Her teacher was made redundant when the school was closed down. I used to get travel on british rail but left a while ago. This means that the stood off arrangements are reconfirmed as a live condition of. Following are some of the common redundancies in english.
The goal of redundancy is to prevent or recover from the failure of a specific component or system. However, in computing, the term is used more specifically and refers to duplicate devices that are used for backup purposes. Our concern here is with eliminating needless repetition redundant expressions that make writing longer, not better. British rail n compagnie ferroviaire nationale britannique sncf fbritish sign language n langue f. It defines the ability of a computing infrastructure to provide additional servers that may be deployed on runtime for backup, load balancing or temporarily halting a primary. Br conditions of service the red book east midlands trains.
Redundancy law the definitive uk legal guide the prospect of being made redundant can be very disconcerting. Joint negotiating committee for local authority craft. A former british rail employee, whose employer had refused to pay his early. The information did not change and still amounts to 2 bits.
It could just as well mean south west, if you are backpacking while reading the weather. British railway books offer quality new and used british railway publications from pocket timetables and photographs right through to the latest modern traction book or magazine. Redundancy definition in the cambridge english dictionary. British railways br, which from 1965 traded as british rail, was the stateowned company that operated most of the overground rail transport in great britain between 1948 and 1997.
You will recall that discussions started at the end of last year with the company offering up to 2% for 2015 if we agreed to major changes to your terms and conditions, and cpi inflation for 2016, 2017. Redundancy is an issue that a lot of employers and employees can find difficult to manage. For example, a raid setup may allow a computer to not fail or lose data if a hard drive was to become unavailable 2. For what are now obscure reasons, but likely to do with. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. Aug 26, 2008 also the red book does not actually exist anymore, this was the old br book which became void at the end of 2000 or whenever your toc became a private franchise, which was around 1996 onwards and each toc now has its own redesigned union agreements seperate to aslefunite, rmt and tssa covering different grades and workers, for instance the. Emotional, financial and legal advice on surviving redundancy. Most written and spoken languages, for example, are roughly halfredundant. Conditions of service stood off arrangements network rail r m t. British rail synonyms, british rail pronunciation, british rail translation, english dictionary definition of british rail. Policy for handling salaried staff redundancies 1998. It can be one of the most distressing events an employee can experience. In this chapter i will discuss what redundancy is and why it happens and also the benefits of a good redundancy process on the staff being made redundant and on the staff remaining in the company. British rails ships, operated under the sealink brand name, were given the british rail corporate livery of rail blue lower parts and pale grey uppers a shade called marine grey in this case, while the rail red funnels on top featured the double arrow logo in white.
Aug 08, 2019 please use this page to find the answers to your most frequently asked questions. A later version of the semaphore shunt signal was this type, with a solid red arm above left, lower, which appeared from 1925. The following questions and answers are provided to give the most likely generic response only and cannot cover every eventuality. Redundancy in the needless repetition of words, phrases, sentences, paragraphs or ideas. Remember that redundancy involves superfluous words, which means that you will more than likely be cutting the phrase short. In this sentence, the words cooperate and together have been used. Calling on refers to the advance of a train into an occupied section and was often used at. Ideally anyone who has taken redundancy or perhaps in say a union in an advisory capacity and able to share. Redundancy definition is the quality or state of being redundant. Key parts of the project were a passenger rail service through the tunnel, dubbed eurostar, and the building of a new highspeed railway on the. Example redundancy policy for a privatized railway ppiaf. Server redundancy refers to the amount and intensity of backup, failover or redundant servers in a computing environment.
Privatisation of british rail occurred as the same time as the channel tunnel project linking great britain with france reached completion, with the tunnel itself being officially opened on 6 may 1994. This was necessary since in the case of the british railways board they had to act, at. In general, redundant refers to anything that is duplicated. Definition of redundant adjective in oxford advanced learners dictionary.
