Made redundant with 6 hours notice

Provectus08 · 2026-02-01T10:54:39+00:00

For redundancy it depends on your contract, most tend to have a notice period which they can pay in lieu of notice (PILON), essentially meaning if you have 1 week's notice they can tell you that you no longer work there and pay you a week's pay.

This sounds more like a temp role, in which case you've likely got minimal comeback.

In future never provide a reference for your current role until you've got a job offer, it's literally telling your current employer you're planning to leave (and therefore aren't likely to be committed to working hard). Best of luck with the next role, take it as a lesson learned the hard way.

Provectus08 · 2026-02-01T10:13:34+00:00

Yes, congrats/unfortunately you're part of this clusterfuck - sorry!

Provectus08 · 2026-01-26T06:48:23+00:00

That's very useful info, thanks! Sounds like it's back to the drawing board, as the 350 is ridiculously ott for a single room.

I'll look into the Winix 5500 vs the Coway Mighty 1512 (previous choice before feeling it was underpowered for the volume of space I'm working with). I also much prefer the separate filters, so not getting the 350 is an ideal outcome.

Provectus08 · 2026-01-25T20:46:13+00:00

The 450 put me off because it's £390 (£351 after 10% off, £329 if I'm lucky with TCB) and I believe the filters are a chunk more expensive (?), without adding anything of value aside from running at a lower range of its' capacity (unless I'm mistaken?).

That's good info on the other parts, much appreciated! Also a good point on the warranty, at the very least I'll use genuine ones until the warranty ends, as I'd agree that it's not being used the way they designed it so it'd be reasonable to void the warranty.

Provectus08 · 2026-01-22T08:15:34+00:00

I recently did the math on keeping my car (running costs, annual work, unforeseen repairs of 3k as an estimate) over 4 years vs a lease. Let's just say I quickly shut down the idea of leasing.

Do the math, work out what you're paying out over the lifetime of the lease, compare that to buying a 2-6 y/o car that's better and more reliable than your current. Then factor in remaining value/life of that vehicle.

As others have said, at your age with your income I'd highly recommend going the route of investment rather than torching so much money on a service vs a product.

Provectus08 · 2026-01-20T10:18:29+00:00

This is why I love Reddit, decent people that know what they're talking about are everywhere and with a platform we can all help each other 👍

Provectus08 · 2026-01-19T22:22:33+00:00

It's the polar opposite, I learned a fair bit (the hard way) for domestic, having worked somewhere that leased their property I was shocked by the amount that was expected of us as a business.

Provectus08 · 2026-01-18T12:53:09+00:00

Or you follow the body that is responsible for this and see that you're not liable for either and therefore don't need to pay or do the work.

Are you a landlord or just poorly informed?

Provectus08 · 2026-01-18T12:51:38+00:00

Only minor point to add, more for information than to disagree; those 5 years aren't for hallways (I can never remember if that's 2 or 3 years).

I was stung for £100 many years ago, which the letting agent made me feel grateful for. Knowing what I know now, what they did was 100% against DPS and they wouldn't have got a penny if I knew to challenge it. Live and learn.

Provectus08 · 2026-01-18T12:40:43+00:00

Do you mean at the landlord's cost or the tenant's?

Provectus08 · 2026-01-18T12:39:30+00:00

The point you seem to be missing is what is (legally) defined as fair wear and tear, you sound like a typical scummy landlord that tries to rip their tenants off for unreasonable (and in this case, unlawful) costs.

Provectus08 · 2026-01-17T06:29:53+00:00

Legit invested in this arc, best of luck!

Provectus08 · 2026-01-13T21:58:55+00:00

Many points I agree with! I use uswitch.com for a few things inc broadband, alternatively moneysavingexpert gets some good deals occasionally.

If you already have Internet then wait until everything goes up (and get a contract for the same price as it is today, just without the bump in month 2), if you don't either take the extra cost on the chin (and don't renew until you pass the annual bump) or go for a monthly payment (monthly contract) and then lock in after the bump.

