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Tripnologist

Tripnologist

Tripnologist

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Six years ago, I started with a company that had 3 employees and was being ran out of the front room of a guys house. I helped make it what it is today, a successful company with 50+ employees and a company owned office.
To thank me for all my hard work over the years, I received this yesterday.

Following a review of our operation we feel that our needs have changed to the extent that it is now essential that our website development team is operating from a single location in Leeds. We consider that this is more likely to assist us in terms of the supervision of projects and ensure maximum productivity and quality.

As a key member of the digital team it would be preferable to the business if you would move to Leeds in order to fully contribute to the growth of the digital department. As you know we've discussed this on many occasions.

We're at a point in time with the business where if you will not relocate to Leeds then your position in Bristol will likely cease to exist. That is through no fault of your own, you can choose to work from where you wish, however should you decide not to come to Leeds then unfortunately that will mean we'll have no choice but to make alternative arrangements to source someone with your skillset from the local area. Should that prove to be the case we will have to initiate a redundancy consultation process in relation to your role.

With the above in mind will you please consider your intentions and let me know by Jan 2nd 2013. If before that date you would like any more information or to discuss the option please let me know.
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Anyone know how redundancy works? I gather they're trying to go the route of saying there is no longer a position in my city, but the thing is that there never was a 'Bristol Position' as they have no business here. it's always just been 'my position'. So what they are doing is literally just forcing me out and replacing me with someone with a near identical skillset.
 
Does your employment contract state where your normal place of work is?

At least you're not being sent to Coventry... Sorry!
 
MeatSack said:
Rough luck. Did you pee someone off?
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Nope, quite the opposite in fact. I even own a 10% share in the software that's responsible for running the entire business as I helped create it.

Basically, they were perfectly happy with me working remotely for the last 6 years (in fact, they approached me for the job to start with), but now that the company is big enough, it's apparently just inconvenient for them.

They even know that I just moved and signed a lease on my house. They know there is no way I could move even if I wanted to.
 
Lawyer up.

e : there is at least one Lawyer who posts here who specialises, I think, in Employment Law, but there are several others who will have views they might share. I redact my 'LAWYER UP' shout until one of them says they can help you ;)
 
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' We consider that this is more likely to assist us in terms of the supervision of projects and ensure maximum productivity and quality'
 
jamief said:
Eh? It sounds like they want him to move to Leeds.
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This, sounds like they really do appreciate and want him, just that they need some one in Leeds these days.

Simon said:
' We consider that this is more likely to assist us in terms of the supervision of projects and ensure maximum productivity and quality'
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Due to the expansion of the company, makes sense for a team to be located together, so they can work effectively with each other, IMO you're reading far to much into that line.
 
Sounds like they want him to run a team from the centre of the world.

Move to Leeds mate, you've been offered a chance to move up in the world.
 
Gilly said:
Sounds like they want him to run a team from the centre of the world.
Move to Leeds mate, you've been offered a chance to move up in the world.
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It's this, really. The team is large enough now that it's hard being the senior dev and not being in the office.

As it is, I do spend a week each month up there, but can't move there perm as all my wife's family is here and we have plans to move back to Canada in a few years.
 
I don't see what Canada's got to do with it?
And do you really have to stay in same location as family, after all you are going to live several thousand miles from them, could be great way to get a nice pay rise and save even more up.
 
Glaucus said:
I don't see what Canada's got to do with it?
And do you really have to stay in same location as family, after all you are going to live several thousand miles from them, could be great way to get a nice pay rise and save even more up.
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In a few years, my wife will leave behind all of her family and friends, for me (I'm Canadian). At the very least, I owe it to her to let her have as much time with the people she loves here.
 
Tripnologist said:
In a few years, my wife will leave behind all of her family and friends, for me (I'm Canadian). At the very least, I owe it to her to let her have as much time with the people she loves here.
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It sounds like you have a decision to make together that will impact your lives greatly.

Either a new job in Bristol or a move North. Either way is going to be a big change. You need to involve her in the decision is all.
 
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