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To feel like I've jumped out of a plane with no parachute and am hurtling towards concrete

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plim · 26/11/2012 23:02

Husband got summoned into a meeting room by his wanker boss and hr today to be told that they are 'making organisational changes and that his personality clashes with those changes', he was offered a compromise agreement ie two months pay and legal costs. They took his laptop phone and security pass and he left, no warning, no heads up. It's a times top 100 business, huge corporate and husband feels we take the money even though its not even equivalent to redundancy. We have just bought a house, I am at home with three children and am on maternity leave but have no job to ho back too. We are in our overdraft on all accounts. Husband is downstairs getting bladdered.

I could cry but am too tough for that. But ducking hell their timing stinks. :(

OP posts:
ImperialBlether · 26/11/2012 23:13

Go down and talk to your husband. Can't he see that redundancy would be better? He must be terrified.

Stopsittingonyoursister · 26/11/2012 23:17

Does he have any Union support or employee support line? They will be able to advise him on his options re compromise v redundancy. Failing that, he could seek advice from the citizens advice bureau, but he would need all the facts and figures eg copy of the redundancy policy as some payments can be capped (I think). He needs proper legal advice, and not to sign ANYTHING until he has taken advice.

Lionsntigersnbears · 26/11/2012 23:20

second what stopsitting says, whatever happens this is not a time for snap decisions and you need proper legal advice. His 'personality clashing' is not a valid reason for redundancy.

Spatsky · 26/11/2012 23:23

Get legal advice. Under a compromise agreement the employer is obliged to pay, and in fact. The agreement is not binding without legal advice

Stopsittingonyoursister · 26/11/2012 23:24

He also cannot be made to leave just because his personality clashes. There has to be a genuine redundancy situation, and then the company need to show that the person (s) selected for redundancy have been selected fairly (eg on the basis of a points system) and B) that there is no redeployment open to them within the firm (again, I think - my knowledge is fair few years old and probably out of date).

Spatsky · 26/11/2012 23:25

To add it sounds like possible unfair dismissal if been there more than 12 months, compromise agreement is employers attempt to get your husband to sign away his rights to take them to tribunal. Reckon he should be able to get more than 2 months out of them. Aim for 6

grovel · 26/11/2012 23:26

How long has he worked there?

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