To expect my employer to let me know about major changes while I'm on ML?

[Buckette]

So,last week I heard from a colleague via text that my line manager (top person on the site where I work) had 'parted company' with the organisation and 2 other people have been made redundant. Would you expect the regional manager to contact me and let me know what's going on? (My Dc is 3 months so I'm not exactly in he throes of childbirth / new baby). Have been waiting for a call / letter but have had nothing - am I expected to ring myself - or ring my staff and find out 2nd hand what's happening?

[2rebecca]

No, if you want to know what is happening it's up to you to get in touch. They will be busy keeping the company running.

[nextphase]

well, our place didn't tell me I'd be going back to a different site, about 6 miles away, which we didn't own when I went on ML.

I expected to be told, and heard on the grapevine. I played dumb with HR, and think they were quite shocked I hadn't been told - but then they hadn't told me!

[LittleprincessinGOLDrocks]

*my manager moving to a seperate department (we had thought we were all going together, so was a shock when she went elsewhere).

[Svrider]

I think the onus is on you tbh
Some staff on ML will pop into work regularly for a coffee and chat (with managed/ collegues)
Others (me) like to forget about work, untill forced to go back.
You carnt expect hr to know you want an update letter!
Yabu

[Hammy02]

I am currently covering the role of someone on a sabbatical - she travelling round the world. Our organisation has made around 60 people redundant since she left 9 months ago. No-one has informed her & she is due back in a couple of months. Is that different?

[LittleprincessinGOLDrocks]

I know when I was on ML I was only officially notified of changes that affected me personally (department closure and where I was being moved to). I was only informed of a manager moving elsewhere as I spoke to her directly about something else and she chose to tell me as we got on really well.
It was not an official notification, nor would I have expected it to be.
Maybe you could ring just to "touch base" and find things out that way?
They probably didn't think to bother you over staff changes.

[kdiddy]

I would absolutely expect to be kept informed of anything directly relevant to my role. Your line manager leaving is a pretty important issue - surely they are the one meant to be keeping in touch with you whilst you're off?

I wouldn't necessarily expect to be told about other redundancies if they don't affect you, but they should certainly have told you about your own manager.

[BikeRunSki]

Since I have been on ML, my employer has restructured, restructured me out of a jobshare, put me in a job I have never done and moved office. Got a new line manager in the restructure. Old one was brilliant at KIT, new one is rubbish.

[GrimAndHumourless]

no, I would expect Keep In Touch to be about process changes not staffing IYSWIM