Redundancy But Still No Paperwork

[Genes1s]

My husband [62] worked for a local family firm of printers [20 people] for the past 10 years.

Ten years of night shifts [which he loved],

 

late salaries,

salary cuts,

unhealthy/dangerous workplace [rain falling on his working machinery],

he would get left out of company communications [policy changes] and the list goes on

 

their penchant for cutting corners and demeaning temporary staff,

but whenever there was a rush job behind schedule my husband would be called out.

And would resolve.

Thanks to forty years of printing experience.

 

One habit that drove me completely nuts:

no salary slip ... at time of pay.

Always weeks later or not at all, unless he tracked it down with management.

 

Husband ran his own system at home to calculate any overtime expected in pay period etc.

Then if a discrepancy existed,

it would be weeks before it got sorted or,

instead of sleeping,

he'd go back to work during the day to talk face-to-face.

 

In early Summer letters were sent out about redundancy and the firm struggling.

They made his role redundant in August with c£5K and his last day was 25 September 2017.

 

[As devastating as this was, we were relieved: he was not in the position of two of his colleagues who were told the company would never make them redundant as it could not afford their payout after 25yrs!]

 

Final salary was late and caused the usual mayhem - mortgage failed.

Days went by and his payout did not turn up until a call to the 'lady who does salaries'.

 

To this day, his final salary slip and P45 have not arrived.

An email from me two days ago remains unanswered.

 

It made me sit and catalogue all he has put up with in order to meet his part of our financial responsibilities

[while I run a micro-business to assist us and our teenage son]. Made me so .

 

[being older he has struggled to find replacement posts online or locally and I can see a very black hole opening up before us.

We have finally got him to apply for JA but unsure what assistance, if any, is available. Worried but resilient.]

 

Can anyone in the community advise me on how to tackle his employers, please?

Actually we could do with all sorts of directional arrows but one thing at a time.

 

Sincere thanks in advance to those who care.

[AndyOrch]

Not much help but you may find it useful....

 

https://www.gov.uk/redundant-your-rights

 

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/work/leaving-a-job/redundancy/preparing-for-after-redundancy/

[Genes1s]

Thank you, Andyorch.

[honeybee13]

Hello there.

 

What is your most pressing problem with the employers please, the lack of paperwork or any money that your OH is due?

 

HB

[Genes1s]

The lack of paperwork, Honeybee13.

 

I know, i did state it was minor.

 

When I thought about it, it simply felt like the final straw.

 

When I began this thread my objective was how best to draw a line under these wretched people

- stop thinking about/blaming them

- but one thing/thought led to another.

 

I see now that I rambled on.

 

Apologies.

[Genes1s]

No money is owed. To the best of our knowledge.

[mariner51]

JSA will prob consider Stat Redundancy payout as Salary.

[Genes1s]

What does this mean, mariner51?

[ericsbrother]

if he applies for job seekers allowance then the money he got as redundancy will be considered to be salary, not a lump sum payment, which is capital for their calculations.

 

as for paperwork

try enquiring to HMRC as to whether they have the real time income/tax information and a copy of the P45 and explain they have not been provided blah blah. T

he taxman will then bite their backsides if necessary.

[Genes1s]

@ Ericsbrother. Please excuse my delayed thanks for your time and contribution.