I have just been made redundant...help

[JamesIIIII]

I graduated in May 2009 with an Engineering degree and was lucky enough to get a job about 2 months after graduating. It was in the property sector so no connections to my degree, but the most important thing was to get a job and pay the rent etc etc...

I have however been made redundant yesterday as the company I work for are losing a lot of money per month and are cutting down on ¾ of staff. I am looking to get some advice on my rights. This is my first 'proper' job since leaving uni so I haven't encountered this before, any advice would be appreciated.

I have been given one weeks’ notice - so my last day is this coming Friday.

I am always paid on the last Friday of the month, so I would normally be expecting pay day to be 29th October 2010 - Would I be right to expect my full pay for this month on this date?

I have not taken all my holiday entitlement this year - I have taken 6 out of a possible 28 days - am I entitled to any holiday pay?

My salary is pro-rata - would this mean that I am entitled to a weeks’ pay in addition?

Thank you for your help I can provide more details if this isn't clear enough

[Fatman2]

JamesIIIII said:

I graduated in May 2009 with an Engineering degree and was lucky enough to get a job about 2 months after graduating. It was in the property sector so no connections to my degree, but the most important thing was to get a job and pay the rent etc etc...

I have however been made redundant yesterday as the company I work for are losing a lot of money per month and are cutting down on ¾ of staff. I am looking to get some advice on my rights. This is my first 'proper' job since leaving uni so I haven't encountered this before, any advice would be appreciated.

I have been given one weeks’ notice - so my last day is this coming Friday.

I am always paid on the last Friday of the month, so I would normally be expecting pay day to be 29th October 2010 - Would I be right to expect my full pay for this month on this date?

I have not taken all my holiday entitlement this year - I have taken 6 out of a possible 28 days - am I entitled to any holiday pay?

My salary is pro-rata - would this mean that I am entitled to a weeks’ pay in addition?

Thank you for your help I can provide more details if this isn't clear enough

Sorry to hear about it James.

Your final pay will depend on when you first got paid (after starting) but would expect you will be paid a proportion of the month you have worked to your last day.

I suspect your holiday entitlement will also be proportional to the number of full months worked since the holiday year started. So you may not get 28 days but 9/12 x 28 days i.e 21, if your leave year started in January, leaving you with 15 days.

It's a bit naff but maybe they have fixed things so that you don't finish a complete month so that they don't have to give you a few more days annual leave etc.

Either way I hope you get something sorted soon. Just out of interest what kind of engineering degree do you have?

[jp1982]

Fatman2 said:

JamesIIIII said:

I graduated in May 2009 with an Engineering degree and was lucky enough to get a job about 2 months after graduating. It was in the property sector so no connections to my degree, but the most important thing was to get a job and pay the rent etc etc...

I have however been made redundant yesterday as the company I work for are losing a lot of money per month and are cutting down on ¾ of staff. I am looking to get some advice on my rights. This is my first 'proper' job since leaving uni so I haven't encountered this before, any advice would be appreciated.

I have been given one weeks’ notice - so my last day is this coming Friday.

I am always paid on the last Friday of the month, so I would normally be expecting pay day to be 29th October 2010 - Would I be right to expect my full pay for this month on this date?

I have not taken all my holiday entitlement this year - I have taken 6 out of a possible 28 days - am I entitled to any holiday pay?

My salary is pro-rata - would this mean that I am entitled to a weeks’ pay in addition?

Thank you for your help I can provide more details if this isn't clear enough

Sorry to hear about it James.

Your final pay will depend on when you first got paid (after starting) but would expect you will be paid a proportion of the month you have worked to your last day.

I suspect your holiday entitlement will also be proportional to the number of full months worked since the holiday year started. So you may not get 28 days but 9/12 x 28 days i.e 21, if your leave year started in January, leaving you with 15 days.

It's a bit naff but maybe they have fixed things so that you don't finish a complete month so that they don't have to give you a few more days annual leave etc.

Either way I hope you get something sorted soon. Just out of interest what kind of engineering degree do you have?

As above and sorry to hear it. Again what field of engineering is your degree in?