I got the following email from HR today does my draft reply back to them sound okay? have I covered too much or too little info? Any comments greatly appreciated:-
I hope this email finds you and the family well.
How were drinks on Friday? Did you manage to have a good time despite the news of our meeting?
What are your thoughts on the transfer now that you have had the opportunity to sleep on the matter?
As promised, I provide details of my direct line below. Do please call or email should you have any questions.
Kindest regards
Hi X,
Thanks for your email, I have had time to think about the transfer some more I have some questions:
(1) What is the mandatory period of consultation you are required to undertake prior to contract signature?
(2) What has changed with regards to me specifically to now be in scope? When previous conversations I was advised that the My Team were out of scope?
(3) Are all the team in scope? If not who is and who isn?t and what are the reasons for the various roles being in and out of scope?
I also have some real concerns about the transfer specifically to me:-
(a) My Sabbatical ? when booking this I had arranged my chidcare to be suspended until the end of the Sabbatical, as I am sure you can appreciate finding good quality childcare can be difficult. My husband has started making travel plans for this period as a surprise for me and now whilst in limbo of will or will this not be honoured we have to wait to see what the outcome of the TUPE is.
(b) Working Hours ? I currently have a informal flexible working arrangement with my manager ? that if I start at 8am I can finish at 4pm likewise if I start at 9am ? I can finish at 5pm, or if I start at 10am I finish at 6pm, whilst most days I was in the office from 9am ? 5pm, the flexability helped with childcare arrangements Will this flexability be carried over?
(c) Maternity leave ? like the Sabbatical leave the Maternity Policy is an additional policy on the intranet, therefore I have concerns:-
a. On if I?ll get the half day at a spa on my return.
b. The return to work bonus subject to successfully achieving my objectives 6months after my return, when I returned last time this was a great motivation to do well and a confidence booster that returning to work has been a success.
c. Job, currently under the maternity policy my role is protected for 6months, but most likely that the same job would be available to me, obviously with all the changes it is very unsettling not knowing what job I will come back tom and potentially not at Z. Obviously with our Y colleagues in scope as well, and them having someone with the same job title as me where does this leave me?
(d) Pru Health ? currently through our private medical scheme, my children are added, I also take advantage of the discounted gym membership and fitbug.
(e) Location ? I have concerns about where I will be based as we moved house last year and work locations, commute, good schools etc?. were all taken into consideration, its unsettling not knowing where I will be based and if additional commute will be required, this obviously this can impact my childcare and travel cost.
(f) When we did the original transfer of staff from X to Z they were complaining at X they had no training opportunities and no payrises, so this concerns me.