Redundancy, I want to leave now

HelenDogg

Hi all,

Just had my first consoltation meeting and been told I will be made redundant (position to be outsourced) if a suitable alternative position cannot be found ( it won't) I believe consultation last 4 weeks. I really want to leave now as employer is going to make me get thing ready for other people and I won't be taken advantage of. Can I leave now ? force redundancy? etc..

Any guidance would be greatly appreciated

[Deleted User]

Go sick with stress because of the devastation of your post becoming redundant?

sangie595

Sleazy wrote: »

Go sick with stress because of the devastation of your post becoming redundant?

Great idea. Then when your next potential employer asks for a reference, they'll hear all about your sickness record and give the job to someone else!

If you leave now, it is called resigning, and you get nothing. Up to you.

tacpot12

If you think it is being taken advantage of to be asked to handover to others, I don't think you understand the nature of work, i.e. Your employer tells you to do the things they want you to do, if you do them, you get paid.

[Deleted User]

sangie595 wrote: »

Great idea. Then when your next potential employer asks for a reference, they'll hear all about your sickness record and give the job to someone else!

If you leave now, it is called resigning, and you get nothing. Up to you.

Basically what an employer can say about an ex-employee is very limited. We're not back in the days when if you thought somebody was as much use as a short plank you could say so ....Both the Equality Act 2010 and the the Data Protection Act 1998 come into play here. Not sure that I agree, but that's the way it is.

Takeaway_Addict

tacpot12 wrote: »

If you think it is being taken advantage of to be asked to handover to others, I don't think you understand the nature of work, i.e. Your employer tells you to do the things they want you to do, if you do them, you get paid.

This.......

sangie595

Sleazy wrote: »

Basically what an employer can say about an ex-employee is very limited. We're not back in the days when if you thought somebody was as much use as a short plank you could say so ....Both the Equality Act 2010 and the the Data Protection Act 1998 come into play here. Not sure that I agree, but that's the way it is.

:rotfl:Utter rubbish! An employer can say anything that is true, and anything that is an opinion. The Equality Act and DPA have no sway on that. If someone is off sick, their sickness record can be disclosed to a potential employer. That's the way it is. You really don't understand how references and the law work if you think this is the case.

HelenDogg

Thanks for the reply.

I am not work shy, but as I have been in this new position less than 2 years I don't really have any rights. I will get 1 weeks notice ! after consultation. Without going through the whole scenario, the company have chosen not to utilise me in the role going forward and I don't see why I should use my experience and expertise to help them make to transition easy. Its not about money, I would quite happily walk away tomorrow, but looking at contract I have to give 4 week notice ! All I really want out of this is a good reference

getmore4less

Where is the job being outsourced?
(you don't have to say)

If UK there may be a TUPE situation

Why not use the opportunity to network as part of the handover do a great job and start the process of looking for work.

you agreed to the contractual notice being 4 weeks for you and statutory(1 week per year) for the company.

get a new job and negotiate an early exit by completing handover

[Deleted User]

HelenDogg wrote: »

I don't see why I should use my experience and expertise to help them make to transition easy.

HelenDogg wrote: »

All I really want out of this is a good reference

You're going to need to choose between those two schools of thought.

pjcox2005

Volunteer not to be paid for the four week notice period in return for not working it. You may find that they are happy to not have you involved in the transition if they think others are capable of doing it.


If they say no, then it's part of the job you took on to undertake that role.