I worked here for 29 years and had some medical issues and went on disability to try and get seizures under control. When I ended up being out for a year they fired me. I didn’t get any packaged and was just told thanks for your work.
This place was a joke to work for. I was always rated a 1 or 2 for yearly reviews and of course no money to get a raise. I went 7 years no raise and tried to take overtime away.
@208 The D in DXC does not stand for discretion. The management act like they get a bonus for saving the company 50p on these types of things. They don't!! It's not their money. They are quite happy to waste it, in time and process. But it's against their nature to see right by people. Unless your in the boys club of course.
@pt it’s not illegal to dismiss someone on capability grounds in the UK as long as a fair process is followed and there is no disability discrimination etc. The only “pay off” would be notice pay, accrued holiday etc, there is no requirement for a redundancy payment over and above that although some companies may offer something extra at their discretion.
Its true, any dxc insurance is invalid when you leave.
Because of this, don't waste anything on insurance paid for via dxc.
If only as a manager you could get a bonus for laying off staff who you think might need to claim on their insurance. What rubbish - managers get 0% rises and bonuses as well. It's only the execs who are getting rises around here. It makes no odds, the insurance company pays! All managers want is a quiet life!
Rubbish - News of a serious illness affecting an employee was secretly revealed by a collegue to the senior manager. 3 weeks later they were gone.
Remember that if you go, any sickness insurance is cancelled and if you try to claim unfair dismissal, the law in the UK stipulates that the max payment is limited to the time the employee passes. In other words, the death in service payment is avoided.
Its just not worth trying to challenge it.
Sounds like you’re in the US. In Europe and the UK specifically, laying someone off because of illness is illegal and DXC can be sued.
What they can do is attempt to do the best for your particular situation and if that doesn’t work then pay you off; I know this works in the UK as I was a manager in the company I was in before I joined DXC and had to do something similar.
However, as others have said speak to an employment lawyer first (the first session might be free) before signing or agreeing to anything.
@er You got paid a salary for each of those years , right ?
They paid for part of your insurance also
If you can’t work , they need to find someone that can
Before going crazy and discovering just how much solicitors cost per minute... Go see citizens advice.
They will tell you if dxc have actually broken any laws that you can take legal action against.
If you don't follow this path then you are going to potentially be wasting a lot of money. Am awful lot of money.
Good luck, stick it to them!
DXC HR cares nothing about Labor Law. Get a lawyer, this will be like shooting fish in a barrell.
@c9 well. i think they are not prepared for anyone to fight them and confront them on " what legal basis" . If you bring it, they dont know what to do.
@OP I hope you sued them...you cant just take this cr-p from them lying down Get an attorney
The thing that annoys me about DXC is the inconsistency. HR make up the rules as they go along. People in a similar circumstance have had pay offs when they couldn't continue in their current role. It's not what you know, it's clearly who you know. But least you got a thank you. The co's changing that by moving everyone around so your manager will have never met you and before they do get to know you, they'll be moved on as well.
Expect nothing - get less - and be content with it is what they'll tell you.