Contracting for previous employer

[TheCyclingProgrammer]

Would the OP be able to (legally) claim travelling expenses anyway - as they have been at the same physical locality for some time

Wouldn't the 24 month rule apply - as it's tied to the person and the locality, not the mechanism of employment (contract, permie etc.)

I don't know for sure but you might be right. A moot point if OP is doing a single contract with the unbrella anyway though.

[TheFaQQer]

Wouldn't the 24 month rule apply - as it's tied to the person and the locality, not the mechanism of employment (contract, permie etc.)

Yes - if the OP has been there over two years (or this contract would take them over two years), then they can't claim travel or subsistence.

[TheFaQQer]

EIM13810 - Termination payments and benefits: redundancy: re- engagements: general

it sounds as though the redundancy was genuine. In which case going back is ok.

however is the redundancy was not genuine the consequences of that, generally tax on the redundancy payment fall on the employee ot employer generally.

This is why the OP should take professionally qualified advice - if it was done properly then they are OK; if it wasn't then there's a big tax bill to pay.

[ASB]

This is why the OP should take professionally qualified advice - if it was done properly then they are OK; if it wasn't then there's a big tax bill to pay.

Exactly. The limited info suggests it may be ok. However the entire process is relevant.

the revised down workforce was assessed as X and suddenly it is greater than that.

could this have been reasonably foreseen?