Redundancy - Notice period
Poll: Redundancy - Notice period
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Bad luck fella.
After the meeting I was able to go back to my desk, pack my meagre possessions, say goodbye to people, delete incriminating emails, steal some last bits of stationary and throw away any materials which might assist anyone else in doing my job, before going on paid garden leave for a month toplay Xbox job hunt. 
Whenever it's happened to me it's been the best thing that could've happened.
After the meeting I was able to go back to my desk, pack my meagre possessions, say goodbye to people, delete incriminating emails, steal some last bits of stationary and throw away any materials which might assist anyone else in doing my job, before going on paid garden leave for a month to
Whenever it's happened to me it's been the best thing that could've happened.
sleep envy said:
Justayellowbadge said:
sleep envy said:
what kind of dog are you going to get?
God, I hadn't even thought of that. So much to do.
You that is, not the dog.
I was told on 18th August, last day was 18th September, paid until 18th December. So that was 4 weeks surfing the net at work followed by 3 months working on my Playstation skills. After a nice relaxing Christmas I got a job pretty quickly, earning more than I had previously. Weirdly I earned more money in those four months than I had in the previous six!
Neil H said:
sleep envy said:
Justayellowbadge said:
sleep envy said:
what kind of dog are you going to get?
God, I hadn't even thought of that. So much to do.
You that is, not the dog.
matching curtains, so to speak
Rude-boy said:
Don't forget your clothing allowance for job I/v's. Sure as hell those who prefer the 12 noon signing on times will be using theirs. Unlike my g/f who felt guilty claiming back the £12.50 for her Tesco suit 
It isnt too bad nowadays, i hadnt got a suit for one interview i went for, and it cost the department of stealth and total obscurity £150 for a whole outfit, which they were more than happy to cough upEdited by snowy slopes on Wednesday 28th July 14:33
Justayellowbadge said:
anonymous said:
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Old school RPG development/ Business analysis/ MS Project/MOSS/Dynamics CRM consultancy, depending on which hat I'm wearing.Hit up the jobsites and good luck I guess
(I wouldn't presume to condecend to you and offer you advice on which jobsites etc as looking at what you do you could end up being a boss of mine one day
)Never been made redundant, but have been through the process 4 times in the last 10 years.
Last time there was a 4 week "selection" period followed by a 4 week consultation period, to try and find those redundant new roles. Those who lost their jobs were under no obligation to come into work (for work) for the finally 4 weeks.
If you are in the firing line but don't know yet, start looking, but don't take any offers just yet.
The 1st or 2nd time, one of our managers was being given the boot, but was in the middle of a bid (that he had worked from the ground up with his own contacts), he was asked to do a 6 week consultant role, to see the bid out. He ask for £35K (small beans in comparison to the value of the bid)they offered him £1.5K and said he should count himself lucky there were willing to pay him that much, he said no, they lost the bid, tried to take him the court and lost there as well. The word on the floor was that the court case cost them more then the £35K they should have paid him, and the bid was worth £15+mill a year for the next 5 years.
Last time there was a 4 week "selection" period followed by a 4 week consultation period, to try and find those redundant new roles. Those who lost their jobs were under no obligation to come into work (for work) for the finally 4 weeks.
If you are in the firing line but don't know yet, start looking, but don't take any offers just yet.
The 1st or 2nd time, one of our managers was being given the boot, but was in the middle of a bid (that he had worked from the ground up with his own contacts), he was asked to do a 6 week consultant role, to see the bid out. He ask for £35K (small beans in comparison to the value of the bid)they offered him £1.5K and said he should count himself lucky there were willing to pay him that much, he said no, they lost the bid, tried to take him the court and lost there as well. The word on the floor was that the court case cost them more then the £35K they should have paid him, and the bid was worth £15+mill a year for the next 5 years.
One of the places I worked at went through a round of voluntary and involuntary redundancies. The people who worked (in the UK office) but for the US wing of the business found out that their key fobs wouldn't let them back into work the following day. The people who worked for the UK wing of the business had to work their notice period. I had a 6 month handover to complete before I was allowed to go.
I'm currently in an unusual situation. I'm a project manager, been looking for a change for the past couple months and have on the table 1 offer (waiting for the paperwork to come through) and have a final interview on Friday for another position too. Last Friday my company decided they need to make 3 people redundant. They had a conference call where they included me (total of about 8 people involved). First thing they said, if anyone wants to volunteer, now's the time to do it blah blah, let us know by today.
Considering my (favourable) situation, I asked for more info (ie enhanced redundancy package) to my boss (owner of the company) to hear him saying "we'd only offer the std redundancy package" which is the minimum they have to give by law (notice period + 1 week/year worked if over 2 years, and max £380/week tax exempt). I ask him, what's the point in volunteering then? I told him what I'd like to volunteer, he said he'd let me know, which he hasn't. So obviously I'm not volunteering.
I've told him I am in a better situation than others, although haven't told him I'll probably end up with 2 offers by the end of the week, so I would probably save him the hassle/potential legal issues of consultations/selection etc if he offered me a couple months' salary plus notice money to volunteer. I thought I'd been fair, but it looks as if he is being greedy and get rid of others not following a fair process.
Basically, if he now, for example, makes ME redundant, he's going to get himself in front of an employee tribunal for unfair dismissal. I'm also considering alerting the other potential candidates that if they get made redundant, I'm prepared to testify that the company hasn't followed a fair process and hasn't given employees the opportunity to volunteer. Silly rabbit he is!
Considering my (favourable) situation, I asked for more info (ie enhanced redundancy package) to my boss (owner of the company) to hear him saying "we'd only offer the std redundancy package" which is the minimum they have to give by law (notice period + 1 week/year worked if over 2 years, and max £380/week tax exempt). I ask him, what's the point in volunteering then? I told him what I'd like to volunteer, he said he'd let me know, which he hasn't. So obviously I'm not volunteering.
I've told him I am in a better situation than others, although haven't told him I'll probably end up with 2 offers by the end of the week, so I would probably save him the hassle/potential legal issues of consultations/selection etc if he offered me a couple months' salary plus notice money to volunteer. I thought I'd been fair, but it looks as if he is being greedy and get rid of others not following a fair process.
Basically, if he now, for example, makes ME redundant, he's going to get himself in front of an employee tribunal for unfair dismissal. I'm also considering alerting the other potential candidates that if they get made redundant, I'm prepared to testify that the company hasn't followed a fair process and hasn't given employees the opportunity to volunteer. Silly rabbit he is!
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