Has anyone managed to negotiate their redundancy package?

london21

Wonka_2 said:

london21 said:

Kindly elaborate.retiredbanker1 said:

I would exercise caution here - at the end of the day if they found a way of dismissing you - then redundancy is out the window. 

If you’re astute enough to be trying to negotiate you hopefully also understand that it can go the other way. 

All it needs is for a decision maker to think you’re pushing things too far and things can go very quickly from an amenable offer back to the bare minimum - or worse they decide to do some digging and find something to start a capability process that might take longer but will cost them less. 

Make sure you’re squeaky clean before poking the bear

I am. Nothing to hide or dodgy.

I started on a few months contract and did over 8 years in the company. 

london21

retiredbanker1 said:

london21 said:

Kindly elaborate.retiredbanker1 said:

I would exercise caution here - at the end of the day if they found a way of dismissing you - then redundancy is out the window.

If you make yourself a nuisance to the business they might find a way of dismissing you rather than make you redundant.
If you are dismissed you are not entitled to redundancy.

Go with the terms within your contract of employment or if there are no terms go with what everyone else is being offered.

Nope, that is not how things work I am afraid, we are having another dicsussion today but by asking got £8k more. 

london21

retiredbanker1 said:

london21 said:

Kindly elaborate.retiredbanker1 said:

I would exercise caution here - at the end of the day if they found a way of dismissing you - then redundancy is out the window.

If you make yourself a nuisance to the business they might find a way of dismissing you rather than make you redundant.
If you are dismissed you are not entitled to redundancy.

Go with the terms within your contract of employment or if there are no terms go with what everyone else is being offered.

Finalising this week. We are having another dicsussion today but by asking got £8k more. Without prejudice settlement. 

london21

Good news got 4 weeks. 
Happy.

Wonka_2

london21 said:

Good news got 4 weeks. 
Happy.

You’ve an offer of 4 weeks ? Or have both parties signed the document ?

And excuse my cynicism but I’ve seen the process go wrong for too many people 

london21

Wonka_2 said:

london21 said:

Good news got 4 weeks. 
Happy.

You’ve an offer of 4 weeks ? Or have both parties signed the document ?

And excuse my cynicism but I’ve seen the process go wrong for too many people 

Not in this instance decent company.
Got the good news this afternoon. 

london21

All signed and completed.