A absolute block signalling a british signalling scheme designed to ensure the safe operation of a railway by allowing only one train to occupy a defined section of track block at a time annetts key a large key which locks levers or other items of signalling apparatus, thereby serving as a portable form of interlocking citation needed aspect the indication displayed by a colourlight. Morrish litigator negotiates serp settlement for tssa. In specific contexts, some of these phrases may serve a purpose. Network rail, where employers made proposals to worsen benefits, following. You will recall that discussions started at the end of last year with the company offering up to 2% for 2015 if we agreed to major changes to your terms and conditions, and cpi inflation for 2016, 2017 and 2018.
A portal into uk rail travel including train company information and promotions. All employers are legally obliged to pay statutory redundancy pay to employees when their roles are made redundant, though some employers may offer a better. It could just as well mean south west, if you are backpacking while reading the weather report. The full xp british railways corporate identity 1964. Redundancy engineering, the duplication of critical components or functions of a system with the intention of increasing reliability redundancy information theory, the number of bits used to transmit a message minus the number of bits of actual information in the. Redundant definition and meaning collins english dictionary.
Network rail operations and maintenance leaflet rmt. Redundancy payment meaning in the cambridge english dictionary. Transit redundancy is a good thing, especially when one mode is unable to operate, be it by labor strike, mechanical breakdown, derailment or natural disaster. Whether employees receive redundancy payments is dependent on the applicable employment agreements and is a matter for negotiation between the parties. Mar 18, 2015 british rails ships, operated under the sealink brand name, were given the british rail corporate livery of rail blue lower parts and pale grey uppers a shade called marine grey in this case, while the rail red funnels on top featured the double arrow logo in white. Im after help on redundancy from those employed by british rail prior to privatisation in the 1990s and then had their employment transferred over to the private sector under tupe. Much of my stock is out of print and by its very nature is preowned i. Following privatisation in 1992 his employment was transferred to british rail telecoms ltd in the protected transfer, meaning he retained the red book terms and conditions which include an agreement to pay a lump sum on redundancy or early retirement, known as a special early retirement pension or serp.
More commonly, the more options a commuter has to driving, the better it is for reducing congestion and improving the environment. This is the british english definition of redundancy. However, the law in this area has developed in such a way to ensure that employers considering making their staff redundant do so in a fair and objective way. Smith abstract this paper uses a social costbenefit analysis scba framework to assess whether rail privatisation in britain has produced savings in operating costs. Definition and synonyms of redundancy from the online english dictionary from macmillan education.
However, all employees whose employment is ending due to redundancy must be given notice in terms of the employment agreement. British rail definition of british rail by the free. We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website, including to. Mr b mcelvogue v network rail infrastructure ltd 25009012016. More often, however, the phrases weigh down our writing with unnecessary words. This paper uses a social costbenefit analysis framework to assess whether the restructuring and privatisation of british rail has produced savings in operating costs.
In this practical guide, jon robins offers emotional, financial and legal advice on surviving redundancy. Redundancy law the definitive uk legal guide being. This is key for our members with enhanced redundancy pay from red book old british rail contracts for whom thales proposals were a significant detriment. Data redundancy, database systems which have a field that is repeated in two or more tables. Redundancy definition of redundancy by the free dictionary. Redundancy engineering, the duplication of critical components or functions of a system with the intention of increasing reliability redundancy information theory, the number of bits used to transmit a message minus the number of bits of actual. What we dont want to get into, is a situation where we are arguing with the company at a time when we need to be clear about what the individuals terms of reference are. We can eliminate the needless repetition in each case by omitting the word or phrase in parentheses. I have referenced the red book as this is the most common scenario, but this applies to any contractual situation.
