Got made redundant yesterday...

[CreamyC]

Crill said:

Whats a union??? Defo gona get some legal advice but the crafty bastard who's done this has it all figured out. He knew he could stiff me cos of my age.

 

Same here, these companies aint stupid.

 

I'm joined to the Communications Workers Union, they work out the best package for you with the company. The same Union the Post Office Workers are with who got their package they wanted. What industry you in ?

[Guest]

Its a retail company.

[CreamyC]

Check out the search engines and look for the legal advice on this. Trust me, its needed, without the union involved these company's will shag you up the arse.

[Maria]

Crill said:

I've just found out that I are trying to [censored] me in the arse. Because of my age, I'm not entitled to statuatory redundancy pay even though I've been with this company for five years. They're saying I can have jan/feb wages plus 5 weeks extra. Cunts.

 

YOU ARE ENTITLED TO REDUNDANCY PAY !!!!

 

I was made redundant with a huge company that I worked for a few years ago.

 

To young you say ? I was 17 !! and I had all my redundancy pay !

 

Tell them your guna [censored] them in the arse and you will get that money from them

[mistress_hoover]

as i said to you yesterday on the phone babe remain positive cause im sure its a blessing in disguse.

 

You have to check if your in a union (do you have a staff handbook or an internal internet site to look at?) and they will let you know about redundancy packages....

 

chin up babe!

lots of jilly hugs

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[Louise]

id look at your contract first crill!

 

there could be all sorts of clause's in there about redundancy

[LiquidEyes]

Crill said:

Because of my age, I'm not entitled to statuatory redundancy pay even though I've been with this company for five years. They're saying I can have jan/feb wages plus 5 weeks extra. Cunts.

That is your redundancy pay. Unless your contract specifies additional redundancy pay, the standard amount is a week's pay for every year you've been working there.

 

I was made redundant in 2002 and only got one week notice & no redundancy pay (because I'd only been in the company for just under two years) so count yourself lucky!

[LiquidEyes]

P.S. Good luck job-hunting!

[Tony P]

[censored] Paul, hope all is ok.

let me know if you need anything mate

[Dawn]

Bummer eh Crill ... but like's been said ... now is the time to do what YOU want .. go for it, try what ever it is you want to do, you can always fall back on what you've learnt in I.T. if things don't go to plan.

 

 

Good luck

 

 

[Phil rr]

good luck to u dude...if u can use it as a 'push' to get something better, something like that may do me good as well...

[Guest]

Crill said:

Never even saw it coming. Feelin positive about it though. I'm gona see what I can get out of them in a meeting later, then I think I'll work away for the summer. Funny how things can change so much in one day.

 

[censored] mate! thats bad news!

 

Whatever you decide to do keep in touch tho?