Do I have to accept relocation

SarEl

_MMR_ wrote: »

What I personally think makes it reasonable to refuse a relocation there..

No, what you personally think does not make it reasonable to refuse relocation there. If you cannot travel to work because there is no public transport at the times that you work, then that would quite possibly be an acceptable reason for refusing, and the fact that the employer has asked for your reasons in writing may indicate that the employer isn't all that worried and will pay redundancy to anyone who doesn't want to relocate. But 20 miles travel to work is not an unreasonable distance and to be honest, there are a lot of other options that do not include you having to buy a car, and you seem determined to find not one of them acceptable. So you are obviously determined to pack in the job. As Emmzi has said - your choice. But do remember that there are a lot of people out there chasing jobs and you may very well end up having to work worse shifts and further away. We can't always have what we want, and sometimes compromise is worth going for.

_MMR_

Ark_Welder wrote: »

The following may be useful:

www.
direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/Employees/EmploymentContractsAndConditions/DG_10028541


Can't put it in as a direct link due to being a new user...

For more info, try a websearch for 'redundancy relocation'

Already readed more than one time Really appreciated your help as would have been really helpful if I wouldn't have find it.

_MMR_

SarEl wrote: »

No, what you personally think does not make it reasonable to refuse relocation there. If you cannot travel to work because there is no public transport at the times that you work, then that would quite possibly be an acceptable reason for refusing, and the fact that the employer has asked for your reasons in writing may indicate that the employer isn't all that worried and will pay redundancy to anyone who doesn't want to relocate. But 20 miles travel to work is not an unreasonable distance and to be honest, there are a lot of other options that do not include you having to buy a car, and you seem determined to find not one of them acceptable. So you are obviously determined to pack in the job. As Emmzi has said - your choice. But do remember that there are a lot of people out there chasing jobs and you may very well end up having to work worse shifts and further away. We can't always have what we want, and sometimes compromise is worth going for.

I agree with you and probably I will end up with something worse I really like fixing mobile phones, easy job if you enjoy it. Now I just have to wait as finished today and voluntary redundancy requested with my reasons.

hcb42

Would you keep it if it paid £2K more say?

taking redundancy is a good idea, if you think you can get something else immediately at same (or better)rate of pay and same distance from home. Is there another employer like that who you would be targeting as part of your job search

_MMR_

hcb42 wrote: »

Would you keep it if it paid £2K more say?

taking redundancy is a good idea, if you think you can get something else immediately at same (or better)rate of pay and same distance from home. Is there another employer like that who you would be targeting as part of your job search

£2K/year before tax would compensate a bit the £150/month after tax + £800/1st year insurance after tax and maybe I would have think about getting another loan to get a car and accept the job and seek for a better paid job while I'm working. Not sure if I would take it as would mean more payments and still less takings and we are nearly struggling at the moment. Still haven't been insured as a Main driver in a car.

I don't think I will get a same or better pay job at same distance immediately but I know of a couple that I could get at some point of better pay nearby. I'm happy to get a job where I can get there walking in less than an hr. I did my actual job hundreds of time in 45-50 min walk or 20-25 min ride. The thing is that if I don't get the redundancy I will need it immediately and they didn't confirmed the openning of the new site and new opportunity 22 miles away from me until the 16th of June and I didn't find out until the 25th of June as I was on holidays. I was just assuming the redundancy as not able to travel over 100 miles one way to the other option, that would give me a bigger marging to find the right job.