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-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John McKown Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2015 1:55 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Fwd: Bank’s severance deal indebts laid off IT workers to be ‘on call’ for 2 years of tech support — without pay I certainly dislike what the bank did. I am ignorant: is a severance package legally required? Hum, that probably varies. If the employment contract does not require that a severance be paid, then the company can require anything (legal) in order to qualify for it. IIRC, at one time our company had something similar. You wouldn't get a lump sum, but you would continue to get a fortnightly (2 week) pay check, with no deductions other than taxes for (up to) 6 months. While receiving this pay out, you could still be called to answer questions. I.e. you couldn't log onto the company's systems or need to "come it". But you did need to be "reasonably" available for phone contact. If you refused, you're payout would stop. So it really wasn't "severance", per se, more like a "retainer". On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 12:46 PM, Elardus Engelbrecht < [email protected]> wrote: > Ed Gould wrote: > > > http://www.rawstory.com/2015/10/banks-severance-deal-indebts-laid-off- > it-workers-to-be-on-call-for-2-years-of-tech-support-without-pay/ > > WTF! Grrrr! Those crappies are too cheap to support their employees! > That bank wants to have its bread buttered on both sides. > > If you drop me, I drop you. Simple. My new employer wants my full > attention and if needed 24 hours be on standby. Goodbye ex-employer. > > If my ex-employer wants my work, they need to setup a contract with pay. > Treat me like a consultant with full [hourly] pay, not like a > cheap/free slave. > > I will surely challenge that "no-pay work after being dismissed" clause. > (BTW, I think our land's somewhat militant unions will go very badly > mad about this...) > > And of course move my money to another bank. > > Even when I'm retired, I still want to be paid for any work to any > ex-employer. > > PS: You think I'm ranting for fun? Read this disgusting story about a > doctor being misused for 8 years: > > > http://www.health24.com/Lifestyle/Healthy-you/Slave-doctor-in-SA-worki > ng-for-free-for-8-years-20151020 > > Groete / Greetings > Elardus Engelbrecht > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- Schrodinger's backup: The condition of any backup is unknown until a restore is attempted. Yoda of Borg, we are. Futile, resistance is, yes. Assimilated, you will be. He's about as useful as a wax frying pan. 10 to the 12th power microphones = 1 Megaphone Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN This e-mail transmission contains information that is confidential and may be privileged. It is intended only for the addressee(s) named above. If you receive this e-mail in error, please do not read, copy or disseminate it in any manner. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information is prohibited. Please reply to the message immediately by informing the sender that the message was misdirected. After replying, please erase it from your computer system. Your assistance in correcting this error is appreciated. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
