Rejected petition Stop British Telecom from making compulsory redundancies.

Rejected on 8 September 2020

Stop BT Technology is pressing ahead with compulsory redundancies.

Myself and my colleagues face an uncertain future if BT carries out its plans to make compulsory redundancies. The economy will suffer greatly as hundreds of us find ourselves out of work in the midst of a global pandemic.

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

British Telecommunications plc is a private company. Decisions about redundancies are for British Telecom, not the UK Government and Parliament.

We understand that you are concerned about redundancies. You could start a new petition asking for a specific change to Government support or redundancy law if there's a change that you'd like to see. You may wish to sign some of these petitions instead:

Prevent companies making employees redundant or laying them off due to COVID-19: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/305475

Extend the furlough scheme at 80% until at least December 2020: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/330657

Increase £30,000 redundancy pay tax free threshold to £60,000 or fully tax free: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/333119

Allow Notice Pay to be tax exempt for those receiving zero redundancy pay: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/549012

Redundancy can cause huge uncertainty, stress and anxiety. You can find information on how to cope with redundancy here: https://www.mind.org.uk/workplace/coronavirus-and-work/coping-with-redundancy/

You can find out about your rights during redundancy here: https://www.acas.org.uk/redundancy

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