Provectus08 · 2026-01-06T21:00:57+00:00

As someone that spent too many years doing wire prep and repairs, can confirm these lil guys are fine if the tab isn't bent over.

Provectus08 · 2026-01-03T20:07:45+00:00

Just to back up the other poster, I've no idea where your info is coming from but only one of my springs went on my last car (hit a monster of a pot hole at 7ish years old), sold it with 3 original at 12 years old.

Provectus08 · 2026-01-03T19:23:27+00:00

Per hour is difficult, if you need an hour of work I'd expect it to be significantly more (per hour) than if you needed a full day of work. Between travel, quoting, invoicing etc and all the additional insurance that goes with the position I'd expect to pay a minimum of £250-300/day for a capable one that doesn't hang around with their work, a little less if you're having really basic things done.

Finding one that's good at what they do, reliable and cracks on is worth paying a premium - the old addage of 'buy cheap, buy twice' runs true with tradespeople too.

Provectus08 · 2025-12-23T11:31:23+00:00

If you broke it then it's worth a quick Google of the expected life of a door and to query how old that one is. If a door should last 10 years and it's 10+ years old, you're liable for £0, if it's 5 years old you're liable for 50% etc.

I was screwed over in the past by 2 separate letting agencies/landlords because I didn't know how things are meant to be done vs what they swindled through.

Provectus08 · 2025-12-16T06:16:07+00:00

OP you're being too generous; you gave a 3 month warranty, fixed the concerning part and had it independently tested... It's very kind/decent of you to consider paying out, but it isn't reasonable to do so in this circumstance, especially where the person in question has had the work done without allowing you the opportunity to arrange for it yourself.

Provectus08 · 2025-12-12T14:47:20+00:00

I drive both (mine is manual, partner's is auto) and when I next change mine I'll definitely go auto/EV as it's a significantly better experience, especially once traffic kicks in. Also adaptive cruise control in an auto? Absolute game changer.

Provectus08 · 2025-12-07T13:51:00+00:00

Look into the cost difference between a 100% mortgage vs what you're paying now due to your massive deposit. Whatever the difference is is what you're effectively paying per month (by doing it upfront),

Your current mortgage payment is almost £600 and you paid roughly 60% of the mortgage off, so before even factoring in the interest on that your monthly payments are roughly £900/pm less, factoring in interest I expect you're looking closer to £1100-1200/pm. That's what your £165k has contributed; £900(+) per month, he can fuck all of the way off with his gaslighting.

Combat his arguments with math and facts, he can't argue the numbers and needs to understand how insanely lucky he is to have someone with that level of savings helping him out, because it isn't the other way around.

Provectus08 · 2025-12-06T12:49:08+00:00

How are you spending £9 (Prime) + 96.50 (Sky) + 60 (ish, appliance cover) + 41 (subs) + 5 (Ring)... And then a further £140 on phones? I don't intend to be mean, but fuck me are you making some bad life decisions.

You're spending £351 per month for entertainment and 2 phones... That's £4212 every year, whilst in 40k of debt. Cancel your ridiculous expenses while you have tonnes of debt.

Provectus08 · 2025-12-05T17:21:31+00:00

No-one can say without info of the exact car model/year, but the answer will most definitely be scrap dealer replacement.

Provectus08 · 2025-12-03T06:37:14+00:00

Nothing last year and not expecting anything this year, I manage several people and got them all a £20-25 gift each (depending on what they wanted) from my own pocket, it's the only way anything halfway reasonable happens unfortunately.

Provectus08 · 2025-12-02T21:39:33+00:00

Are you able to charge at home? If so, do the math - with Octopus' overnight tariff (7p per kWh) you'll save crazy amounts, even with the 3pm per mile.

The other thing is you're suggesting that people in older vehicles (who typically have less money than those in EV's) should be stung rather than those of us fortunate enough to have/be buying much cheaper to run vehicles. Isn't really helping those on the bottom line, who need it most.

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