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Calculate how much statutory redundancy you can get based on age, weekly pay and number of years in the job
Claim money if you've lost your job because your employer has been made insolvent
Being made redundant - rights, statutory payments you're entitled to, notice periods and consultation, finding a job.
Redundancy is a form of dismissal from your job. It happens when employers…
Your employer should use a fair and objective way of selecting you for…
You’ll normally be entitled to statutory redundancy pay if you’re an…
If you’re made redundant, you may get a ‘termination payment’. This could…
You must be given a notice period before your employment ends. The…
You’re entitled to a consultation with your employer if you’re being made…
Your employer might offer you ‘suitable alternative employment’ within…
You can get help from the Jobcentre Plus Rapid Response Service to: write…
How to take an employer to a tribunal: the hearing, what happens if you lose your case, how to appeal.
Get business support and advice over the phone and online - setting up and running a business.
Employer calculator - calculate your employee’s statutory redundancy payment
Whistleblowing - what it is, who to tell, what to expect and how to complain if you're treated unfairly.
Dismissal is when your employer ends your employment - reasons you can be dismissed, unfair and constructive dismissal and what to do if you're dismissed.
What to do if you're an employer who has been taken to an employment tribunal. Find out about the hearing, what happens if you lose your case and how to appeal.
If your employer is 'insolvent' this means it cannot pay its debts - your rights if this happens, claiming money owed to you, where to get advice
What an employee needs to do when they resign from a job: how to give notice, notice period, payment arrangements, gardening leave, restrictive covenants
Rules employers must follow when making staff redundant - consultations, notice periods, compulsory and non-compulsory redundancy and redundancy pay.
Grievances and disciplinary action at work can be solved by informal discussions, formal procedures, mediation, conciliation or arbitration.
Employees can raise a grievance at work when an informal solution is not possible - grievance procedure, mediation, meetings, appeals
Disciplinary procedures your employer has at work - disciplinary hearings, appeals, suspension, dismissal and help and advice
Get information and advice on statutory redundancy pay in England, Scotland and Wales - telephone, opening hours
How to dismiss staff fairly, working within dismissal rules and dealing with dismissals relating to whistleblowing.
Lays-offs and short-time working - pay, rights, temporary lay-off, redundancy, taking on extra work, claiming Jobseeker's Allowance, short-time regulations and payments
How employers must handle written and verbal staff resignations, business transfers and redundancy pay
Check if you’ll pay tax or National Insurance on the 'termination payment' you may get when leaving a job.
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