advice re voluntary severance meeting

[burninglikefire]

I have posted something similar in the Retirement section.

Out of the blue I have been invited to a meeting to which I can "bring a colleague" or union representative. From a colleague's meeting two days ago, I know I will be offered a voluntary severance package. Currently feeling undervalued to say the least. What should I be asking? Are there any employer rules that have to be followed for selecting people to make such offers to?

You've got two posts under different topics. You'll need to delete one.
Here's the comment I posted on your other thread
Don't accept anything. Listen to what the deal is. Close the meeting then take advice from your union rep. Don't go to the meeting without a rep. As a union member you are quite within your rights to delay the meeting until you have availability to advice and representation.

Apologies for the duplication. I couldn't find the Legal Matters topic. Can anyone let me know how to delete a thread?

@Monty27 Thank you for the advice.

I think @Monty27 has given you good advice.

In your op you’ve said that you feel undervalued. I’d encourage you to try and put those feelings to one side and think about what is best for you.

Sometimes voluntary redundancies come with packages large enough to be very worthwhile if you’d secure another role relatively easily…….

Thanks @Namechange224422. I know that I need to use the meeting to get clarity on what is being offered and the conditions.

Work environment is not that much fun at the moment and I think will be getting worse. If the offer was good and I accepted then I might look back on this as having been a really positive development.

The daft thing is that I am crazily busy with work atm. Have no idea how this would be covered if I did go.

If you did take vol then how the work got done wouldn't be your problem any more.

You've been given very good advice.

Redundancy can be very positive if it's a good package and you have some sort of a plan for what comes afterwards so that you have enough to live on and be happy. That plan can change, which is fine.

Think about what sort of outcome you want - they may offer the chance to apply for different roles rather than severance.

And don't confuse your self-worth with what they're planning, it's always the role which is being made redundant, not the person.