Interruption to visits

[Snoopy]

Well, Mrs Tel was made redundant (by administrators) on Friday, that's after 38 years service!

Company was sold, but not the concession she worked in. Now waiting for form to arrive to claim from govt.

Happy days.

That's shitty! Which company (concession)?
Presumably the shop/store company was sold and the concessions told to sod off so that the TUPE rules wouldn't apply. Surely though her employers were the concession owners who would be liable for redundo ~ which ought to be more than the Govt pay out. Employment law is tricky but there must be something she can do against them.

She worked for Viyella (about the last 9 years). She transferred to them from Jaeger who at that time were part of the Coates Paton group, so continous employment.
Viyella were put into administration in January and last Friday were sold to Austin Reed - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7875469.stm

This morning phoned head office about another matter and was told her position - she has been made redundant by the administrators as Austin Reed did not purchase the concession in Allders in Croydon (one of their most profitable) and so she now has to claim her redundancy, notice payment and any holiday pay due, from the Govt - Redundancy Payment Office.

Allders also went under some months ago didn't they? I knew about Coates/Viyella.
Tell her I'm sorry to hear the news ~ the bastard receivers are pulling every trick in the book but you just know that THEY will get their fat fees.

[tel]

Allders did go under, but the name and the Croydon were bought up and are doing quite well, compared with House of Fraser for example.

I think what affects her most at the moment, is the break up of a team who have worked together for some time.

She has probably got a job with a new concession opening in Allders which is managed by her old boss, so not too bad.

[Nick]

Ooh, so redundo, a bit of gardeing AND a new job. That sounds better!

[tel]

I think that also has already realised that the 2 of us stuck at home all the time is not a good idea, well at least during this time of year.

Thanks for the kind words.

I have the Jobcentre to visit this afternoon. Tis made worse dute to the fact that I have to travel over (pub transport) just as all the kids are leaving school! Usually have a headache by the time I get there, but the Youngs afterwards seems to have a soothing effect.

[Bar Wench]

I think that also has already realised that the 2 of us stuck at home all the time is not a good idea, well at least during this time of year.

Mr Wench and I have nearly come to blows on many occasions this past week.

Tell Mrs Tel she has my sympathys.

[Nick]

Tell Mr Wench he has our sympathies too!

[Snoopy]

Mrs S#2 and I lived and worked together (she was my assistant when we started the relationship) for the first 6 years we were together. And by together I mean 24 hours a day x 7days a week. The only time we spent apart was when I had access to my kids on a Saturday afternoon and that was only until they moved out of their mother's house and into ours. We have never left our children with anyone else so have not had a "night out" on our own in fifteen and a half years. I returned to work alone when the THW was born in June 93 until I was retired and since then we have been together 24 hours a day until two and a half years ago when she started a part time job lecturing ~ prior to that she had tutored at home. She works 8 hours a week and is out of the house for about 12 hours in total. Apart from visits every third Saturday to her mother in Lincolnshire, which I no longer accompany her on, we are in the same house most of each day. We have a few (very few considering) disputes but no major rows.
A major treat for her (and me) was that we went out to lunch on her birthday last year because it was the first time that we had no children at home  on her Birthday ~ all were at school ~ her Birthday usually falls in the Easter Hols or one of them is off sick. It was the first meal we had eaten together without at least one of them in tow them since the THW was born. We now make a point of "running away" once a month for a pub lunch.
I guess some couples can do it and other can't. We are both very tolerant of one another's foibles. Yes we do get irked with each other from time to time but mostly we just jog along.


PS She doesn't buy carpets.

[Barman]

Tell Mr Wench he has our sympathies too!

 

[The Moan Ranger]

I think that also has already realised that the 2 of us stuck at home all the time is not a good idea, well at least during this time of year.

Thanks for the kind words.

I have the Jobcentre to visit this afternoon. Tis made worse dute to the fact that I have to travel over (pub transport) just as all the kids are leaving school! Usually have a headache by the time I get there, but the Youngs afterwards seems to have a soothing effect.

Welcome to my world!  So far though, we haven't had any real arguments (apart from over DIY) and the angel even picked me up from the pub this evening 

[Darwins Selection]

Mrs S#2 and I lived and worked together (she was my assistant when we started the relationship) for the first 6 years we were together. And by together I mean 24 hours a day x 7days a week. The only time we spent apart was when I had access to my kids on a Saturday afternoon and that was only until they moved out of their mother's house and into ours. We have never left our children with anyone else so have not had a "night out" on our own in fifteen and a half years. I returned to work alone when the THW was born in June 93 until I was retired and since then we have been together 24 hours a day until two and a half years ago when she started a part time job lecturing ~ prior to that she had tutored at home. She works 8 hours a week and is out of the house for about 12 hours in total. Apart from visits every third Saturday to her mother in Lincolnshire, which I no longer accompany her on, we are in the same house most of each day. We have a few (very few considering) disputes but no major rows.
A major treat for her (and me) was that we went out to lunch on her birthday last year because it was the first time that we had no children at home  on her Birthday ~ all were at school ~ her Birthday usually falls in the Easter Hols or one of them is off sick. It was the first meal we had eaten together without at least one of them in tow them since the THW was born. We now make a point of "running away" once a month for a pub lunch.
I guess some couples can do it and other can't. We are both very tolerant of one another's foibles. Yes we do get irked with each other from time to time but mostly we just jog along.


PS She doesn't buy carpets.

You are a lucky dog on all counts.