50 mile radius

[woofwoof]

so if my mail centre closes is it true if they offer me another job working for royal mail within 50 mile radius and i dont take it i dont get a pay off as they have offered me another job

[red1968]

I belive the maximum travel distance is 22 miles.

I hope someone on here is a union rep and can confirm this..

[andy2007]

I'm not sure what the maximum radius is. But there are plenty of my collegues, who travel over 25 miles each way, because our site moved.

[David G]

so if my mail centre closes is it true if they offer me another job working for royal mail within 50 mile radius and i dont take it i dont get a pay off as they have offered me another job

Relocation of work Sometimes companies move location, perhaps because of the need to reduce costs, find bigger premises, for restructuring or to merge with another business - if your employer moves, you have certain rights and obligations.
Do you have to move if your employer moves?
If your employer moves the location of their business, your situation depends firstly on the terms of your contract of employment.

Some contracts include a 'mobility clause' which says you have to move within certain limits. If you have a mobility clause in your contract your employer can normally force you to move to places allowed by the clause unless this is completely unreasonable (such as asking you to move to another country with only one day's notice).

Reasons you might not want to go to the new location could include:

•increased travel costs and time
•if you need to move house, not being able to afford a house at the new location, or not wanting to leave your current home
•your family situation, like having older parents who need you to care for them
•your children's education
If you don't have a mobility clause in your contract, and the relocation is more than a short distance, you can decide not to move. In this case, your employer may make you redundant.

Employment contractsYour rights if made redundantWhen refusing to move becomes redundancy
If you don't want to move with your employer, you may become redundant because:

•the job at the current location no longer exists
•you are being offered an alternative, but you refuse the offer as not suitable to you
Whether you get a redundancy payment depends on a number of factors, including how long you have been working for your employer. However, the most important question is whether you have 'unreasonably' refused an offer of suitable alternative work.

There is no fixed distance which is 'reasonable' - it depends on your particular circumstances. If the new location is just a few miles away and you can drive or easily take public transport, it will probably be unreasonable to turn down the offer. If, however, it involves a difficult journey, even if it's only a few miles away, or affects personal matters like your family situation or children's education, it may be reasonable to say no.

When you are facing redundancy there is a right to a trial period in any alternative job you are offered. Redundancy is a dismissal so if you feel badly treated you may be able to claim for unfair dismissal.
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