bluemonday Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 From MR http://www.manxradio.com/newsread.aspx?id=42492 Up to 14 staff at Onchan Commissioners are to be made redundant. The positions, which include a variety of office and outside workers, will disappear over the next 12 to 18 months. Staff have been informed today with the local authority, which has a workforce of around 50, offering early retirement and voluntary redundancy packages. eta http://www.manxradio.com/newsread.aspx?id=42497 Talks are due to start soon over early retirement and voluntary redundancy packages for staff at Onchan Commissioners................................... Commissioners’ chairman Brian Stowell says it's sad but a restructuring has been needed for some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmanxfella Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 http://www.manxradio.com/newsread.aspx?id=42497Talks are due to start soon over early retirement and voluntary redundancy packages for staff at Onchan Commissioners. Early retirement packages? Brilliant. Just like the MEA how much are these early retirement packages actually going to cost the ratepayers over the next 25-30 years? Yet another 'cost saving' exercise that will prove to actually cost more to everyone over the longer term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vosene Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 Better if people just get chucked out onto the streets then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.K. Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 Better if people just get chucked out onto the streets then? Redundancy is not nice. Coupled with early payment of pension it's not so bad. That's early pension payment as opposed to early retirement as they can always get another job. So I would like to see 1 week for every 2 completed years redundancy and early pension losing 3% per annum. So if you retire at 55 after 30 years with a 60% pension you would get 60 - (65-55x3) = 30% pension and a redundancy payment of 15 weeks. Of course, as you don't have to take your pension you can look forward to a VERY generous 60% wedge at 65.Those in the private sector know that's not a bad deal. You're running a business - NOT a charity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 'Sad news'. Of course it's sad news. Sadder though that too many were taken on in the first place. Onchan hasn't changed that much in 20 or more years. I'm convinced there is a bunker under the Onchan commissioners building - anyone gonna spill the beans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onchan1 Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 - anyone gonna spill the beans? No... Damn - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 The puzzling thing is Onchan employ 50 people. How many do the other authorities employ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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