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AIBU to go to the press about my company and their conduct?

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LegallyComplicated · 28/09/2013 11:24

Am a regular and have name-changed for obvious reasons.

My company (a multi-national company, well known in this country) are in the process of 'restructuring' their staffing system. However, it's not restructuring, they are re-writing contracts and if staff cannot fit in with those new contracts or are not willing to take the alternative employment offered, they are being more or less forced to hand in their notices so that they don't have to pay redundancy.

There are a lot of employees talking of going to tribunal. Several at management level have walked out. The jobs vacancies list for our company is 5 A4 sheets worth of print-outs, whereas there is normally half a page. So many people have walked out because they cannot cope with the intimidation tactics that the company is using. They are getting away with treating so many people in a very unprofessional manner. We have been told that we are not to discuss the matter with ANYONE, including other colleagues going through this 'consultation' process, family members etc. I am very, very surprised that it hasn't come out in the press already, to be honest.

A few of us are keen to expose the company. I may not have explained all of this very well, so am more than happy to expand on anything I have written here. I am sorely tempted to whistleblow on this. AIBU?

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EauPea · 28/09/2013 13:24

Oh and I was told that it was my choice to have had Dd and our family's decision that my Dh is self employed and chooses to work the hours that he does, where as I should have decided to put the needs of their business first!!

Maggietess · 28/09/2013 13:48

I would suggest a thread which is around the unreasonable ethical employment practices of large companies.
Name the company, the example of technically legal but not terribly ethical practice, and ask others for their experiences. As long as what you have said is true, there should be no problem.
It's a bit like the tax avoidance story, it's all actually perfectly legal but if you get enough people up in arms about grey area policy someone will listen.

Wibblypiglikesbananas · 28/09/2013 14:00

That bloody line - 'the needs of the business'. How many times have I done that in the past, to my own detriment?! And notice how the needs of employees never, ever come first? Hardly fair, is it? You're better off out of there OP!

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