Ducati Sporting Club UK > General > Idle Chat > compromise agreements (redundancy)

[antonye]

Happened to me last year, and I thought the world had ended!

I got sat down in a meeting with my (former) boss and the lady from HR and they said that they'd done a "job matching exercise" and that my skills didn't match anything they had on offer... which was strange because they hired a graduate to do my job once I'd left (some synics would say it was because they only paid them half...)

Basically I got a compromise agreement and went straight to a solicitor. I had a long chat with him and he said that I would have a case for unfair dismissal, but after having just been stabbed in the back I really didn't want my old job back, working for what is now a sinking ship. I didn't want the lengthy court proceedings or tribunals. The money recompense was good enough to see me through 6 months without worry, so I signed it and got on with my life.

The funny thing is that I walked into another job after 4 weeks off (enjoying the sun and watching the cricket!) doing roughly what I did before, with a 25% payrise working for a better company with nicer people and less hassle all round. I work in San Francisco for one month in 3, and I'm really enjoying it!

The moral is that things happen for a reason and I reckon that in 3 months time you'll look back on this as a positive life changing experience.

Good luck!