There are several reasons why redundancy might occur and likewise there are a number of different things that employers need to adhere to when it comes to redundancy. Oct 06, 2019 the state of being redundant a superfluity. This is a particularly cause for concern for staff being accommodated into roles in a lower graded position, post the recent redundancy re. Use these 19 examples of redundancy from writers write, your onestop writing resource, to avoid the needless repetition of words what is redundancy in english. Redundant definition in the cambridge english dictionary. This enabled the relevant secretary of state to issue directions as to the disposal of holdings to the relevant board. The restructuring and privatisation of british rail. It requires sensitive handling by the employer to ensure fair treatment of redundant employees as well as the productivity and morale of the remaining workforce. Redundancy in the needless repetition of words, phrases, sentences, paragraphs or ideas redundancy is when we use two or more words together that mean the same thing, for example, adequate enough. This is a particularly cause for concern for staff being accommodated into roles in a lower graded position, post the recent redundancy reorganisation. The code length however increased from 2 to 16 bits.
It was also used for calling on and warning movements. Glossary of united kingdom railway terms wikipedia. Uk employee guide to redundancy part 1 how redundancy works. Change your default dictionary to american english. Now that you know how to identify redundancy, you can explore the ways that you can fix it. British councils era of soft power ends as it winds up. Where there is a difference between the answer on this page and the source documentation, then the source documentation will always. Below are some redundant sentences and examples of ways that you can fix them.
The paper shows that major efficiencies have been achieved, consumers have benefited through lower prices, whilst the increased government subsidy has been largely recouped. It was formed from the nationalisation of the big four british railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of british rail, in stages between 1994 and 1997. A colonialera institution that has promoted british culture and values around the world for 80 years faces winding up its work in key countries before brexit, the times. Where contracts of employment incorporate national agreements. Employees within scope of the red book are all craft and associated employees.
Benefit so as to maintain normal pay during defined periods of absence on account. Morrish litigator negotiates serp settlement for tssa member. Redundancy payments continuity of employment in local government. In engineering, redundancy is the duplication of critical components or functions of a system with the intention of increasing reliability of the system, usually in the form of a backup or failsafe, or to improve actual system performance, such as in the case of gnss receivers, or multithreaded computer processing. Questioning a councils decisionmaking process can be a useful delaying tactic and can also drive your campaign forward. A million british people could lose their jobs this year. Sw above means sunny and warm, if you read weather forecasts on a regular basis. This document is a redundancy policy statement of a privatized freight rail operator. May 22, 2015 rates of pay and conditions of service 2015 network rail. Redundancy definition and meaning collins english dictionary. Frequently asked questions faqs rail delivery group. Redundancy is the duplication or mirroring of a device or data that helps prevent from becoming lost or a device from becoming unavailable. Redundancy is defined as a dismissal caused by either the company is closing down, downsizing or the employees job is no longer needed or been done.
Please use this page to find the answers to your most frequently asked questions. The following list of acronyms was released by network rail on 10th august 2018 from a data set held in tops, hence all text is in uppercase the data has not been updated for many years and may not reflect current practice caveat lector. Definitions and discussions of redundancy in language. For some time thales have made it clear that they are not willing to significantly compromise on the issue of redundancy pay and arrangements.
Redundancy definition of redundancy by merriamwebster. We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website, including to provide targeted advertising and track usage. Employees within scope of the red book are all craft and associated employees of local authorities or other authorities of equivalent status in the uk, except those for whom other national negotiating machinery already exists. The privatisation of british rail was set in motion when the conservative government enacted, on 19 january 1993, the british coal and british rail transfer proposals act 1993 c3. Redundancy means superfluity or using words unnecessarily or using words for a second time. Builtin redundancy analysis how is builtin redundancy. This is key for our members with enhanced redundancy pay from red bookold british rail contracts for whom thales proposals were a significant detriment. The redundancy of this code is log 2 162 log 2 8 3 example 2. When there are redundancies, an organization tells some of its employees to leave. Also the red book does not actually exist anymore, this was the old br book which became void at the end of 2000 or whenever your toc became a private franchise, which was around 1996 onwards and each toc now has its own redesigned union agreements seperate to aslefunite, rmt and tssa covering different grades and workers, for instance the. The general definition of redundancy is exceeding what is normal.
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