I heard some rumors that those who took part in the VRP are considered ineligible for rehire. Any truth in this ?
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What's a generous package?
I’m happy they think there might be something to come back to. Your post makes no sense.
I talked to two people who got generous packages. They both are going to take the year off and travel, etc. and then try to come back.
Why you asking d-mb questions? VRP = Giving up on the company. You pretty much quitting but ViaSat is nice and giving you a gift.
Why would we want to rehire a quitter?
Use common sense bro
Ok friend - I’m not offended, but why do you say that?
I know 8 people who took VRP. 2 worked for me.
They got good severance (redundancy packages, overseas) up to 1 year base salary.
And none of their roles can be backfilled as they have been eliminated by VSAT P&C.
They were all told they can’t work for VSAT again, or a competitor for a variable period of time.
So, to me that looks like redundancy, smells like redundancy but you say it’s not redundancy?
Whatever. Bottom line I don’t care if you agree or not, so I won’t write again.
Peace out.
You’re wrong.
Sorry, wrong.
Voluntary Redundancy Program.
Fact.
Reduction
So you get layed off and move on to a new job. Your employer buys out the Govt portion of Viasat. You get to work with all the people who threw you under the bus again. 😀
So what dyou think the R in VRP means ?
The VRP was not about redundancy or performance.
Oh sure you can lay somebody off and replace them with somebody else.
You just can’t call that “redundancy”.
But yes, you can get folks on performance, anytime, anywhere.
That's leftism. Can't lay somebody off and replace them with somebody else.
Rehire - The generous layoff severance terms that folks outside of USA enjoy have tax benefits to the individual (lump sum tax free up to a threshold) and to the Company (restructuring costs are deductible). So, you cant take severance and then simply go back to work for the same company.
Backfill - if your job is declared “redundant” then it is logical it doesn’t get backfilled. The post is defined as not required anymore. So the tax authorities take an interest and the P&C folks need to provide evidence that a new hire is NOT made against a position which was made redundant.
All very odd to our US friends I am sure, but this is how the rest of the world works and these are the rules international business must follow.
Why? And then, why?
That’s true- no backfill and no rehire. In the rest of the world those are “normal” redundancy conditions applied by government
It would be the last place I'd want to work again. Having been layed off I sometimes wonder what sneaky cr-p might be going on behind my back at my new job. Are colleagues who smile and say hello maneuvering to throw me under the bus?
Why would you care?
No rehire for 1 year. If they make the rules, they can break them
That was one of conditions for applicants of VRP when they announced it, wasn’t it? They also said no backfill is allowed