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    tenants' rights

    rosie try contacting threshold for advice. Also a dispute could be referred to the private residential tenancies board. but I agree with mercman, write to landlord, give him two weeks to respond and then just deduct the rent. he gets to write off the cost against tax due on rent, so i...
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    Unfairly selected for redundancy & taking a case to Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT)

    that sounds like less favourable treatment to me! you can claim for not receiving written terms of employment under the terms of employment (information) act 1994 - you'll be able to print out a claim form from the labour relations website. You'll most likley get 4 weeks pay for that also...
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    Mazda 6 v skoda octavia

    it just came down to the concern over the dpf, and of course the 2k price difference. i'm happy enough, though not when i see a lovely looking m6 passing by me on the motorway!
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    Unfairly selected for redundancy & taking a case to Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT)

    you are right to a point sidetracker but they may be able to argue that they have a custom and practice of a certain retirement age or that there is some inherent reason why you had to be retired. However, even then if they "retired" you they didn't make you redudant. Afterall redundancy must...
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    2nd time redundancy + tax

    nop, you are good to go as i understand it
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    Mazda 6 v skoda octavia

    thanks everyone, i bought the skoda in the end.
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    Suicide threat - access to children & family home.

    get a solicitor. its not possible to deal with such serious issues by obtaining online advices
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    Does stint as contractor count towards years of service?

    your employer is the person who pays your wages, ie the agency for the first 2 years then the company.
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    Minimum notice overridden by contract?

    correct, but your contract is meeting the minimum and increasing it by a further two weeks. It must be at least 2 weeks for you but can be more by contractual agreement
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    10y with co. opted for voluntary redundancy. made plans. now emp has withdrawn offer.

    It will depend on the wording of the offer of redundancy. If it allowed them to withdraw the offer, then yes they can.
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    Redundancy Notice Period

    You remain an employee until your notice period runs out and the position in then made redundant. If you leave beforehand you might be deemed to have resigned before your redundancy. Would you try explaining the situation to your new employer?
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    2nd time redundancy + tax

    Finbar sorry for your prediciment. Statutory redundancy will always be tax free. You need to check out the revenue leaflet regarding termination payments (thinks its it21?). As i understand it, you will get statuory tax free, and the next 10k also tax free plus I think its 765 for each full...
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    maternity leave for self employed?

    thanks bob tg and gabsdot. wife has made subsequnet enquiries with social welfare and it sounds promising. cheers
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    Advice on whether to rent or sell house

    Get professional advice before doing something costly If you are renting your former principal private residence:- you have to register with PRTB you will have to get a BER to register you will lose your mortgage interest relief at source (although you will be able to offset rental "profit"...
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    Avoiding Ticketmaster service charge

    didn't pearl jam try to do a tour in th us without using ticketmaster and then took some kind of high profile moral crusade that resulted in them appearing before a senate committee or something.....crap music but good principles!
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    Redundancy near and 10 weeks pregnant

    Not sure how long you are there. How about this? tell them you are pregnant and that you will be taking your maternity and additional maternity and presuming both are unpaid you will thus not be costing them money for the guts of a year. You are telling them this so they can factor that in...
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    Team expansion after redundancy

    the timeframes come from the time limit within which someone like you (ie a dismissed employee) can take case - 6months noremlly (12 in exceptional circumstances). so it really realtes to the risk of someone taking a case against them rather than a bar on taking on new staff. If you think...
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    Redundancy Employment Appeals Tribunal Form

    You can just ssay that you object. Not entirely clear why you are going to the EAT but I assumme you are going to obtain a determination that you are entitled to a redudancy payment when you never got one - then it is the EAT not the Rights Commissioner that you will have to get that...
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    Redundancy question on 'payment in lieu of notice'

    If there had been no mention of PILON, it could have been paid as part of any ex gratia paymnet and subject to the tax allowances for termination payments. Because it is mentioned it is a contractual payment and thus must be taxed.
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    cannot bring unfair dismissal case - employed 10 months any suggestions

    the union can take a claim under the "trade dispute" claim provisions of the Industrial Realtions Acts. Its a voluntary process but depending on the employer, they may agree to go (public service and large employers like banks usually do go). Apart from that unless it was pregnancy related or...
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