Posted By: Begbie
Redundancy whilst on maternity leave - 03/09/2020 11:25
Question for the wider audience here and any guidance or pointers my wife needs to look out for and want to make sure both parties are playing by the book.
On Wednesday last week (26/8) my wife got a call from her work saying that she was being made redundant, but she is on maternity leave. She does work in HR so is slightly clued up on these things, but wanted to see if there was anything she should be asking etc..? She is due to finish maternity leave and be back to work in Jan 2021, can she claim payment for her unused annual leave up to then, or will the termination be from the middle of Sept which is what they are aiming for.
Back story to this is, the company went through a round of redundancies in July where she kept her job. This round of redundancies have come due to the company being sold and apparently being renamed to something slightly different, which is how we think they are making her redundant, as they haven't offered her another position within the business.
On Wednesday last week (26/8) my wife got a call from her work saying that she was being made redundant, but she is on maternity leave. She does work in HR so is slightly clued up on these things, but wanted to see if there was anything she should be asking etc..? She is due to finish maternity leave and be back to work in Jan 2021, can she claim payment for her unused annual leave up to then, or will the termination be from the middle of Sept which is what they are aiming for.
Back story to this is, the company went through a round of redundancies in July where she kept her job. This round of redundancies have come due to the company being sold and apparently being renamed to something slightly different, which is how we think they are making her redundant, as they haven't offered her another position within the business.