Dear Members,
Greetings to all!
Myself an expat from India and has recenlty (July '11) been moved to Auckland from Malaysia after been offered a job by a prestigious Big4 organisation. The job offer and organisation being accredited, helped me obtain work-visa easily.
The sequences are as follow:
1. I received job-offer in Jan 2011
2. Due to some bonding with my previous employer and issues obtaining required documents, I managed to obtain "Work to residence" visa in June 2011
3. I flew to Auckland in July 2011 with my wife and company did the relocation assistance and moved my whole furniture and household stuff to AKL which took 2 months and delivered in September 2011
4. In the first week of Oct '11, I have been told that they are disestablishing the position as they don't have work for me.
5. The company policy says - I am being less than 12 months with company, am not entitled for any compensation and only would be given 4 weeks notice period which I do not need to serve (notice period paid in lieu)
Where do I stand now?
1. I lost my well settled job which I was doing for last 3.5 years
2. From same company I had offer to get transferred to Singapore
3. My whole household stuff has been shipped here
4. My financial condition is not good
5. I am "work to residence" visa which would lapse with loss of current job.
What is the obligation of company?
The reason company is giving for disestablishment is its failure to grab few big deals which they were pretty sure to get and accordingly were doing team expansion.
Please advise members.
Thanks & regards
Greetings to all!
Myself an expat from India and has recenlty (July '11) been moved to Auckland from Malaysia after been offered a job by a prestigious Big4 organisation. The job offer and organisation being accredited, helped me obtain work-visa easily.
The sequences are as follow:
1. I received job-offer in Jan 2011
2. Due to some bonding with my previous employer and issues obtaining required documents, I managed to obtain "Work to residence" visa in June 2011
3. I flew to Auckland in July 2011 with my wife and company did the relocation assistance and moved my whole furniture and household stuff to AKL which took 2 months and delivered in September 2011
4. In the first week of Oct '11, I have been told that they are disestablishing the position as they don't have work for me.
5. The company policy says - I am being less than 12 months with company, am not entitled for any compensation and only would be given 4 weeks notice period which I do not need to serve (notice period paid in lieu)
Where do I stand now?
1. I lost my well settled job which I was doing for last 3.5 years
2. From same company I had offer to get transferred to Singapore
3. My whole household stuff has been shipped here
4. My financial condition is not good
5. I am "work to residence" visa which would lapse with loss of current job.
What is the obligation of company?
The reason company is giving for disestablishment is its failure to grab few big deals which they were pretty sure to get and accordingly were doing team expansion.
Please advise members.
Thanks & regards