Jon;
Where do you live?
George
>
> You're right to a point, regarding the rules covering a layoff. Which is
> exactly why a lot of people are on "contract" work here now. Basically it
> allows the employer to take you on with no rights at all, give you
> absolutely zero benefits, and then boot you out the door at a moments
> notice. Sure, you are SUPPOSED to get more money for it, but in
> these days
> it doesn't happen that way (it's a "buyers" market out there at
> the moment).
>
> When I started my new job a year ago (after being laid-off) they
> didn't even
> TELL us we were on a 12 month contract. We were all led to
> believe that we
> were full-time staff, with all the benefits and rights that
> entailed. Then
> we got our contracts of employment which said they expired after 12 months
> (which comes around in about 6 weeks). Now the managers are saying "oh
> well, don't worry, so long as you keep coming in to work, we'll
> keep paying
> you". This is total BS for a highly-qualified engineering position !
> Basically, we could turn up one day and be told to turn round and
> go home !
> I can't even get a mortgage under these terms !!
>
> Like I said, it's a buyers market out there at the moment. Unfortunately,
> the employers here know that if we say no there'll be a handful of others
> who will take our place in a shot.
>
> I don't know if the system works in a similar way in the US at all, but
> either way I offer my sympathies and encouragement to any and all
> OM'ers who
> have lost their jobs. There seem to be a whole lot of you recently, and I
> fear I may be joining the ranks in March.
>
> Good luck everyone,
>
> Jon
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of George M. Anderson, Photographer
> Sent: 17 January 2003 18:58
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [OM] OT --laid off :(
>
> In my case, all but one engineer was laid off here in California.
> But all 7
> engineers in Scotland were kept. Why? They're cheaper and
> Scotland actually
> has rules re how an employer must handle a layoff. Here in US,
> it's OK for
> boot-in-the-as_ and out the door.
>
>
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