frogman007
War Hero

As the title says really. Had enough now after 24 years and am ready to leave. The first literature says my branch is not to be affected by redundancy. However can I still apply for it on an individual basis? Any thoughts???
So anyone got any answers? Surely after all these years I at least have the right and TRY for redundancy???
So anyone got any answers? Surely after all these years I at least have the right and TRY for redundancy???
No harm in asking for redundacy.
If your branch is stopping 2OE (5) or 2OE(10) & you are on a 5 or ten year OE contract, then I'd guess a redundancy payment will be calculated by however long you've left to serve. It won't be much, even if your branch manager says yes, but it's better than a kick in the proverbials.
If however you joined at 16, haven't started or been offered 2OE & are just coming up to the end of your 22 "man's time" then your branch manager will probably just say "do one".
Best o' luck.
Looking across the board at what passes my desk, the voluntary uptake rates for both civilian and military are looking to be lower than predicted (because generally life is getting harder outside too), so there may be call for additional volunteers.
Hey Frogman...
come outside..
Hey Frogman...check with the lads who are outside, if you are looking at continuing diving / supervising, then be careful, it's been very quiet for about the last 18 months, I know a few Sat divers and even Sat supervisors who are chasing LST jobs cos there feck all about.
Probably not the best time to come outside..
Do you mean the predicted rates are lower than expected or the rates are lower than predicted? Surely nobody has even applied yet so the actual application rates are still unknown? OR have there been sneaky redundancy rounds that none of us know about?
Every single matelot that I know (who has expressed a preference and all are FAA) has told me they will apply, seriously!
I'm not in a dark blue job at the moment (purple) and whilst your correct, you can't apply yet, [actually VERs for civilians is now open], we've used the line manager, team sessions, Divisional system to get some idea of the likely uptake because we know how many people we have to lose to meet efficiency targets.
I do know that a lot of the feedback suggests people (civilian) are wavering as the external market is pretty difficult (generally speaking) and those who are definate about leaving seem to be those who probably would have gone soon anyway (nominally by age). The military are harder to divine, there is a lot of disquiet and concern but those that I know of who have looked at jobs outside see companies in the same position as we are.
It's true that the job market isn't as buoyant as it once was, but actually there are a lot of good jobs around at the moment for those looking to a technical, professional or managerial role, but the competition in terms of numbers is steep. An immediate pension would certainly help to alleviate any worries about getting the right job at the right time and I suspect you will get most of your volunteers from those in that position.
Please make my wife redundant though as we are sure we can cope, with no aircraft and less than 3 years to go she is rdp anyway........