What to do now?

Jaffakake

I was informed yesterday that I was going to be made redundant, it'll be properly confirmed next week in ym final consultation meeting. I'm going to get my union involved for an unfair dismissal claim, but that's a different story! My query is, what do I do now?

I often work from hotdesking facilities rather than the main office. I don't want to go there mainly because I don't want to face the others until I've had time to process all this and also because it's city centre Manchester and I'll have to pay to park, which I'm not inclined to do.

What work do I get on with? I don't know if they're going to send me on gardening leave or not.

What's 'resonable' time off to look for a new job?

This has never happened to me before and I don't know anyone who's been in this situation either, so any advice would be gratefully received.

kateab

Have you spoken to them regarding what they want you to do? tbh, it seems a bit unfair to tell you you're going to be made redundant but not confirm it for a week. Usually, in similar situations, they would put people on garden leave if they think it might be detrimental for them to be there.

Re time off for interviews I'll quote this from here:

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/RedundancyAndLeavingYourJob/Redundancy/DG_10029844

Time off for job hunting


If you have been continuously employed for two years by the date your notice expires, you are allowed a reasonable amount of time off during your notice period to:

• look for another job
• arrange training to help you find another job

How long you can take will depend on your circumstances. If you attend an interview or two and do not take excessive amounts of travelling time, then this is likely to be reasonable.
Whatever the amount of time off you take, your employer only has to pay you up to two-fifths of a week's pay for it. For example, if you work five days a week and you take four days off in total during the whole notice period, your employer only has to pay you for the first two days.

kateab