Redundancy Eligibility Question

whatwhat245

Hey, being made redundant in 1 -2 months and I'm just struggling to check if I'm actually eligible for a redundancy payment.

I worked part-time for my employer for 1 year and 7 months and then I resigned and left for a different job. I went back to my original employer after about 6 months. And I've been working there for the past 10 months.

I was told I wasn't eligible but using the redundancy calculator on Citizen's Information, it tells me I am.

I selected Career Break as the reason in that calculator. I'm not sure if that's the same thing, because I actually resigned and just ended up returning to the same company.

Many thanks for any advice!

Atlantic Dawn

You need to be working 2 years in a place without break to have rights for redundancy.

Mrs OBumble

whatwhat245 wrote: »

I selected Career Break as the reason in that calculator. I'm not sure if that's the same thing, because I actually resigned and just ended up returning to the same company.

What on earth makes you think you were on a Career Break, given your next sentence?

It's very clear cut, you are not legally eligible for a payment.

Some employers / contracts will offer one even if you aren't eligible. But not all of them.

livedadream

whatwhat245 wrote: »

Hey, being made redundant in 1 -2 months and I'm just struggling to check if I'm actually eligible for a redundancy payment.

I worked part-time for my employer for 1 year and 7 months and then I resigned and left for a different job. I went back to my original employer after about 6 months. And I've been working there for the past 10 months.

I was told I wasn't eligible but using the redundancy calculator on Citizen's Information, it tells me I am.

I selected Career Break as the reason in that calculator. I'm not sure if that's the same thing, because I actually resigned and just ended up returning to the same company.

Many thanks for any advice!

It depends on the company, you said you resigned so thats not a career break,

a career break is an actually thing, not a term people use to describe leaving and coming back,
it means your still on the books as an employee etc etc.

Looks to me like you left took another job and then came back?

In that case you are not eligible unless your company is super nice and wants to pay you out of the kindness of their hearts.

wokingvoter

whatwhat245 wrote: »

Hey, being made redundant in 1 -2 months and I'm just struggling to check if I'm actually eligible for a redundancy payment.

I worked part-time for my employer for 1 year and 7 months and then I resigned and left for a different job. I went back to my original employer after about 6 months. And I've been working there for the past 10 months.

I was told I wasn't eligible but using the redundancy calculator on Citizen's Information, it tells me I am.

I selected Career Break as the reason in that calculator. I'm not sure if that's the same thing, because I actually resigned and just ended up returning to the same company.

Many thanks for any advice!

Your not entitled to redundancy. You didn't take a "career break" you quit.