Redundancy revoked after finding a new job?

finnis

Change in status is one of the key reasons why alternative employment can be deemed unsuitable. There's some good info in this Acas publication:

http://www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=747

mjm3346

RATHBONE wrote: »

I want that money as I have worked hard for it...this is so unjust, all because it's there !!!!-up that they need people after serving them with redundancies! It's hard!

I feel emotionally raped and stressed!

You are going to have so much fun in the private sector.

pjcox2005

By any chance have you already spent the redundancy money you were expecting to get as you saw it as a great christmas bonus without having a period of unemployment?

Could be wrong, but there is a lot of anger if it was just I had one job which was going to end so got myself another job which would normally be great news.

lisyloo

I would ignore the judgmental comments and concentrate on the ACAS stuff and working out whether they are within their rights or not.

It appears to me they have not offered you a suitable alternative and have already offered redundancy formally.

Do you have access to free legal help on your home insurance?
If so PHONE THEM.

Again, ignore judgmental comments.

mjm3346

lisyloo wrote: »

Again, ignore judgmental comments.

Judgemental comments --- the ****** of an op has actually lost nothing but claims

I feel emotionally raped and stressed!

not someone I want my tax to be paying for.

If the op is not prepared to try the alternative job offered (which has no loss of pay) he could find it difficult to get any money off his employers if he resigns.



From the TUC website

However, if you say the new job is
unsuitable but your employer says it is,
your employer may refuse you your
redundancy rights. So you should take
advice before you walk away from an

alternative job offer

FakeIrish

mjm3346 wrote: »

not someone I want my tax to be paying for.

I'm afraid you don't have a choice on where your tax goes.

mjm3346 wrote: »

If the op is not prepared to try the alternative job offered (which has no loss of pay) he could find it difficult to get any money off his employers if he resigns.



From the TUC website

However, if you say the new job is
unsuitable but your employer says it is,
your employer may refuse you your
redundancy rights. So you should take
advice before you walk away from an

alternative job offer

Interesting quoting this from the TUC. The trade unions would argue that a job at a lower grade is not suitable. Why work hard and get promotion, only for your hard-earned effort to get slapped down with a demotion under so-called "austerity measures".

JC_Derby

i find it a little bit sad that so many people just want a dig, even if someone comes on to ask for genuine advice.

That being said (and i never said i dont have double standards lol) i wonder if the OPs new job that they accepted pays the same or less than the current role they are being made redundant from.

mjm3346

JC_Derby wrote: »

i find it a little bit sad that so many people just want a dig, even if someone comes on to ask for genuine advice.

That being said (and i never said i dont have double standards lol) i wonder if the OPs new job that they accepted pays the same or less than the current role they are being made redundant from.

The op was given advice by the third post, the op's further postings including the absurd

I feel emotionally raped and stressed!

have got no more than they deserve.

SJ1

Redundary is surely to compensate you for your job no longer being available but companies are within their rights to find you something else that would be suitable within the company. The number one question is = is it suitable?= it sounds like they are paying you the same and if it's something that your skill set can do then they have you over a barrel. The previous poster is right, play the game, bide your time or decide it's time to go to something in the private sector. Redundancy isn't a right, it's supposed to help tide you over when you LOSE your job. I do know of a few people who got their redundancy and got a job right away but I know of plenty more who didn't get a job at all and really needed it. Try not to be bitter about it, you have a good job from the sounds of things and that is a really good thing in these times.

getmore4less

Pete111 wrote: »

Agree - your argument here is whether they offered you a suitable alternative. If you feel it is easy to show they have not, then it is worth pushing strongly for the redundancy pay.

If they have offered you a suitable role then you have two choices. take it, or take the private sector role and forgo the redundancy.

No the conclusion is that if you have another job it makes all alternative unsuitable even your old job with no changes(complete wihdrawal).

Get legal advice.