Group consultation questions/advice

[s2driveruk]

Have a few questions about a group consultation scenario which I wonder if anyone can give a employment law view on?

1. How long should a GC take to complete?
2. If multiple waves of people will leave on different dates, say calendar quarters across the next 18-24months, how do you deal with such a scenario?

Case in point, GC started in April, notified of expected redundancy in Dec 2022, will apparently be notified formally at some point, not a single piece of formal correspondence with my name on it sent to me from HR. Only comms have been group-wide to date.

The enhanced settlement, managed under a compromise agreement has been proposed and the first wave of leavers got that formula and expected payout. Concerned that with nothing formal to underwrite it, subsequent leavers understandably concerned they may not get the same. With the duration, it gives the company more than enough time and wriggle room to decide not to use the same formula.

3. Is there anything I have at my disposal to ensure I get what I anticipate from the company issues calculator?
Employee reps remain in place, even though the GC has completed, this seems wrong to me, especially now the process is complete?

4. I want to obtain some confidence that the employer will uphold their end of the bargain when it comes to my time to depart. Any thoughts on how to go about it?

So far I have waited over 10 weeks for an answer from HR and they seem very reluctant to issue me with a response to my fair questions. Essentially, how do I trust you to do what you say and how do I plan with confidence, financially if you will not confirm that the proposed package is indeed what I will recieve.

Thanks for your thoughts!

[randlemarcus]

Why weren't you in the first wave? Less competition for external posts, and the bean counters are still feeling generous, just before the board goes "how bloody much" and the offers start to drop.

Are you in a Union? Not a huge fan, but things like this are where they earn their pay.

[s2driveruk]

well, quite.

Some business functions and roles will become redundant as aspects of the business wind up, hence the staggered departures. Oddly, I would have anticipated that it would have been simpler for the business to determine that sequencing and it would have then ensured it wouldn't have met a need to run as a GC. Sort of feels that they have made it way more complicated for themselves and keep an extended timeframe just increases the difficulty for individuals affected.

No union membership am afraid...