Redundancy: how to bounce back and come out fighting when you lose your job - with Tina Neve of Human Decisions

11/22/22 • 62 min

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#144 - Tina Neve is a career coach and counsellor and the founder of Human Decisions. She explains the rights you have when being made redundant, how to negotiate for a better redundancy package and how you can make redundancy a positive part of your career.
What you'll learn

[2:24] How counselling can complement coaching.
[7:34] The rights you have in the UK if you’re being made redundant.
[8:29] How redundancy differs from other forms of dismissal.
[10:24] Traps you should avoid when going through a redundancy process.
[12:40] The value of keeping documentation of redundancy procedures.
[15:08] How to approach alternative employment your employer offers you as a result of redundancy.
[17:19] What compromise agreements are and how they work.
[18:19] How to know if you can leverage your redundancy payout.
[23:18] The benefits of taking legal advice around your redundancy.
[25:48] What can be negotiated in a redundancy settlement.
[29:40] How to know if you should discuss your redundancy details with colleagues.
[33:54] What you should do if you get made redundant.
[39:17] How to approach a career change in a time-efficient way.
[43:38] How to avoid panicking when looking for a new job.
[48:44] How to respond to employers asking why you were made redundant.
[52:52] How to get mentorship or coaching without spending lots of money.

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[2:24] How counselling can complement coaching.
[7:34] The rights you have in the UK if you’re being made redundant.
[8:29] How redundancy differs from other forms of dismissal.
[10:24] Traps you should avoid when going through a redundancy process.
[12:40] The value of keeping documentation of redundancy procedures.
[15:08] How to approach alternative employment your employer offers you as a result of redundancy.
[17:19] What compromise agreements are and how they work.
[18:19] How to know if you can leverage your redundancy payout.
[23:18] The benefits of taking legal advice around your redundancy.
[25:48] What can be negotiated in a redundancy settlement.
[29:40] How to know if you should discuss your redundancy details with colleagues.
[33:54] What you should do if you get made redundant.
[39:17] How to approach a career change in a time-efficient way.
[43:38] How to avoid panicking when looking for a new job.
[48:44] How to respond to employers asking why you were made redundant.
[52:52] How to get mentorship or coaching without spending lots of money.

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For the show notes for this episode, including a full transcript and links to all the resources mentioned, visit:
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For the show notes for this episode, including a full transcript and links to all the resources mentioned, visit:
https://changeworklife.com/how-to-optimise-your-brain-and-improve-your-performance/
Re-assessing your career? Know you need a change but don't really know where to start? Check out these two exercises to start the journey of working out what career is right for you!
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Change Work Life - Redundancy: how to bounce back and come out fighting when you lose your job - with Tina Neve of Human Decisions

Transcript

Jeremy Cline00:00:00.000

Redundancy, being laid off, is probably one of the scariest things that can happen to you professionally. You'll have questions like, 'How do you get another job? How long are you going to have to live for without being paid?' But it has the potential to be a really positive experience. So, what are your rights? If you're told you're going to be made redundant, what can you do to negotiate a good exit package? And most importantly, how to pick