Redundancy due to coronavirus

[Owlsintowels]

I'm keen to find out what I can. I work for a company which is being very affected by coronavirus stuff, think transport restrictions etc. I can imagine they might want to shed staff quickly as it becomes clear their revenue is going to fall dramatically.

I've been there a little under two years, I've got great performance rating, been promoted, already in discussion about my next promotion etc. However most people who work in my dept have been there ages so I worry I'd be one of the first out the door.

My notice period is 3 months, which would put me over 2 years, so my question is: if they made me redundant tomorrow would my notice period be relevant? Or if they sacked me? Or the fact that contractually I am due to work until after the two year cut off, does that push me into the 2+ category?

Mostly an idly bath thought at the moment, but I'm a contributor to the household income and life without my salary would be one of baked beans and not a lot extra. I'm hoping DH's job is secure since he works in the pharma industry, but it's all anyone's guess at the moment!

On related topics, we've been together over 10 years but aren't married, my choice, though planning to in 18 months now. Is there any reason that with job uncertainty we should make this happen sooner? Happy to run down the registry office and do a party in 2 years instead. Just wondering if there is anything legal useful? All our money and property is joint.

Your notice period should count in your years in service calculation, however it won't make a massive difference.

If you have statutory rather than enhanced redundancy package in your contract then you get 1 week pay for every year in service capped to around £475 a week (check on .gov site) so 2 weeks pay or £950 whichever is the smallest amount.

My notice period is 3 months, which would put me over 2 years, so my question is: if they made me redundant tomorrow would my notice period be relevant?

The statutory notice period is only one week so that’s what they need to add on in determining your length of service. They could just pay you in lieu of your 3 months notice so long as you had less than one year 51 weeks’ service at the date of dismissal.

If you worked the notice and were over 2 years service you’d be entitled to statutory redundancy pay.

Thanks for this.

It's not the redundancy money so much that I'm after, I know to wouldn't be much, I'm more interested in whether I'd be in the bucket of 'people who've been here less than 2 years'

Here you go

www.citizensadvice.org.uk/work/leaving-a-job/redundancy/redundancy-notice-period/

If you have a contractual notice period they have to pay you that even if they want you to leave sooner, so it wouldn't make sense to not have you work unless they have an issue with your performance or are worried about you taking sensitive info to a competitor.

If you have a contractual notice period they have to pay you that even if they want you to leave sooner, so it wouldn't make sense to not have you work unless they have an issue with your performance or are worried about you taking sensitive info to a competitor.

Or so she doesn’t acquire over 2 years service and have the right to receive a redundancy payment/be able to claim unfair dismissal

So if they wanted to fire me they'd have to give me 3 months notice, but to make me redundant it would be only a week?

So if they wanted to fire me they'd have to give me 3 months notice, but to make me redundant it would be only a week?

No. A redundancy is also a dismissal/firing

You would be entitled to be paid for 3 months notice but if they wanted to make sure you wouldn’t trip over into 2 years service they would need to dismiss you before you had 1 year and 51 weeks service and pay you in lieu of notice.

If they served you notice of redundancy and asked you to work it you’d be over 2 years service and have the right not to be unfairly dismissed and to a redundancy payment