Anyone signed on the dole while benched?

[Cyberman]

It would be, but you're chance of getting it accepted by HMIT is pretty close to nil - though you should be able to get away with statutory redundancy.

.. and it would look somewhat strange if you later employed yourself under the same company. Maybe if you completely shut the company you may get away with it though.

[Brussels Slumdog]

Advantage Umbrella

This is where working for an umbrella company in a downturn has an advantage. Just ask for your P45 and sign on.

[FunctionCall]

.. and it would look somewhat strange if you later employed yourself under the same company.

I thought there was actually a responsibility to offer someone their old job back if you make them redundant, and an upturn means that the role becomes available again.

[Cyberman]

I thought there was actually a responsibility to offer someone their old job back if you make them redundant, and an upturn means that the role becomes available again.

... but if you are doing it to yourself it could be interpreted as a scam IMO.

[Cyberman]

I thought there was actually a responsibility to offer someone their old job back if you make them redundant, and an upturn means that the role becomes available again.

If you were an MP perhaps you could say that this was within the rules.