i have just been told my company i work for is moving about 25 miles i dont want to go will i get redundandcy?

Question

the company i work for is moving about 25 miles away into london have been with them 9 years i dont want to travel will take about 90 minutes they are merging with another company if i choose not to go will i get redundancy at the moment it takes me 5 minutes to get to work

Answer 1

25 miles is nothing. A neighbour works in London, which is 125 miles away. I think perhaps you got a struggle coming.
I had a job in which i had to travel 45miles one way also.

Answer 2

It is unlikely that you will be given redundancy if you were not offered redundancy. Redundancy is paid when a company is parting with your services as they are no longer necessary. If you are the instigator of your leaving the company – you need to give proper notice (check your contract for that) and no more.

I would consider waiting before handing in your notice, though. Although I don’t know much about the business your company is in, or what the nature of the merger was, but my experience with mergers has proven that more often than not merged companies need a bit of reorganisation once the merging is complete. Reorganisation usually means trimming the fat, and parting with certain aspects of the business and sometimes some employees.

I would take into consideration the time and money you will spending going into work, as well as the fact that 25 miles into London might increase your pay due to London allowance (and the fact that London wages are higher than they are elsewhere). If your redundancy package is a hefty one, it might be worth your while to see which way the wind blows, but if it isn’t – it might be wiser to do your calculations now and see how much you will either benefit or lose from this move and act accordingly.

Best of luck with it all.

Answer 3

check your contract first - many companies have a line in it saying you may be expected to travel to other locations to perfom your duties. if its in there then sorry you have to move or hand in your notice.

if not then redundancy is the most likely option although its not officially called redundancy. its called constructive dissmissal. sounds bad but its basically an agreement for you to leave the company due to a change in your working environment with all the same benefits of redundancy. you will have to work your notice period or you may be given gardening leave if you are lucky. you will get paid the amount for your notice period plus a weeks wages for each year worked plus any discretionary amount the company may offer.

the reason there is another word for this type of redundancy is that legally if a company makes someone redundant they are not allowed to then replace them directly. thats why it has another name so that the company can recruit someone into your role straight away. this law is in place so that companies cant get rid of people using redundancy as an excuse then replace them.

Answer 4

yes,your company are relocating ,they may offer you a better contract for the xtra travel but they do not have to.ask them what incentives they are offering if any and if you still are not happy with the new deal they are legally required to give you 90 days notice of your redunancy or if they dont give the 90 days notice and just say 2moro your redundant they have to give you 90 days pay on top of any redundancy payment.see your h.r.dept.they will know that by law if they are moving your place of work and you dont wish to move with them then they are in fact making your job redundant and have to pay accordingly.you should check your contract for redundancy payments as there is no set ammount and each company have their own scheme.but remember by law they have to give you the 90days in writing. best of luck in your future job hunting..tommy. sorry ps there is a way they can get out of it ,if in your contract you signed to agree to such a move ,that is the only hurdle check your contract thats if you signed one if not you have nothing to worry about the law is on your side best of luck.

Answer 5

As you have been there 9 years the answer is yes. You should get 9 weeks pay plus they may offer some compensation but that is discretionary. They may offer you extra money and travel expensises but yes they would have to make a redundancy payment if you choose not to acept the move.

Answer 6

Only if they have offered you redundancy. Most Employee Contracts have wording to the effect that you will work in other locations of the company as deemed necessary.

Answer 7

then can only make you re allocate to a certain distance from where you are, 25 miles is too far, speak to hr, just dont leave, wait till they make you redundant, good luck in finding a new job. ive been on the same boat

Answer 8

It depends what age you are and whether your employer still wants you there.

If they offer you a position within the new place and you turn it down, then i'm affraid they will most likely let you go.

If they have another depot somewhere...they may offer you an alternative but the really don't have to.

Answer 9

I only know the laws in the U.S. so is there an equivalent of an unemployment office in your area where you could call?

Here in the U.S. we have a mileage rule when it comes to job relocation. If it is within a certain radius, no. but if its' further away, we can argue that the distance is too far away for travel.

Answer 10

i think that if a company moves more than a ten miles. they have to offer redundancy.