redundancy info

[pleomax]

For the safety of others in the workplace, please never take another permie job again - sounds like you're a curse!

I did join one very prestigous Hi-Fi manufacturer, been there for 3 weeks and the manager came in and told me and other in his office to start looking for another job as we would not be there in 3 months time.

2 1/2 months later 56 people got made redundant (Me included) so yes I do have the nick name of Jonah amoung my peers.

Pleomax

[NickNick]

THe OH has been made redundant twice from the same job in the last 2 years, so I've been through this recently. The main things I've learned are that
1) The Big company will tell you whatever they want to get you out, irrespective of whether it is true or not.
2) Employment lawyers will tell you different things depending on who you go and see.
3) ACAS offered by far the best advice and helped us get the first redundancy overturned and get the best terms on the second attempt by the employer.

HTH
NN

[Crossroads]

Also are they within their rights to remove his access to his computer even though he hasn't officially been made redundant yet?

It's not his, it belongs to the employer and they can take their tools back whenever they want, redundancy has nothing to do with it. If this is a problem (presumably because he can't take a copy of their data) then it sounds like they have done the right thing!

[norrahe]

It's not his, it belongs to the employer and they can take their tools back whenever they want, redundancy has nothing to do with it. If this is a problem (presumably because he can't take a copy of their data) then it sounds like they have done the right thing!

No, all he wanted was to remove personal files such as CVs etc from the computer.
There is no way he'd want to copy any of their data.

[tim123]

Also are they within their rights to remove his access to his computer even though he hasn't officially been made redundant yet?

ta!

They're legally entitled to do anything they like, as long as they keep on paying him.

Why would anyone think otherwise? (though lots do).

tim

[tim123]

Was interested because some folk almost make a career out of getting made redundant and if it happens enough times can actually make really tidy sums out of it.

How do they always manage to find another job before the money runs out?

I have a friend who's just been made redundant for the third time in his career and each time his "payout" is spent long before he's found another job.

This time round, after 15 years, he got the government minimum - so about 6K, how long do you think that will last?

tim

[pmeswani]

How do they always manage to find another job before the money runs out?

I have a friend who's just been made redundant for the third time in his career and each time his "payout" is spent long before he's found another job.

This time round, after 15 years, he got the government minimum - so about 6K, how long do you think that will last?

tim

If I had it my way, 4 days.