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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Seeing news of the staff being giving redundancy notices.
Do you think they should have given them time to grieve themselves or was it just something that had to be done at that time? |
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By *ubal1Man
over a year ago
Newry Down |
The reality is that many of the staff who have been very thoroughly vetted, security cleared, and know how to deal with royals and their families and friends will probably be redeployed to other houses and positions within the royal retinue.
A good employment reference, especially from the British royal family is a valuable commodity; some will want to retire, on good pensions and terms.
As Royals die, residences are scaled back to a skeleton staff; it is not such a big deal as was stated in The Guardian. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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It does make a mockery of the people who've been 'demanding respect' and 'this is not the time' etc. when that doesn't appear to have been considered for those staff. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I would prefer as much notice as possible so I could start looking for another post."
Hoe much notice were they given? Could that same period have been started after the funeral on Monday?
It does seem a bit crass for a group of people who are probably mourning a little more than the general public.
It's probably just one of those administration things that fell between a few different people so nobody thought it out rather than being an intentional shitty move |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I doubt that Clarence House will want to lose experienced staff. There are a fair few vacancies within the royal household, and I suspect they will be made redundant and then able to re apply for other similar jobs. |
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"The monarchy is a business. "
Just one with a bloody great tax exemption on inheritance that us ‘commoners’ don’t get.
My elderly neighbor has paid more out while only on a pension, than the multi millionaire whose family gained much of their initial wealth tax free too  |
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By *..WillowCouple
over a year ago
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I read that by law an employer has to give notice as soon as it becomes clear redundancy is needed regardless of circumstances. Also the majority of staff would have been told what would happen regarding their employment in the event of Charles becoming king.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I read that by law an employer has to give notice as soon as it becomes clear redundancy is needed regardless of circumstances. Also the majority of staff would have been told what would happen regarding their employment in the event of Charles becoming king.
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The staff will have been aware of this inevitability for as long as they have worked there. The formal notices will not have been a surprise.
In the private and public sector, loads of people get made redundant and end up having to reapply for jobs they have been doing for years.. |
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Surely the staff knew this was a possibility on the passing of the queen? Even if they didn't the rumour mill would have gone into overdrive. I would rather know where I stood rather than worry about it. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Surely the staff knew this was a possibility on the passing of the queen? Even if they didn't the rumour mill would have gone into overdrive. I would rather know where I stood rather than worry about it. "
I didn't think of it that way, in that they would have already known it was coming. Just seemed harsh reading about it, but this makes sense.  |
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It was a major gaff on someone’s part - Sir Clive Alderton I believe
It wasn’t his most well judged decision and I’ve no doubt he will get his knuckles wrapped for putting Clarence House in the spot light during the Queen's mourning period.
Business as usual it might be …. BUT NOT THIS WEEK!  |
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The staff all knew well in advance of the changes in roles and the need for the staff to change.
They get moved around, different roles etc. so basically their jobs change and that is all.
Even if they go into the private sector imagine having your reference as
The king
Buckingham palaces
London
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"Surely the staff knew this was a possibility on the passing of the queen? Even if they didn't the rumour mill would have gone into overdrive. I would rather know where I stood rather than worry about it.
I didn't think of it that way, in that they would have already known it was coming. Just seemed harsh reading about it, but this makes sense. "
I just know how gossip runs like wildfire in my workplace. I can imagine someone saying you're getting no redundancy pay and others believing it. Best to know the facts I think, especially with the cost of living crisis occuring. |
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