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

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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.

Resources mentioned in this episode (some of these are affiliate links and we may get a commission in the event that you make a purchase - this helps us to cover our expenses and is at no additional cost to you):

• Working Identity, Herminia Ibarra
• Smart Growth, Whitney Johnson

For the show notes for this episode, including a full transcript and links to all the resources mentioned, visit:
https://changeworklife.com/redundancy-how-to-bounce-back-and-come-out-fighting-when-you-lose-your-job/

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