29 Nov 08
the firm i worked for has just gone into luiquidation , he gave me no notice and skanked me out of six days wages , all the tools in the works van i claimed [just before the receivers came and took the van away] if iwas to sell these tools i might recover my lost money , he says i have stolen them and threatens me with police action [ i have told him what to do ... the two finger style]... any one know how i stand ? cheers
29 Nov 08
Originally posted by phil3000All I know is you are entitled to a week for each year over the age of 21 that you have worked for the company or more if you're over 40 but I'm not sure how much. If you go to your local CAB they can tell you more.
the firm i worked for has just gone into luiquidation , he gave me no notice and skanked me out of six days wages , all the tools in the works van i claimed [just before the receivers came and took the van away] if iwas to sell these tools i might recover my lost money , he says i have stolen them and threatens me with police action [ i have told him what to do ... the two finger style]... any one know how i stand ? cheers
29 Nov 08
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Originally posted by phil3000I'd say it's a wash, your wages they owe you vs the tools you took. Hope you get unemployment dole. Is there such a thing in the UK? Don't know, I would assume so. At least you don't have to worry about losing medical benefits. When I lost my job in the IT bubble in 2000, I went to zero medical really fast unless I wanted to pay 12,000 bucks a year to keep it up, which was more than the total unemployment benefits I would have received. I was lucky, had a job lined up before Lucent/Agere went under, didn't even get a week off to lay back and drink beer🙂
the firm i worked for has just gone into luiquidation , he gave me no notice and skanked me out of six days wages , all the tools in the works van i claimed [just before the receivers came and took the van away] if iwas to sell these tools i might recover my lost money , he says i have stolen them and threatens me with police action [ i have told him what to do ... the two finger style]... any one know how i stand ? cheers
What kind of tools did you confiscate? Valuable ones I hope.
29 Nov 08
Originally posted by yo its meRedundancy payment, cut and pasted from the CAB website.
All I know is you are entitled to a week for each year over the age of 21 that you have worked for the company or more if you're over 40 but I'm not sure how much. If you go to your local CAB they can tell you more.
An employee needs to show two years of continuous employment at the relevant date in order to qualify for a redundancy payment.
The amount of the statutory redundancy pay an employee is entitled to depends on his or her age, length of service and pay. Since the introduction of the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006, the upper and lower age limits on service that may be counted have been removed, although the employee’s entitlement is still subject to taking into account a maximum of 20 years’ service. The employee is entitled to:
1½ weeks’ pay for each complete year’s service at or over the age of 41
1 week’s pay for each complete year’s service at or between the ages of 22 and 40 inclusive and
half a week’s pay for each complete year’s service at or under the age of 21.
For the purposes of the calculation (for dismissals taking effect on/after 1 February 2007), the amount of ‘a week’s pay’ is the employee’s actual gross weekly pay. However £330 per week is the maximum for ‘a week’s pay’ that can be taken into account.
29 Nov 08
Originally posted by phil3000Sell them quickly and deny ever having them they would then have to prove that you did indeed have them. Blame some corrupt official who commandeered the van from you! After all they were in there when they took the van 😉
the firm i worked for has just gone into luiquidation , he gave me no notice and skanked me out of six days wages , all the tools in the works van i claimed [just before the receivers came and took the van away] if iwas to sell these tools i might recover my lost money , he says i have stolen them and threatens me with police action [ i have told him what to do ... the two finger style]... any one know how i stand ? cheers
29 Nov 08
Originally posted by phil3000Did you sign a contract when you started the job? If so go find it. It should have a clause in it regarding your rights when your employment with the company is ended, plus it will be vital leverage in any legal proceedings.
the firm i worked for has just gone into luiquidation , he gave me no notice and skanked me out of six days wages , all the tools in the works van i claimed [just before the receivers came and took the van away] if iwas to sell these tools i might recover my lost money , he says i have stolen them and threatens me with police action [ i have told him what to do ... the two finger style]... any one know how i stand ? cheers
Also this place is an awful place to ask for advice. Head over to somewhere like the Citizens' Advice Bureau:
http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/
29 Nov 08
Originally posted by Daemon SinThat's the site I was looking for all mine have logins and passwords.
Did you sign a contract when you started the job? If so go find it. It should have a clause in it regarding your rights when your employment with the company is ended, plus it will be vital leverage in any legal proceedings.
Also this place is an awful place to ask for advice. Head over to somewhere like the Citizens' Advice Bureau:
http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/