My over-riding sense is that UCL no longer cares about its staff. The consultation process was a sham and many of our questions went unanswered or we were given false information. For example we were told that if we took redundancy we were unable to return to work at UCL for two years. After I made the decision to take pay protection I discovered that actually we could return to work at UCL within two weeks of redundancy! When I asked if I could change my mind I was told no, they had a job to get done, and my decision had been final. It had not been made clear that this decision would be final until that point. For pension reasons I decided pay protection was the least worse option for me anyway so I haven’t tried to fight this. The redundancy offer is so paltry it’s not worth it, but I’m left feeling angry and sad that I now work for an organisation that appears to be putting profit before people.
It Doesn’t Feel Like UCL Anymore
