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Fogmeister
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:35 pm
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So today may or may not be my last day at work. We were told three weeks ago that the company needed to get rid of people for reasons I can't really go into. Anyway, I took the offer to leave (with a pay out) and "the end of December" was mentioned. Then I didn't hear anything. Yesterday I spoke to my boss who hadn't actually done anything about arranging stuff. The payout was going to be just as a wage instead of a redundancy pay (redundancy pay is not tax deductible) so I'd lose about 40% of it. They were not going to put it through as a redundancy, just as a resignation from me. Not heard anything since we spoke yesterday. I've got holiday booked now until the end of the year so I'm not sure now if I'm coming back in January or not. At the moment I have no idea what is going on at work. Which doesn't surprise me as that seems to have been the trend for the past 12-18 months. Ugh 
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saspro
Site Admin
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 5:53 pm
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Location: location, location
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That's rather cr@p on their part.
Hope they sort it out for you
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John_Vella
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:55 am
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Location: Manchester.
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Try not to let it ruin your holiday, though. Without wishing to sound dismissive, there's nothing you can do about it and worrying about will only serve to stress you out.
Hope it all turns out ok.
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| Tue Dec 16, 2014 2:31 pm |
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brataccas
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:14 pm
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Location: Scotland
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why would they get rid of such an intelligant being? its beyond me  _________________
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| Tue Dec 16, 2014 4:18 pm |
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Fogmeister
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:35 pm
Posts: 6580
Location: Getting there
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Well they're not getting rid as much as I'm leaving (ish) but I'll be able to move on to better things 
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TheFrenchun
Officially Mrs saspro
Joined: Wed Jan 06, 2010 7:55 pm
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Location: on the naughty step
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Fogmeister
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:35 pm
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Location: Getting there
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Haha!
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davrosG5
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:37 am
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Location: Peebo
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Have you considered getting some external advice? From your description it sounds dodgy as hell and like they're trying to pull a fast one.
ACAS helpline might be a good place to start.
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Fogmeister
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:35 pm
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It sounds like he's getting stuff sorted. If it isn't sorted I'll definitely be getting some external help. The main thing for me is the tax thing. It's a significant chunk out of what was offered.
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veato
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:17 am
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Location: Nottingham
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This. If you have a contract of employment and they want rid then they surely have to make you redundant with relevant payouts? _________________Twitter Blogflickr
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bobbdobbs
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:10 pm
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Location: just behind you!
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This. Get your ass to CAB or an employment solicitor. If they are getting rid of you and your role isn't being made redundant then it has to be done through a severe nice agreement, which both of you have to agree to. If it's redundancy then there are loads of legal obligations they have to follow. Don't allow them to stiff you out of what you are entitled to. _________________Finally joined Flickr
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cloaked_wolf
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:46 pm
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Depends on how you want to leave things. If you're ready to burn bridges, make a huge fuss, go to ACAS/CAB and get some advice.
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l3v1ck
What's a life?
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:21 am
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Location: The Right Side of the Pennines (metaphorically & geographically)
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If they put it through as you quitting rather than redundancy, you can't claim job seekers allowance.
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finlay666
Spends far too much time on here
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:40 pm
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It's more than 40% when you consider student loan contributions etc. I'd head down the CAB when you get a chance, sucks to hear the place is laying off staff. Worth talking to anyone else that has taken the offer to see if they are in a similar position _________________TwitterCharlie Brooker: Macs are glorified Fisher-Price activity centres for adults; computers for scaredy cats too nervous to learn how proper computers work; computers for people who earnestly believe in feng shui.
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Fogmeister
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:35 pm
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Location: Getting there
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Well. Everything is sorted now. They've done it all by the book and I'm actually better off than I thought. Gives me a decent amount of time to explore different opportunities and stuff 
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