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chrisidaho · 26-11-2011, 19:49

Sorry to hear this. have dealt with staff from Albert dock many times over the years and have always been impressed with both their honesty and professionalism when dealing with problems.

As to being forced to relocate or risk losing benefits I have never read such rubbish. How many employees at Albert dock would have homes to sell to facilitate a move? How easy do you think that is in the current climate. How many rely on friends and family for child care or provide it to others? How many are happy where they live and don't want to leave friends behind? If the move works for some then great, but it is more in VMs interest to save on redundancy, retraining etc than as a stick to beat employees with. It would take a heartless employer indeed to tell staff they must relocate when a site is closed in this way (maybe that explains your attitude on these forums?)

I hope VM are looking to provide the employees at Albert dock with a comprehensive package of support to find alternative employment either within or outside the company. Having worked with many companies in this situation over the last 5 years I know what a difference this can make for employees in this situation.

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chrisidaho Inactive Join Date: Apr 2011 Services: Triple XL Virgin Media and TiVo Posts: 26	Re: Virgin Media Closing Albert Dock Sorry to hear this. have dealt with staff from Albert dock many times over the years and have always been impressed with both their honesty and professionalism when dealing with problems. As to being forced to relocate or risk losing benefits I have never read such rubbish. How many employees at Albert dock would have homes to sell to facilitate a move? How easy do you think that is in the current climate. How many rely on friends and family for child care or provide it to others? How many are happy where they live and don't want to leave friends behind? If the move works for some then great, but it is more in VMs interest to save on redundancy, retraining etc than as a stick to beat employees with. It would take a heartless employer indeed to tell staff they must relocate when a site is closed in this way (maybe that explains your attitude on these forums?) I hope VM are looking to provide the employees at Albert dock with a comprehensive package of support to find alternative employment either within or outside the company. Having worked with many companies in this situation over the last 5 years I know what a difference this can make for employees in this situation.