Anyone who has ever been made redundant, or lived with the threat of redundancy, knows how confusing, demoralising and vulnerable it can make you feel.
Friends and relatives can provide sympathy and support but sometimes what you really need is no-fuss, straightforward advice about where you stand, both legally and financially.
RedundancyHelp (http://www.redundancyhelp.co.uk) is a one stop website that can put your mind at rest and answer such questions as
ìWill I receive a redundancy payment?î
ìWhat are the payments?î
îWhen will my redundancy payment become due?î
ìWhat does a weekís pay mean?î
ìDo I need to make a claim for a payment?î
ìIs statutory redundancy pay taxable?î
The site has its own solicitor and specialist in employment law who offers a free initial consultation to RedundancyHelp users. To date, over 1700 people have been helped by this service and most of them have similar queries and questions that can be immediately resolved.
IT Consultant Simon Champion set up RedundancyHelp in 2000 when a number of his friends were made redundant. Unsure of their rights, and nervous and concerned for their futures and their families, they turned to Simon. With his straightforward approach, he gathered relevant information to answer all those confusing questions that nobody seemed to know who to ask and created RedundancyHelp.
Two years later, with his friends safely and happily in their new positions, Simon was about to take down the website when a chance look at the visitor statistics showed that there was a steady and fairly hefty stream of visitors coming to RedundancyHelp for help and information. Instantly, Simon knew that site could make a substantial difference to peopleís lives and state of mind at a very vulnerable time.
RedundancyHelp also offers a free redundancy coaching session. This service can help you come to terms with redundancy and help you move on, whether it is to a new job, your own business or a year backpacking around South America.
And, when people are ready to move on, the sister site, RedundancyHelpJobs (http://www.Redundancyhelpjobs.co.uk), currently offers over 3500 live job vacancies.
RedundancyHelp is now receiving over 60,000 visitors a month. As well being awarded Website of the Week by Steve Wright Redundancy Help has also been featured in Woman and The Daily Mail. Simon Champion regularly speaks on radio on the issue of redundancy, and is accustomed to being asked for a comment out of the blue when large-scale redundancies are suddenly mentioned in the news.
Up and coming additions to the site include success stories, more articles and an agony aunt section that explores the domestic fall -out of redundancy.
RedundancyHelp - the one stop web site
Anyone who has ever been made redundant, or lived with the threat of redundancy, knows how confusing, demoralising and vulnerable it can make you feel.