Summary
Are you worried you’re about to lose your job because of the coronavirus crisis? Has the job retention scheme kept you afloat since lockdown – but now your boss wants to let you go? If you’re facing redundancy, it's important to know your rights. How many days’ notice should you get and how much pay? If you're an employer, do you understand your obligations if you have to reduce your workforce? Millions of workers are at risk of redundancy in the coming months as the government furlough scheme starts to be phased out from August. So now is the time to get your redundancy queries answered.
Paul Lewis and a panel of experts are here with knowledge and advice. Email your questions to moneybox@bbc.co.uk
Guests: Merrill April, Partner at CM Murray, specialist employment lawyers Susan Raftery, Senior adviser at Acas, the conciliation and advice service for employees and employers Minesh Patel, Welfare policy manager, Citizens Advice
Producer: Sally Abrahams Editor: Emma Rippon
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| 0:00.0 | In Northern Ireland, from the late 70s to the early 90s, the IRA killed over 40 alleged informers. |
| 0:08.0 | But the man who often found, tortured and sometimes killed these people on behalf of the IRA |
| 0:12.0 | was himself an informer, a secret British army agent with the codename Stakeknife. |
| 0:18.0 | Who gets to play God? And why me? Why my family? When lies are still being told to this day, |
| 0:24.0 | who do you believe? I wouldn't even know where to start and I'm with the IRA. |
| 0:28.6 | Steakknife. Listen first on BBC Sounds. BBC Sounds, music, radio podcasts. |
| 0:37.6 | Hello, I'm Paul Lewis and in this Moneybox Live podcast, we look at your rights as an employee when redundancies loom. |
| 0:44.3 | And if you're a small employer, what should you do to treat your workers fairly and conform to the law? |
| 0:50.2 | From August, the grant that's paying the wages and employment costs of more than 9 million furloughed workers will be cut. |
| 0:56.0 | By the end of October, the support will end. |
| 0:58.0 | And there are widespread fears of a wave of redundancies as more than a million businesses struggle to make a living in the new economic world. |
| 1:06.0 | Many say they can only survive if they lay off staff and some employers will not survive. |
| 1:12.2 | Sadly, many people have already lost their job. |
| 1:15.2 | Let's go to our first caller. |
| 1:16.5 | Louise is on the line, Louise. |
| 1:18.5 | Hello, yes. |
| 1:19.7 | What's your experience? |
| 1:21.5 | What's happened? |
| 1:22.4 | My experience is my husband was furloughed in March and in June, the 9th of June, he had a call just a random call from his |
| 1:32.9 | sort of like direct line manager and he was sort of like beating about the bush a bit but eventually |
| 1:40.3 | he said, oh, we're going to keep you on furlough until the end of July, but then you're going to be made redundant. |
| 1:46.0 | And after that, you may be able to come back and be subcontracted. |
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