Resigned 3 days before redundancy - just bad luck?

Loveducky

Hi, hoping to hear some advice before I drive myself mad! I resigned yesterday, and about 3 hrs later, two managers were laughing and calling me stupid as they're announcing redundancies on Friday (I was not aware of this, obv).

The reasons I resigned is because I have not been doing my actual job since December and there didn't seem to be any rush to get me back doing my 'role' duties. My resignation has not been formally accepted, nor gone to HR yet. Can I retract it and wait and see what happens, or am I just a bad-luck Loser?

amersall

i would retract it, and the managers should be ashamed of their selves

LinasPilibaitisisbatman

amersall wrote: »

i would retract it, and the managers should be ashamed of their selves

He can't retract it without agreement.

Its tough luck

kunekune

Was it a real resignation or were they pushing you into it (ie, possibly a constructive dismissal caused by their failure to give you your 'proper' job back?)? If they were, and they were aware that if you waited, you'd have the alternative of redundancy, then perhaps you might have some comeback? Whether it's worth making a fuss though depends on what kind of payout you would have been getting.

liam8282

I am not sure but you could give ACAS or somebody like them a quick call to find out your rights.

If you have not been doing your specific job role for some time, it could be classed as some sort of constructive dismissal.

Loveducky

Hello all, thanks for your advice. Im just not sure where I stand on it all, and suspect that management are not the best place to go for it.

I did give a resignation letter, but I have not received formal acceptance of it and it hasn't gone to HR to start the ball rolling (I work for a large pharma company). There has just been a general lack of 'my' work since last year and we've all been filling the time doing work for other departments. I just got a bit tired of not doing the job I was supposed to be doing (and wanted to do). I don't see this scene changing in the near future, in which case Im sure I would've been named for redundancy, so its extra sickening to know I could walk away with a few grand + pro rata annual bonus in August, rather than the uncertainty of trying to find another perm/ or contractor job.
Thanks again

MoneySavingNovice

Either send a letter retracting your resignation - or send a letter informing them that you intend proceeding with a Claim of 'Constructive Dismissal'

Good Luck

DCodd

well actually it depends on what the resignation letter says and how big the company is.

Were the redundancies aproved and people chosen when you resigned? Redundancy should have a consultation period and if they had made a decision that you were at risk before you resigned you may have grounds on the fact that you were not informed that you were at risk.

Find out if they will accept a retraction and ask about the redundancies.

At the very least, the managers probably should not have told you about the pending announcement and so they might be "proactive" in getting your resignation back in order to save their own back sides!!!!

Call ACAS and ask for advice and seek clarification from the managers regarding the redundancies, if they won't help go above their heads but before Fridays announcement!

EDIT - If Managers will not help and you see nowhere else to go it might be worth considering going straight to HR and say that you have sent a letter of resignation but you have been told by a couple of managers on the QT, that there were redundancies happening on Friday and you want to retract it. Puts HR in awkward position!!!

Loveducky

Again, thanks for all the advice - I will certainly call ACAS.
My resignation was a three-liner, requesting confirmation of my my last day, etc. I didn't go into the reasons for wanting to leave.

In the meantime, I had been offered a contract position with another company (which I have not formally agreed, by-contract yet). I did mention this offer when I resigned verbally to my line-manager but it doesn't change the fact I was only looking because I haven't been doing 'my' job for so long. I just asked him if I can retract my letter, and he is looking into it, because it hasn't gone to HR yet.

Loveducky

Well, I called ACAS - not the most friendly adviser - laughed and said it is just my bad timing.

DCodd

Loveducky wrote: »

Well, I called ACAS - not the most friendly adviser - laughed and said it is just my bad timing.

What????

Used ACAS a lot and they are usualy very helpfull!!