Hang on
A month's salary after four years? That's basically gardening leave
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 7 May 2014, 16:03, 2 replies, latest was 11 years ago)

Tax free though

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 7 May 2014, 16:04, Reply)

Also, you might not be entitled to anything if they've offered to transfer you
http:// www.gov.uk/redundant-your-rights/redundancy-pay
( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Wed 7 May 2014, 16:06, Reply)

This was raised at the "session"
Basically, if they say "we want to relocate you, Newark's only a 200 mile round trip" and we tell them to get bent, can we then opt for redundancy?
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 7 May 2014, 16:14, Reply)

you should be holding out for cash for an initial consultation with an employment lawyer
they will be able to tell you whether it's a fair deal or not
( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 7 May 2014, 16:19, Reply)

I think he's entitled to up to £200 to have their proposal reviewed. I think.
I haven't made anyone redundant since last September.
( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Wed 7 May 2014, 16:25, Reply)

That mirror had a stern talking to eh

(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Wed 7 May 2014, 16:36, Reply)

Newark is so easy to get to from Norwich too
No, wait, the other one. Getting into or out of East Anglia is a fucking nightmare
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 7 May 2014, 16:19, Reply)

If that sort of commute is unreasonable then you would qualify for redundancy.

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Wed 7 May 2014, 16:19, Reply)

Quick google says two and a half hours drive and three and a half hours train

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 7 May 2014, 16:21, Reply)

The work from home option could disqualify him though.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Wed 7 May 2014, 16:23, Reply)

I'm sure his employers have already worked out who they wish to keep, who they wish to pay off and who they wish to fuck off

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 7 May 2014, 16:25, Reply)

Exactly
I somehow doubt that someone who had a work-induced nervous breakdown last year and spent 7 months off is top of their list
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 7 May 2014, 16:29, Reply)

Depends on if an employment trib' would consider 200 miles too far or not. They probably would, but the option to work from home would mean they wouldn't have to pay out if you rejected it.
I think. Seek proper legal advice.
( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Wed 7 May 2014, 16:20, Reply)

You mean ask /talk?

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 7 May 2014, 16:21, Reply)

Genuinely appreciate the input everyone, thank you :-)
My feeling is that they'll know that relocating a hundred odd people with that sort of commute is unfeasible. I just imagine they have a "keep" list because there are plenty of people in this building who are valuable to the company, and I'm bound to be right at the fucking bottom of it
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 7 May 2014, 16:25, Reply)