Redundancy and requesting early exit
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Wife's been told her positions to go at local council.
They have told her early apparently and are still to have it all agreed and signed off (consultation i guess) she's then expected to work til the end of year to hand over her responsibilities at which point their restructure is complete and she goes on 9 months disbandment (try and find a new job) and if unsuccessful then into working notice 8 weeks I believe 1 for each year service.
Anyway she's very quickly found another job and agreed a start date.
My question : Is there any right to request redundancy monies at all???
Request and agree an earlier departure instead of giving notice.
It would be bloody nice to grab something before exiting the building.
They have told her early apparently and are still to have it all agreed and signed off (consultation i guess) she's then expected to work til the end of year to hand over her responsibilities at which point their restructure is complete and she goes on 9 months disbandment (try and find a new job) and if unsuccessful then into working notice 8 weeks I believe 1 for each year service.
Anyway she's very quickly found another job and agreed a start date.
My question : Is there any right to request redundancy monies at all???
Request and agree an earlier departure instead of giving notice.
It would be bloody nice to grab something before exiting the building.
New jobs closer to home, better hours and more money.
It would just be the icing on the cake to grab a bag of cash on the way out the door.
I've no clues what employment laws are out there or if anyone has experience of local councils seeing as they are all tightening the belt and redundancys are a plenty.
Apparently someone else had negotiated a sept voluntary departure with payment. She's emailed her manager to ask...don't ask don't get.
It would just be the icing on the cake to grab a bag of cash on the way out the door.
I've no clues what employment laws are out there or if anyone has experience of local councils seeing as they are all tightening the belt and redundancys are a plenty.
Apparently someone else had negotiated a sept voluntary departure with payment. She's emailed her manager to ask...don't ask don't get.
Wife got told redundancy was coming a few years back, right after she went on maternity leave.
she started a Uni entry course and got into uni, and placed an early redundancy request in, she heard nothing so put a change of hours request in to keep working around uni. Turns out her manager who she didn't get along with never put her early request in so when she went to her managers boss to ask the current status, she was given redundancy within a month based on her original hours. This was nearly 2 years ago and the rest of her team have just finished.
They'll do anything they can to get out of the redundancy payments, dragging it on so she just gets a job sooner than later. We're lucky my wife wanted to go into education, we agreed a payout would be nice but not needed. We ended up with 2 weeks in Florida, a few bills paid and money in the bank.
she started a Uni entry course and got into uni, and placed an early redundancy request in, she heard nothing so put a change of hours request in to keep working around uni. Turns out her manager who she didn't get along with never put her early request in so when she went to her managers boss to ask the current status, she was given redundancy within a month based on her original hours. This was nearly 2 years ago and the rest of her team have just finished.
They'll do anything they can to get out of the redundancy payments, dragging it on so she just gets a job sooner than later. We're lucky my wife wanted to go into education, we agreed a payout would be nice but not needed. We ended up with 2 weeks in Florida, a few bills paid and money in the bank.
strain said:
Wife got told redundancy was coming a few years back, right after she went on maternity leave.
she started a Uni entry course and got into uni, and placed an early redundancy request in, she heard nothing so put a change of hours request in to keep working around uni. Turns out her manager who she didn't get along with never put her early request in so when she went to her managers boss to ask the current status, she was given redundancy within a month based on her original hours. This was nearly 2 years ago and the rest of her team have just finished.
They'll do anything they can to get out of the redundancy payments, dragging it on so she just gets a job sooner than later. We're lucky my wife wanted to go into education, we agreed a payout would be nice but not needed. We ended up with 2 weeks in Florida, a few bills paid and money in the bank.
Perfect ending thanks for sharing.she started a Uni entry course and got into uni, and placed an early redundancy request in, she heard nothing so put a change of hours request in to keep working around uni. Turns out her manager who she didn't get along with never put her early request in so when she went to her managers boss to ask the current status, she was given redundancy within a month based on her original hours. This was nearly 2 years ago and the rest of her team have just finished.
They'll do anything they can to get out of the redundancy payments, dragging it on so she just gets a job sooner than later. We're lucky my wife wanted to go into education, we agreed a payout would be nice but not needed. We ended up with 2 weeks in Florida, a few bills paid and money in the bank.
Absolutelly enough wedge to pay for a free holiday for the 8yrs service would be sufficient compensation I think
I'd be very surprised if they offer any payment. There's nothing to stop her leaving at any time though of course, just give notice up to the date of the new job.
I applied for new jobs when I was at risk, I missed out on a job that I was interested in but then got a large payout a few months later, contracted for 10 weeks and am now in a much better job that is closer and pays more. Win win. As above though it's a risk, and I suppose it also depends on the redundancy payout - I had been there 11 years and got a good lump, I would have been pissed if I'd got the earlier job and missed out on an 11 year payout!
I applied for new jobs when I was at risk, I missed out on a job that I was interested in but then got a large payout a few months later, contracted for 10 weeks and am now in a much better job that is closer and pays more. Win win. As above though it's a risk, and I suppose it also depends on the redundancy payout - I had been there 11 years and got a good lump, I would have been pissed if I'd got the earlier job and missed out on an 11 year payout!
Mandalore said:
Must be a civil service thing?
Most private companies couldn't afford to do that and would simply keep to the rulebook for payments.
LA is not technically Civil Service, it's "Public Sector" - civil service is generally Central Govt.Most private companies couldn't afford to do that and would simply keep to the rulebook for payments.
Yes, it's a public sector thing, to keep the Unions happy.
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