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My mums employer says she will now work 20 hours a week due to staff cuts and reducing costs?

So can my mum do anything about that? I mean she was working 35 and now she works 20 her weekly wage drops a lot which means monthly she makes a lot less.

Is there any sort of thing she can claim?

Thanks.

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I heard something about working tax credits..

2 days ago

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In this situation she has 2 choices .. accept it as a 'temporary change', or refuse (and be made Redundant)

Whatever she decides, she should start looking for another job immediately .. when companies do this, they are one step from bankruptcy ..

For benefits, check out the web pages ..

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• if she is in the UK no they cant do that
  if she has been working there longer than 12 months they have to ask her to drop her hours, if there is no work for a full time worker then they must make her redundant
  so they should come to your mum and say, we are sorry but we cant keep you on full time, we can make you redundant or put you on part time
  your mum should ask for redundancy
  by putting workers on part time, they are hoping that most will just leave, that means they are getting away with out paying them redundancy money that is at least a weeks wage for every year worked

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• If her wages are less then unemployment - she might be able to apply for that. She might be eligible now for "food stamps" or county aid. (welfare)
• No she cannot, she is very lucky that her employer is letting her work 20 hours. Many places will just let you go.
• no as long as the conpany has been losing money, they reed to reduce stafff hours to compensate.
• a second job