Pregnancy and redundancy

[samwardill]

My wife's employer is in the middle of a redundancy program. She is not at risk but has asked if voluntary redundancy is available. She is pregnant and due to start maternity leave early December. The people being made redundant are redundant with effect 31 dec. The other people taking redundancy have been given statutory redundancy plus 3 months paid in lieu of notice plus 20% bonus plus they have been on gardening leave from now to end dec. My wife has only been offered her enhanced maternity pay (full pay for 14 weeks) plus 3 months paid notice with no bonus. Is it legal to offer my wife less than the other people?

[miliitant]

Re: Pregnancy and redundancy

only if she has been formally been put "at risk" of redundency

VR is different from normal redundency though it is customary to ask if anybody would take VR before anybody is made compulsory redundant

thats what a consultation period is for

[teaboy2]

Re: Pregnancy and redundancy

Have to agree with Militant here, the others are not taking voluntary redunandacy and all they are getting is 3 months pay in lieu and 20% bonus. Whilst your wife has volunteered for Redundancy and is getting the full maternity pay and 3 months in lieu.

Though if the 20% bonus is more than what your wife would get in maternity pay, then you may have something there. But i suspect the bonus is no where near the amount that your wife gets for maternity pay.

Though one thing you should consider is whether your wife has actually accured any bonus or is or would be entitled to any bonus if she had not volunteered for redundancy, because if she is then she should be paid any accured bonus or bonus entitlement as well. But it all depends on how the companies bonus structure works and what the entitlement to said bonus is and when it is accured.

[samwardill]

Re: Pregnancy and redundancy

My wife will be entitled to a bonus and the package she is being offered for redundancy is about the same as the value of the benefits and pay she would get if she resigned at the end of her at leave. She is unlikely to take the redundancy unless they improve the offer.

[teaboy2]

Re: Pregnancy and redundancy

SO what your saying is the statutory redundancy pay she is entitled too, and the maternity pay added on top along with accured bonus entitledment is the same as she would get if she simply resigned. I find that difficult to believe

Can you elaborate as to what the benefits are if she were to resign?

[samwardill]

Re: Pregnancy and redundancy

SO what your saying is the statutory redundancy pay she is entitled too, and the maternity pay added on top along with accured bonus entitledment is the same as she would get if she simply resigned. I find that difficult to believe

Can you elaborate as to what the benefits are if she were to resign?

• 20% Bonus
• Healthcare for 1 year (I've valued this at ~£200 per month but we will get even more value from it because my wife will have a planned caesarian that the health cover would pay for)
• 5% pension contribution for 1 year
• Life insurance for 1 year
• Holiday accrued during mat leave paid in lieu

Plus the right to return to work after mat leave!

[miliitant]

Re: Pregnancy and redundancy

PLANNED CAESARIAN

unless it is a recomendation from the doctors for health reasons, why a caesarian, "to posh to push"

why not a natural birth

sorry, going off topic

sorry going off topic

[samwardill]

Re: Pregnancy and redundancy

PLANNED CAESARIAN
unless it is a recomendation from the doctors for health reasons, why a caesarian, "to posh to push"
why not a natural birthc

She's definitely not too posh to push. She'd love to push. However she pushed with our first and caused some permanent damage and she'd have two (twins) to push this time!

[miliitant]

Re: Pregnancy and redundancy

sorry, did not mean to offend but this was a fad started with no medical reasons for it

the only time a caesarian should be used is if their is a risk to mother/baby

two thousend years of births cant be wrong

[samwardill]

Re: Pregnancy and redundancy

sorry, did not mean to offend but this was a fad started with no medical reasons for it

the only time a caesarian should be used is if their is a risk to mother/baby

two thousend years of births cant be wrong

I agree that 'the only time a caesarian should be used is if their is a risk to mother/baby'. In our case we have a high risk of severe ongoing health issues for the mother and her NHS consultants have recommended planned caesarian.