Getting made redundant on mat leave.

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Apologies not AIBU but posting for traffic and some MN words of wisdom.

Joined company in Sep 2015 working p/t. Went on mat leave end Jan 2017 (unplanned baby) & was due back end Nov 2017. My accrued holiday was tacked on to end of mat leave so I was then due to start back this New Year.

So Im currently on “holiday” but I’ve just been informed my role is at risk of redundancy (looks likely as they are looking to close/reduce the office). Am I entitled to anything? Will dig out contract but suspect notice period not on there.

Thanks, bloody brillant timing!

You've been there over two years so you're entitled to statutory redundancy, or whatever the company offers (if better). The redundancy should be calculated based on your pay before you went on mat leave, not your pay during it.

If you are made redundant during mat leave, you will continue to get statutory maternity pay, but any more favourable mat pay the company was giving you would end.

You should be treated equally to any other employee, i.e. fully involved in any consultation, a fair process used to select redundancies (unless it's just everyone), and offered suitable redeployment elsewhere if applicable.

As you say in he post you’re not on maternity leave, you’re on holiday now. You would be entitled to redundancy pay because you have more than two years service, the right to be consulted during the process, untaken but accrued holiday and your notice.

How much notice and redundancy pay depends on your contract. If there is no contractual redundancy pay you would be entitled to statutory which varies depending on your age. I will post a link.

I’m afraid you don’t have any additional protection as you are no longer on maternity leave. Not that it would help you if they close the office and there’s no way for you to get to another one. Sorry this has happened to you. It’s small consolation but the job market does pick up in January as people resolve to change jobs.

You've been at the company for more than 2 years, so you qualify for redundancy pay. Notice period should be on your contract, and you will either be asked to work that or you can be given pay in lieu of notice.

You will be entitled to notice and statutory redundancy but it won't be much as you have only worked there 2 years.

www.gov.uk/redundant-your-rights

Thanks for the advice & will check the links. Understand Im not entitled to much but want to get my full entitlement.

Also I’ve yet to be made redundant but was told today that they are looking to move my role by the beginning of Jan. So if I’ve not being given notice by next week am I expected to go to work?

Well if all you've heard are rumours that it 'might' be at risk, yes definitely go!!?!
Have you had keeping up days or
Spoken to your manager? Try and get an honest appraisal from them about the risk and procedure

Similar happened to me - if you haven’t yet gone back to actual work you can argue you are still in your protected period. It’s hard to find the relevant information but it is out there- maternity action and ACAS were great at giving me advice about the legalities of what was happened. I wasn’t made redundant in the end.

You will be entitled to exactly the same as if you hadn't been on maternity.
It's usually x times your monthly salary, depending on length of service. There should be a consultation period preceding any redundancies where you are provided with all the information on what you will be entitled to in case of redundancy. At least that's how it was done at my last place.
Being PT and not having been there long it may not amount to very much though.