company refused my voluntary redundancy please help

fonzyg50

hi all
can someone help me, my company have asked for voluntary redundancies back in 23/10/08 i know a few that have taken redundancies and left at the end of december08, now today 26/02/09 i rang up to say i would like to take voluntary but been refused and they said'' voluntary redundancies have stopped back in december 08 and have got their numbers'' im so let down ive been stressed out and looking for a job in the last 4 months and had enough, no letters were put out to mention that they have stopped voluntary redundancies where do i stand, i found another job because of this and now i feel used :mad:, my manager wont budge and to tell the truth he said if i cant handle the stress i should resign

dipsy

Hi

Had you expressed an interest in redundancy back in October 2008?

if the answer is no then I am not sure what your gripe is really, they asked for voluntary redundancys back in Oct 08, some 4 months ago and now you have said you would like to apply.

Reading between the lines it seems you have found a job, and would like to take advantage of leaving with a sum of money for redundancy as well as taking up your new post.

If this is the case then I don't think you have any recourse other than to hand your notice in as required by your contract and move on with no hard feelings to your new position.

lrr_2

im not sure you can argue it to be honest

i took voluntary redundancy a couple a years ago and i know a few still there who regret not taking it and cant do nothing about it.

sorry

1984ReturnsForReal_2

Totally agree with dispy.

If thats the case get the job offer in writing, hand in your notice, take any holiday owed as timeoff & chill.

fonzyg50

thanks guys, but the problem is they never announced that they have stopped giving redundancies. surely by law they need to tell everyone that the redundancies have stopped, if i knew that i would of been fine and not stressing out and looking for a job.

amersall

fonzyg50 wrote: »

hi all
can someone help me, my company have asked for voluntary redundancies back in 23/10/08 i know a few that have taken redundancies and left at the end of december08, now today 26/02/09 i rang up to say i would like to take voluntary but been refused and they said'' voluntary redundancies have stopped back in december 08 and have got their numbers'' im so let down ive been stressed out and looking for a job in the last 4 months and had enough, no letters were put out to mention that they have stopped voluntary redundancies where do i stand, i found another job because of this and now i feel used :mad:, my manager wont budge and to tell the truth he said if i cant handle the stress i should resign

could you just stay at the job you are in? there may be redundancys in the future , and if you go to this other job whats to say you will have that job very long, i would hang on in there for a while ..and there is nothing wrong with wanting a pay out and taking another job i would have done the same ....especially in the current economic climate , hold on love you may get another chance at redundancy x good luck (they would have let you know when they were asking voluntary how long you had to apply)

fonzyg50

for the past 4 months i pressumed the voluntary redundancy was still open,no date when to apply, no letter issued to state it has been closed. no cumminaction from maganement.

maninthestreet

You've found another job, so do what everyone else does in the same situation - hand your notice in.

lonestar1

The thing about voluntary redundamcy is that its voluntary the company doesnt have to offer it and can withdraw the offer at any time prior to you accepting the offer.

TighterThanTwoCoatsOfPain

lonestar1 wrote: »

The thing about voluntary redundamcy is that its voluntary the company doesnt have to offer it and can withdraw the offer at any time prior to you accepting the offer.

as above....just because it was offered to the company doesnt mean you have a right to get it anyway... they could just have said no to you at the time.