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Graeme Mcmillan
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In addition to the above the employer has said that alternative employment will be offered in other departments somewhere within the county, and that if these are not taken up then "you effectively are making yourself unemployed"
Is this sneaky approach to redeployment an acceptable way to avoid redundancy payments after restructuring?
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G
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Graeme Mcmillan
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Hi,
Can anyone help with advice regarding this scenario?
My other half works for a County Council and in a regional office away from the main nerve centre.
They have recently announced a restructring whereby all the regional offfices are to close in 6 months and all services are to be provided centrally from the main office.
The employer has advised that jobs are available in the main office but all employees have to apply for these afresh, they have also advised to look for alternative employment elsewhere as a fall back.
Her current contract does not stipulate a location of employment, so the employer has said they can place people anywhere without extra compensation ie mileage etc.
The employer has said they are not entitled to redundancy payments (she has worked there 5 years)
The closure of the office is to take place in August. The employer consulted with all staff on 4 options recently, however a leaked email had selected an option before hand and so the consultation exercise was really sham.
She is thinking about moving on, to find a job locally rather than move the 20 miles + to new office. Do you think she should be entitled to redundancy payment considering the 5 years service?
Also if she did decide to stay would she be entitled to allowances for extra travel and costs etc.
Kind Regards
G
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