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Get Yourself A Redundancy Insurance
As it happens most of the time in an economy, the economic cycle increases the economic
activity and the economy tends to grow. The demand for new goods and services increases, which increases the need
for new businesses to sprout up and existing businesses to grow in size. This increases the chances of making more
money and thus the businesses recruit more staff to cope with the burden.
The businesses enjoy the sales and high profits whereas their employees enjoy high salaries and
exciting career prospects. But everything does not always go that way and there are times when an economy suffers
from a recession, which is the time when most businesses see their revenues and profits falling.
It is this time that is the hardest to bear. Certain businesses start to incur losses and then think of new
ways and means that could be employed in order to bring down expenses, so as to become profitable or at least break
even. One ways of cutting costs is to make employees redundant. Redundancy happens when an employee is dismissed
for the fact that the business does not need his services any longer, and it must be noted that the employee has
not done any wrongdoing in this regard, its simply the case of not wanting a service anymore.

Although the law protects the employees from being made redundant under the camouflage of
wrongful dismissal and ensures that every employee so made redundant has the right to a compensation that is to be
calculated according to the length of his service, the weekly pay that he used to receive and the age band under
which he or she falls, the payment processing and its award to the employee may still take a considerable period of
time.
This can mean financial difficulties for the employee and his family. Since times have never
been more unpredictable then they are today, it makes perfect sense for every employee to take Redundancy
Insurance.
A Redundancy Insurance is an insurance policy that is also known as an income protection
insurance. Under this policy, you will pay the premiums of your insurance policy, just like a normal insurance
policy but in case you are made redundant, the policy will pay you an amount substantially equal to or less than
the amount of you salary, or will pay the mortgage and any other bills covered by it. This means that you will be
safe financially and the payments that you were otherwise supposed to make will keep on to be paid.
In most cases, the amount that comes from the Redundancy Insurance will not be treated as income by
the Inland Revenue and will not be taxed as such. An amount that is up to sixty five percent of the normal income
of a person who has been made redundant is available within a thirty to forty five day period. If an extended
Redundancy Insurance is taken, it would also provide cover against any accidents or illnesses that may be suffered
by such a person. The person would therefore not have to worry about the extra payments and his financial burden
would be reduced a lot more. It is therefore advisable to take a Redundancy Insurance in order to secure one’s
future.
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