Redundancy

Does anyone on the forum know anything about redundancy law or where I can get some reading done?

Much appreciation from the jobless man is coming your way.

Do you work for Lehman Brothers?

No but an equally successful company.

Merrill Lynch?

Whatever, sympathies. Just don't spend the payment on a bike. Rent is more important.

alitalia? merril? hbos? AIG?

someone predicted today that the first redundancy post would be in december, in the civilisation will end thread.

sorry to hear that though.

I can't really help but good luck to you!

Ouch, sorry to hear that too. If its any consolation, my last redundancy gave me a year of 'freelancing' and a better work life balance. I'm not sure whether asking on a fixed forum is the best place to start for advice though. Contact your local CAB and start reading your contract again, http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/RedundancyAndLeavingYourJob/index.htm

Not HBOS but for HBOS

which drinks can/do you get to?

Fred, I hope you're offering advice, rather than offering to drink his statutory redundancy pay?

cause if you are offering drinks my place looks pretty rocky... Westies??

Fred, I hope you're offering advice, rather than offering to drink his statutory redundancy pay?

is both the wrong thing to say? :-)

actually. this sort of thing is best dealt with over a pint I find.

shit. and to think i predicted this in the other "there goes civilisation thread" only didn't expect to see it so soon.
hope you get the info you need

Not HBOS but for HBOS

are there many redundancies there?

agree - if you are 'lucky' enough to get a pay out don't buy a new bike, save it for the rent

being made redundant really hurts, even when you didn't like the job you had. it leaves you with feelings of anger towards your employer, expecially when, as in my case, they try to give you the statutory amount for redundancy pay. this is approx. one weeks pay for every year you have been there.

then you go around, emailing redundancy advice laywers etc, and you discover that they are perfectly within their rights, and there's nothing you can do.

however, it is always worth checking that they haven't stepped out of line - if they have, nail them to the wall.

you need to join a recession proof industry, or better still, one that thrives in adverse circumstances.

i can think of - undertakers, police force, bailiffs, any of the robber baron energy companies, tescos, those sorts. people always got to eat, steal, put the heating on and die.

Is this the 'credit munch' I have heard about ?

being made redundant really hurts, even when you didn't like the job you had. it leaves you with feelings of anger towards your employer, expecially when, as in my case, they try to give you the statutory amount for redundancy pay. this is approx. one weeks pay for every year you have been there.

then you go around, emailing redundancy advice laywers etc, and you discover that they are perfectly within their rights, and there's nothing you can do.

+1

I've been on the Rock n' Roll for five months, and it's probably the shittiest time of my life.

Hope you work something out soon, dude.

Or enjoy the time off.

Just don't do neither, like me.

redundancy is hands down the best thing that has ever happened to me. i love it. get a decent employment lawyer (pm me if you need a recommendation) and get as much cash as you can.