NB>>Blimey..never thought it would happen to me.

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What a cr#p time of year to be made redundant...

One would have thought that if those bunch of asset strippers, Candover Partners having sold off all the profitable bits of our company, then decide to close us down, they at least could do it whilst the rain was a bit warmer and "Fairweather" was still in the water.

Some of you may have noticed the 10 seconds on the evening news yesterday that marked the end of what for me was 21 years with Swissair and (the rather less illustrious) Swissport. Me and 899 other boys and girls.

Our company, Swissport UK has gone into recievership, we think in an attempt to cheat us out of any notice payments and money owed (25th Nov salary would have been our double salary 13th month!) meanwhile Swissport International, the biggest airline handling group in the world continues to trade.....

All rather to complicated for me to understand, but I hope they are not allowed to get away with it....clever little rats

Anyway now got plenty of time to do all those winter jobs!!

Sorry just got to share that...

All best Nick


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Sorry to hear it, Nick.

But hey, there's always a silver lining - at least you don't have to work for the bar stewards any more . . .

- NickB

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Been there. It's a horrible, horrible feeling, more so at this time of year, my commiserations.

My experience and that of many others, was that it gave me the kick I needed and in retrospect I look back upon it as a positive.

Good Luck !

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Agree with Webcraft and Capricorn.
At my great age I have experienced these things both personally
and by proxy. At the time it feels like the end of the world.
Things WILL get better and there will be a time when you can look
back and think "I'm better off now"

Regards Briani

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Sorry to hear your news. It happened to me 20 years ago but I quickly found a new job. I'm sure the same will happen to you.

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Sorry to hear your bad news, at least unemployment levels are at an all time low, better than being made redundant during a recession when every man and his dog is looking for a job and times are hard, think their timing stinks though! Good luck in what ever you decide to do.

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Sorry to hear your news, Nick; especially having so recently having had the pleasure of doing some business with you. For me, early retirement was the key to a new life; and may fortune smile on you.

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my comiserations.. It's not a particularly pleasent experience.. happened to me a couple of years back.. Hope all works out for the best.. sometimes these things become windows of opportunities..

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I can only agree with the others, having been there myself. I was lucky in that I managed to land a 18month contract in Australia (with the family), then when I came back, found that things had changed a bit, and there was now a shortage of skills.

Think positive, get your cv up to date, and go for it. I've never been so well off since - and I get a lot more sailing in now ! !

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Nerve-wracking,unpleasant, and self esteem takes a hammering, been there (x3) so every sympathy. As others said could be opportunity in disguise. Hang in there and don't let it get you down!... Best wishes Tony W.

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Re: Interesting post

In fact I only wish I had my own PC when I went through the same problem.. the bigest aspect for me was the loss of self esteem.., I didn't have the back up of mates from this BB , if so I would not have felt so bad , thinking it only could have happened to me.... now I know others have gone through the same problem and actually came out on top.
When I look back and after open heart surgery.. I am better off , not having to travel so much , sit in board room meetings, getting asked why this ahd why that..... no today I just have the pleasure of grandchildren, sailing , golf and a few posts on the BB....I'm happy. ( and some good OZ reds )
BrianJ

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Yup, I've been there too and so has my SWMBO. It was the sense of rejection that hurt the most I think. As other posters have said, it's not the end of the world and there is life after redundancy. When one door closes another..... umm.... how's that go again?

It's always darkest just before the dawn.....Tony C.

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Sorry to hear your news - like many others here, I've been thru' the same process (x2)

The very fact that so many of us here have been through this is, I think (perhaps perversely), a ray of hope. Once upon a time, being made reduntant was something of a social stigma. Nowadays, after all the upheavals in industry and commerce in the last 10 years or so, it's much more commonplace, and should not be seen as a failing.

So, pause and think what you would really like to do, then go for it...

Good Luck!

John

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Different people respond in different ways - it depends on your approach, circumstances, personality profile etc.

When it happened to me, 5 years ago, I was absolutely over the moon with joy - but I get a reasonable package to take with me. I was in my early 40's and had time to plan the rest of my career, based on personal preferences, rather than working for a big company, which had become totally screwed up by bean counters.

I found that everybody and his dog wanted to give me advice - even the farm labourers in the pub. At first, I found this irritating, because most of these people didn't know how I felt about the whole situation, and I would shut my ears to them, including some close friends.

Then I realised I might miss out on useful nuggets, so I adopted the approach of listening to everything, then deciding how much of it to accept or ignore in my own time.

Best of luck to you, whatever happens - or you make happen.

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Re: NB>>Blimey..never thought it would happen to m

Thanks to you all for your kind words of encouragement.

Certainly is an odd feeling after unbroken employment since 1976!!.. However the aviation business is experiencing a similar decline to that of the railways in the last centuary. What used to be a well paid career for proffesionals is now a shadow of its former self and the "new contract" salaries reflect that.

Still I'm in a far better position than most of the other poor sods, and Im just about to get onto the LEA to look at retraining into something else...


Thanks again Nick

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Really sorry to hear your bad news. I had a similar problem a few years ago, and was told 3 days before Christmas that our last working day would be Christmas Eve! They tried to diddle us out of our money too, but didn't get away with it.

You are probably aware of this, but if not, you may find this useful. If the company has gone into liquidation, you are still entitled to redundancy payments, even if the company says it cannot afford to pay you. You will be able to apply to the department of trade and industry, who will pay the redundancy money to you and claim back the money from the companies assets. I don't know if you will be entitled to the same amount as if they had just made you redundant, but the company was still trading.

You should look at the DTI website www.dti.gov.uk. From there, go to the section marked employment, then the Redundancy section. Lower down on the list click on the 'Redundancy -statutory rights' link, and it has a useful section that explains your rights and how to claim redundancy money from the DTI if your employer says he can't pay you, and you can also download the relevant forms to fill in from there. It's a good source of information, and all in plain English too! You should do this asap.

As I say, you probably know this already, but I thought I'd just let you know, just in case you did not. Get what is due to you, you've probably worked your butt off for nigh on 30 years, so you are entitled to get what you deserve. Hope this helps, and I wish you the very best for the future.

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Me too.

Difference is a good redundancy package (sic). "We" have 2 years notice. Thats 2 years with 80% of the workers knowing they are potted, working alongside the 20% that still have a job after that (I see interesting times ahead)!!!

Personally I'm hitting the Med', Cannaries and Caribee. Was allways a dream of mine, expected to wait untill an (Early) retirement. So what if it's a bit early!

Live the dream my friend, live the dream.

Besides, if you sell up and sail, at least you'll float whilst the rest of the world flounders in the rising tide of hopelessness. (ouch, cynisism? I guess its affecting me more than I thought).

Anybody here that can advise (free) on non-residency???lol.

Good luck, God speed.

Dave.





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