Advice On Redundncy Payment

[JOOLS]

I worked for a large company which was taken over by a diferent company. The terms and conditions were different dependant upon which part of the company you worked ie redundancy payments in my department was 2 weeks for every year worked, other departments would be paid 4 weeks for every year worked.

The company advised last October in a memo that the redundancy payments were going to be harmonised for everyone

My department was advised in the December of pending redundancy in the following year.

Surprise surprise the company then decided they would put on hold and we would only receive 2 times our weekly wage, if I had been working in a diferent part of the company I would have been entitled to 4 weeks redundancy for very week worked.

I know companys arent obliged to pay above goverment statutory payments, but ive lost out because i work for a different part of the company.

 

I am in the union however they werent very supportive said they would take up at Director level and after lots of fobbing off from them, they came back and said it was company policy and i should accept it. Had the union come back quicker i could have taken up a grivance while still employed with the company. I didnt do this as the union said they were looking into and now my employment has ceased and I dont think the company greviance procedure is an option

Surely this cant be right

Has anyone got any ideas whether this could be taken to tribunal

[Weird Al Yankovic]

You don't need to be employed to start the grievance procedure.

 

How long ago did you leave?

 

If you are in time for an ET claim then you should write to your employers about your issue and this will be step 1 of the Statutory Grievance Procedure.

 

Post back with more detail please.

[JOOLS]

i finshed employment in june after working there for over 15 years

[Weird Al Yankovic]

Have you been paid any redundancy at all?

 

If you haven't then you can bring a claim within six months of when you should have been paid.

 

If it was redundancy pay regarding your contractual terms then you may be out of time as it is three months.

 

Call ACAS tomorrow asap for further help.

[JOOLS]

Thanks For Your Advice - Yes I Was Paid Redundancy As You Say Im Not Happy With The Amount I Was Paid And The Contractual Terms And Discrimination If Id Sat In A Differt Part Of The Office I Would Have Had Twice The Amount Of Redundancy

 

I Hadnt Gone To Anyone Else As Naivley I Trusted The Union To Do As Thye Said They Would

The Union Had Committed To Looking Into It And Had Said They Were Apointing A Solicitor They Dragged There Feet Then Changed The Union Rep And Turned Round And Said It Policy Its A Big Company Just Accept It

[Ell-enn]

Hi there, employers are only required by law to pay the statutory redundancy payment.

 

Any enhanced redundancy payments are entirely discretionary and can be varied accordingly - providing, of course, that there is no clause in the employees contract which entitles him to a specific enhanced redundancy payment.

[cal37]

You would of been covered under TUPE

The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006

 

i`m sorry but it looks the company honored your contract and thats all they needed to do.

 

Ell-enn is 100 % right that employers are only required by law to pay the statutory redundancy payment.However if there is a enhanced deal in the contract that has to be honored.