My sister worked for a company for ten years. Four months ago they were told they were relocating to London, and that they would be redundant as from next year. She managed to get another job, but has been told that she won’t qualify for a redundancy payment from her previous employer because she hadn’t received the official 90 days’ notice, but only a letter of intent.
If your sister left the firm before she received a statutory redundancy notice it’s most unlikely that she would qualify for a redundancy payment. Technically she still hadn’t been dismissed. The law on redundancy payments is complicated and there are a number of pitfalls for the unwary. Anyone facing redundancy should consult a solicitor before doing anything that might affect their payment.