 2 months after buying a new house, 1 month after getting married & the wife just found out she was pregnant. I decided to start my own business, and I'm still here.

Good luck OP

Hells Bells, I thought mine was bad timing Good on ya

 

[stuartC]

Things must have changed then since it happened to me.
EDIT: Sorry misread your post sorry ignore above

Heh heh, no worries - didn't exactly word it very well.

I got made redundant only once. It was 2 months after buying a new house, 1 month after getting married & the wife just found out she was pregnant. I decided to start my own business, and I'm still here.

Good luck OP

Hells Bells, I thought mine was bad timing Good on ya

Cheers, it's very, err, character building