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Pastures new for Yorkiegirl

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Yorkiegirl · 05/08/2004 15:27

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nutcracker · 05/08/2004 15:30

Oh good news, so pleased for you and your family YK.

Heres to your new and better future

Hulababy · 05/08/2004 15:59

Glad to hear that you can put all these stresses behind you all and move onto something exciting and new

dottee · 05/08/2004 17:12

Glad it's all over YG. You sound relieved.

dottee · 05/08/2004 17:13

Out of interest, what does he do?

bran · 05/08/2004 17:18

That sounds great YG. I suspect that your DH would have been unhappy if he continued to work there after all this upset, and after 20yrs I would hope that it will be a usefully large redundancy payout. I hope he finds a new and better job soon.

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Yorkiegirl · 05/08/2004 17:20

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littlemissbossy · 05/08/2004 17:29

20 years!? OMG he deserves a medal for that!! oh well yorkiegirl, glad to hear that this whole ordeal is finally over for you and your dh and good luck to you all in whatever you decide to do next. lmbx

coppertop · 05/08/2004 17:48

I'm so pleased it's finally over and that he doesn't have to put up with his soon-to-be ex-bosses anymore. This could be the beginning of a fresh new start for you and your family. Good luck.

Freckle · 05/08/2004 18:08

How are they making him redundant? Is his job no longer going to exist? Is the company going out of business? If not, then this isn't redundancy, but unfair dismissal. If you are happy with the "redundancy" payment, then fine, but, if not, you should perhaps look at taking a claim for unfair dismissal to an employment tribunal.

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Yorkiegirl · 05/08/2004 18:56

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sis · 05/08/2004 20:10

Yorkiegirl, I'm so pleased that the situation at your husband's work has been resolved and at least he will walk away with a bit of cash. As he is in the union, it may be worth trying to agree the sort of things that will be mentioned in a future reference (if they are asked about anything else, they must clear it withyour husband before responding) and tie it all up with a compromise agreement. These agreements are legally binding and will stop him from making any future claims to a tribunal though.

Paula71 · 05/08/2004 20:27

Yorkie I hope your DH finds something he really enjoys without any little madams working there.

Good on you for being his support too.

sobernow · 05/08/2004 20:36

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Yorkiegirl · 05/08/2004 22:27

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mears · 06/08/2004 11:53

It sounds as though your DH is better out of this company as there seems to be underhand dealings going on. The positive side is that he has breathing space with the rtedundancy payment to find somethine else. A sad way to end 20 years but in a way it is a springboard for better days. Good luck

edam · 06/08/2004 12:08

Make sure he gets a good reference; this should be part of the deal and he should be able to agree the wording with them. Companies are really at risk by giving bad refs, which makes them reluctant to do it (but some are stupid) but sometimes give 'minimal refs' just confirming dates and role and alleged reason for leaving which speaks volumes...
sorry about this but tribunal is probably best avoided, even in situations where right is obviously on your side you can get a mad panel who are demonstrably wrong not only in findings but in the facts they quote (my mum did, sadly and outrageously and was too ill to go through appeal)

emsiewill · 06/08/2004 12:36

YG, sounds like this is the best outcome. Glad you are feeling better now. How did the christening go? (sorry if you've answered this somewhere else).

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Yorkiegirl · 06/08/2004 18:29

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Metrobaby · 06/08/2004 19:00

Good luck YG. When I was made redundant it came as a bit of a shock, however a few months later I actually managed to get a better paid job that was more interesting. I'm really glad it happened as otherwise I would not have bothered to look at alternatives. I hope in the same way your DH has a similiar positive outcome.

dottee · 06/08/2004 19:41

Just shown dp your kind message YG! He smiled.

He says it would be more in the computing field rather than web-design but like you say, your dh is at CLAIT level.

The very best of luck to you all and enjoy Portugal!

p.s. thanks for the tomato pip! (that will get folk talking!)

almost40 · 06/08/2004 19:48

Good to hear, YG. Good you are planning a holiday. Relax and enjoy! Hopefully no more sleepless nights.

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