mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 13/6/09 at 11:06 AM |
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not very good outlook
move to philie or your sacked
Exclusive: Callous firm tells staff: Move to Philippines or be axed without pay
Jun 13 2009 Mark Smith
CALL centre bosses have told 400 workers they are being axed without redundancy pay - unless they move to the Philippines.
Workers at the TSC call centre near Falkirk were given the sickening news yesterday that the plant is closing.The move comes after telecoms giant
T-Mobile ended their contract with them.
But bosses have told staff they will not get any redundancy pay as they are being offered posts 7000 miles away in the Pacific nation's capital
Manila.
Outraged workers last night accused bosses of trying to fiddle them out of redundancy pay .
One worker at the plant in Larbert, Stirlingshire, told the Record : "It 's bad enough that we're losing our jobs.
"To be told we're not getting any redundancy pay because we're being offered jobs in the Philippines. is just ridiculous.
"If we decide not to go there, they say we are making ourselves unemployed.
"How can workers with families and responsibilities in Scotland just up-sticks and move 7000 miles away?"
Documents leaked to the Daily Record show workers will have their employment transferred to a company in the Philippines. called 24/7 Customer Inc on
July 31. The documents, handed out to staff yesterday, explain that workers can transfer their jobs to the Philippines. company - and if they
don't, they will get no redundancy pay .
The company say they have a "moral" obligation to give axed workers a payment but they have no right to a formal redundancy payment. But
workers say the payments will be a fraction of what they would get under a legal redundancy pay-out.
The document tells employees: "If you opt out you would technically be t e r minating your employment with us.
"If you refused to transfer, 24/7 could then dismiss you for an 'economic, technical or operational' reason'."
Workers learned in April that T-Mobile were ditching the call centre and transferring the work toManila.
But there was widespread anger yesterday when staff learned they were not going to get any redundancy if they objected to moving to the Pacific.
A spokesman for TSC insisted the company were doing nothing wrong.
He said: "We are going through a process of transferring employees to another company. We are doing everything by the book.
"Staff will still receive a payment if their employment is terminated."
But politicians last night reacted with fury.
John Park, Labour's skills and economy spokesman, called the move "disgusting".
And Solidarity party leader Tommy Sheridan asked: "How are people supposed to go and work in the Philippines. It's one hell of a
commute,that's for sure.
"Our labour laws are a shambles, allowing companies to walk all over people."
[Edited on 13-6-09 by mangogrooveworkshop]
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 13/6/09 at 11:13 AM |
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Is that the stelvio pass in your avatar?
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Dave Ashurst
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| posted on 13/6/09 at 11:43 AM |
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Mango
Hmmm... on the other hand - not such a bad outlook for a couple of years I would say.
It wouldn't be easy but I would relish an offer of work in the phillippines.
Have you travelled much?
It depends on your personal circumstances, family responsibilities and your (joint) sense of adventure. But I'd say let the house and go for
it!!
It sounds fantastic to me.
IMHO of course.
best
Dave
EDIT to say:
I assume you're talking about yourself? not a cut and pasted local news item?
[Edited on 13/6/09 by Dave Ashurst]
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Benzine
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| posted on 13/6/09 at 11:57 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mangogrooveworkshop
move to philie or your sacked
quote:
Originally posted by Dave Ashurst
I assume you're talking about yourself? not a cut and pasted local news item?
http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news
/2479776/Workers-told-to-emigrate.html
[Edited on 13/6/09 by Benzine]
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 13/6/09 at 12:37 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave Ashurst
Mango
Hmmm... on the other hand - not such a bad outlook for a couple of years I would say.
It wouldn't be easy but I would relish an offer of work in the phillippines.
Have you travelled much?
It depends on your personal circumstances, family responsibilities and your (joint) sense of adventure. But I'd say let the house and go for
it!!
It sounds fantastic to me.
IMHO of course.
best
Dave
EDIT to say:
I assume you're talking about yourself? not a cut and pasted local news item?
[Edited on 13/6/09 by Dave Ashurst]
No not me this time!
But one of the fellow telecoms outfits that operates in scotland through call center outsource centers.
As for me working overseas.......Im on my 5 country and getting to old to move .....Australia would be my next target
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 13/6/09 at 12:56 PM |
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Constructive dismissal ??
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Fozzie
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| posted on 13/6/09 at 02:49 PM |
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Depends what part I suppose....
Read the travel summary 
Travel
Linky
I always thought the redundancy v re-location had to be within reason... 
Fozzie
'Racing is Life!...anything before or after is just waiting'....Steve McQueen
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James
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| posted on 13/6/09 at 04:02 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by rusty nuts
Constructive dismissal ??
Yeah I agree. There's no way that can be a legal way to operate... or more companies would do it!
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Dave Ashurst
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| posted on 13/6/09 at 04:05 PM |
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Originally posted by mangogrooveworkshop
No not me this time!
But one of the fellow telecoms outfits that operates in scotland through call center outsource centers.
As for me working overseas.......Im on my 5 country and getting to old to move .....Australia would be my next target
Too old to move?! Damn sorry to hear that Mango 
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Macbeast
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| posted on 13/6/09 at 04:49 PM |
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Are people who agree to move going to get Philippino wages ?
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