Redundancy question


Statutory is a week for resigning if you've worked there more than a month. Most companies tend to contract for 4 weeks though.
But that would not affect me getting full pay while on the sick during my notice period yes ? As long as the company are giving me statutory notice everything should be OK ?
 
But that would not affect me getting full pay while on the sick during my notice period yes ? As long as the company are giving me statutory notice everything should be OK ?

Yeah, they have to pay you a minimum of 12 weeks notice presuming you've worked there for 12+ years.
 
I've just read on ACAS and citizens advice websites that once your given your notice for redundancy, if during your notice period (presuming that your being made to work it and not put on gardening leave) you go on the sick you have to be paid full pay even if under normal circumstances you would only be on statutory sick pay.
Found this quite surprising to be honest.
Can anyone confirm I'm reading this correctly ? 👍

I can feel the flu coming. Can you mate?!
 
Yeah, they have to pay you a minimum of 12 weeks notice presuming you've worked there for 12+ years.
Just been on the blower to ACAS, I read out what it says in my contract and she confirmed they have to pay me full pay not SSP for the 4 weeks I was on the sick during my notice period.

All my severance pay went into the bank last night and its well short of what I was expecting. We are all still waiting for our final payslips which are being posted out because they have blocked us from any company IT systems so I can't check yet, but I defo think they have paid me SSP for the last 4 weeks instead of full pay 😡😡
 
Yeah, that's definitely correct.


They sound dodgy.
HR and Payroll are a joke mate they don't know their arse from their elbow. It will simply be a case that they have no clue about this rule/law whatever you want to call it. If I was not in my notice period I would only have been entitled to SSP so that's what they have applied.
 
HR and Payroll are a joke mate they don't know their arse from their elbow. It will simply be a case that they have no clue about this rule/law whatever you want to call it. If I was not in my notice period I would only have been entitled to SSP so that's what they have applied.

This is what the law says:

Once an employee has been continuously employed for one month or more, they will have the right to minimum rates of pay during the statutory period of notice, even if during the notice period they are unable to work because of sickness or injury.

ERA 1996, ss 87-92


Once an employee has been continuously employed for one month or more, they will have the right to minimum rates of pay during the statutory period of notice, even if during the notice period they are unable to work because of sickness or injury.


However, this right is subject to an exception where the period of notice that the employer is contractually required to give is at least one week more than the statutory minimum period of notice required by section 86(1) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA 1996).

i guess they think they're above the law.
 
This is what the law says:

Once an employee has been continuously employed for one month or more, they will have the right to minimum rates of pay during the statutory period of notice, even if during the notice period they are unable to work because of sickness or injury.

ERA 1996, ss 87-92


Once an employee has been continuously employed for one month or more, they will have the right to minimum rates of pay during the statutory period of notice, even if during the notice period they are unable to work because of sickness or injury.


However, this right is subject to an exception where the period of notice that the employer is contractually required to give is at least one week more than the statutory minimum period of notice required by section 86(1) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA 1996).

i guess they think they're above the law.
When you quoted that ERA 1996 earlier in the thread I did Google it and look it up. I needed to read it a few times to take it all in but yes your right.
I'm going to print it off and send a letter to payroll on Monday see what they have to say for themselves.

Payslip turned up today and I'm approximately £1750 gross out of pocket.
 
This is what the law says:

Once an employee has been continuously employed for one month or more, they will have the right to minimum rates of pay during the statutory period of notice, even if during the notice period they are unable to work because of sickness or injury.

ERA 1996, ss 87-92


Once an employee has been continuously employed for one month or more, they will have the right to minimum rates of pay during the statutory period of notice, even if during the notice period they are unable to work because of sickness or injury.


However, this right is subject to an exception where the period of notice that the employer is contractually required to give is at least one week more than the statutory minimum period of notice required by section 86(1) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA 1996).

i guess they think they're above the law.
Well I emailed work at the weekend and they are completely blanking me. So where to go from here ?
 
It'll be an easy win.
Been assigned a case worker by ACAS, she rang me last week to double check a few points and then said she would contact HR at my ex employer. Guess it may take a week or two, not heard nowt yet.
 
Yep, they can also ignore them though.

Then you're looking at court.
They've given ACAS the run around nowt has been sorted. The 6 week conciliation period has passed so ACAS have emailed me the certificate I need to take it to a tribunal. Got 4 weeks to do that before I'm out of time, I'm hoping they see sense and cough up before the chew on of having to go to a tribunal. 😡😡
 
They've given ACAS the run around nowt has been sorted. The 6 week conciliation period has passed so ACAS have emailed me the certificate I need to take it to a tribunal. Got 4 weeks to do that before I'm out of time, I'm hoping they see sense and cough up before the chew on of having to go to a tribunal. 😡😡
Don’t let it lie.
 
They've given ACAS the run around nowt has been sorted. The 6 week conciliation period has passed so ACAS have emailed me the certificate I need to take it to a tribunal. Got 4 weeks to do that before I'm out of time, I'm hoping they see sense and cough up before the chew on of having to go to a tribunal. 😡😡
That happens a lot, sadly. They're hoping you go away.
 

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