Has your office/company laid people off? PART 3

[bjstare]

I've been seconded before. Its just like you're moving departments. I still got the same paycheck/benefits from my company as always, only I sat in another office and reported to a different manager. When the secondment was over, I moved back to my original office. It can be that simple.

[Cos]

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[bjstare]

Originally posted by Cos






From the way it was described, it sounds like a new company as well. So he would quit company A, go to work at Company B, but would be contracted to Company C. Not sure why it is being referred as a secondment (grammar aside). It sounds like a subcontracting gig to me.

Ah I see.

Secondment is like subcontracting. Only the employee is still an employee (of Company B), not a contractor (to Company C). The employer (Company B) is the contractor, and pays the employee their normal salary, etc.


..anyhow, back to the layoffs!

[Cos]

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[sabad66]

Originally posted by Brent.ff
So now that we sorted the grammar out , any thoughts on the actual gig? How safe are secondments to different (non-related) companies? Feel like they'd be the first to go

ask your original employer what would happen if your new company ends up not needing you any more. if it's really a secondment then you'll probably have some sort of guarantee that they will have your old job/similar available for you.

[Brent.ff]

Bit more convoluted then that, I'd be leaving my current employer to join a new employer, who would be seconding me to a third company (pipelines)

I feel like anywhere as a contractor is probably a bad idea currently

[Euro838]

Originally posted by nzwasp
Strange about EI not being more than 1k per week. Wifes been on EI since march (maybe maternity EI is different amount but I doubt it) and she gets direct deposited $1028 every 2 weeks.

I think you can opt to have more tax deducted if you plan on making more than the maximum though.

Surprised to hear that she gets direct deposited that amount every 2 weeks as that is EI max (Maternity or not). You should be deducted taxes on this amount so unless there is top up or something from the company, the direct deposited amount should be less than $1028 every 2 weeks.

http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/e...tal.shtml#much

[nickyh]

The max is $524 every 2 weeks with $10 taken off for taxes, so $1,028 net.

[nzwasp]

Originally posted by Euro838


Surprised to hear that she gets direct deposited that amount every 2 weeks as that is EI max (Maternity or not). You should be deducted taxes on this amount so unless there is top up or something from the company, the direct deposited amount should be less than $1028 every 2 weeks.

http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/e...tal.shtml#much

The maximum per week is $524 - they are taking off $10 for tax.

This was the statement from last week:

Benefit Rate: $524
Type of Benefit: Parental/childcare benefits
Gross Amount: $524
Tax: $10
Net Amount Paid: $514

Plus my wife made about 60 - 70k in bonuses and pay from the first 2 months of the year before she started receiving EI. Im hoping she wont have to pay more than 5k into extra RRSP's to balance out the tax bill. Last time she had to pay $15K into RRSPs just to balance out the tax bill from receiving maternity benefits.

[schurchill39]

Can I vote these threads for the most derailed threads of 2015?

Any numbers come out of Plains yet?
I hear a rumor that a big blue service company may have more layoffs coming in the next few weeks

[Euro838]

Originally posted by nzwasp


The maximum per week is $524 - they are taking off $10 for tax.

This was the statement from last week:

Benefit Rate: $524
Type of Benefit: Parental/childcare benefits
Gross Amount: $524
Tax: $10
Net Amount Paid: $514

Cool, good to know. I have a friend who is getting the max on EI and he said he is getting about $1600 a month into his pocket. I guess you can get different tax levels.

[sabad66]

I heard 22 engineers/support staff being laid off from Plains. Mostly contractors

[Xtrema]

Originally posted by Brent.ff
Bit more convoluted then that, I'd be leaving my current employer to join a new employer, who would be seconding me to a third company (pipelines)

I feel like anywhere as a contractor is probably a bad idea currently

Contractor can be let go in about 4 weeks notices (usual contract term).

New employee can be let go for less.

The really only difference between the 2 is compensation (straight $ vs employee benefits/holidays).

If you think the new place has potential for growth, employee. If you think you are just getting pimped out to a client of theirs, contract.

[ExtraSlow]

Originally posted by Xtrema

Contractor can be let go in about 4 weeks notices.

Really depends on the contract. I had a couple working for me that could be let go with zero notice. Gave one five days, he was surprised.

[Xtrema]

Originally posted by ExtraSlow

Really depends on the contract. I had a couple working for me that could be let go with zero notice. Gave one five days, he was surprised.

Yeah, I just realized that just because I have seen most with 4 weeks built in the contract, doesn't mean every contract has that.

[LilDrunkenSmurf]

Originally posted by Xtrema


Yeah, I just realized that just because I have seen most with 4 weeks built in the contract, doesn't mean every contract has that.

Most of my contracts have been 2 weeks notice.

[birdman86]

Not a fun time

[battlebot]

Originally posted by sabad66
I heard 22 engineers/support staff being laid off from Plains. Mostly contractors

I can confirm that Plains is doing restructuring in both engineering and their business development side.

Dont have exact numbers though

[Ed the SOHC]

Just started full time employment for an oil and gas service company I've been contracting to for almost two years. It was either convert to full time employment with them or look for another contracting gig at the end of this month. In this economy, I chose to go full time. Only good thing is they waived all the probation period for benefits etc. if I wasn't the only income earner in the family, I would have love to have taken the enire winter time off and start looking again in March/April 2016. Being responsible sucks...

[Cos]

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