Help and advice
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The following key points are to help members who may be at risk of redundancy.
Please also read the fuller details in the downloadable document (see foot of page).
Please also read the fuller details in the downloadable document (see foot of page).
Key points for those at risk
• If you are “at risk” pass on any concerns to your trade union representatives (Rep) as soon as possible.
• If you are called to a meeting on redundancy it is essential that you take a trade union Rep or work colleague with you.
• It is vitally important that you and your trade union Rep or work colleague take detailed notes at any meeting and if HR don’t then you should submit a copy of the notes to them. If they do take notes and provide you with a copy and there is something you disagree with you must challenge them.
• If you are handed a letter at a meeting which contains “without prejudice” quotes for severance under the voluntary leaver’s scheme (extended to 31 July 2010) do not open the letter. Then say that you want to take it away to consider.
• If you are invited to a meeting to talk about early retirement, we advise that you take along a trade union Rep or work colleague.
• If you are called to a meeting which to your surprise turns out to be one dealing with redundancy or early retirement, be polite and immediately rearrange the meeting with your Rep or work colleague present.
• It essential you speak to your trade union Rep before accepting any offer.
• Once a settlement has been reached HR will ask you to sign a compromise agreement. Get your solicitor or the National UCU legal department to look at this.
• If you are called to a meeting on redundancy it is essential that you take a trade union Rep or work colleague with you.
• It is vitally important that you and your trade union Rep or work colleague take detailed notes at any meeting and if HR don’t then you should submit a copy of the notes to them. If they do take notes and provide you with a copy and there is something you disagree with you must challenge them.
• If you are handed a letter at a meeting which contains “without prejudice” quotes for severance under the voluntary leaver’s scheme (extended to 31 July 2010) do not open the letter. Then say that you want to take it away to consider.
• If you are invited to a meeting to talk about early retirement, we advise that you take along a trade union Rep or work colleague.
• If you are called to a meeting which to your surprise turns out to be one dealing with redundancy or early retirement, be polite and immediately rearrange the meeting with your Rep or work colleague present.
• It essential you speak to your trade union Rep before accepting any offer.
• Once a settlement has been reached HR will ask you to sign a compromise agreement. Get your solicitor or the National UCU legal department to look at this.
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