Redundancy Watch: Camerons and BLP. Norton Rose on Flexi-time…
CMS Cameron McKenna has announced that around 80 London jobs are at risk following a firmwide review of the business. Those in the firing line may include 20 fee earners and 60 support staff positions in London. The firm has also announced a flexible working programme across its network of offices which introduces a number of possible options. These include a four-day working week at 85% pay, a 4 to 12 week sabbatical at 30% pay or two additional …
CMS Cameron McKenna has announced that around 80 London jobs are at risk following a firmwide review of the business. Those in the firing line may include 20 fee earners and 60 support staff positions in London. The firm has also announced a flexible working programme across its network of offices which introduces a number of possible options. These include a four-day working week at 85% pay, a 4 to 12 week sabbatical at 30% pay or two additional weeks’ leave with the equivalent reduction in salary.
Berwin Leighton Paisner has also launched a redundancy consultation affecting 85 people in its London office. Those at risk include 30 lawyers and 55 support staff – 30 in business services and 25 in secretarial positions. No partners will be affected by the redundancy consultation.
Meanwhile Norton Rose has now implemented its own flexible working plans which were enthusiastically voted for back in April .
With Summer right around the corner, flexi-time might be just the sort of bonus an associate could wish for.
May 6, 2009
The quality of non-worklife balance in law firms is seriously poor, this is a great opportunity to get more balance in your life.
May 6, 2009
better than redundancy, although they’re doing that too
May 6, 2009
I would need a lot of reassurance that, by taking up their offer, I wouldn’t find myself without a job on my return or having lost out on promotion towards partnership
May 6, 2009
Logic and relaism dictate that most won’t make partnership; if you have any doubt’s about your need for it then flexi-time looks like a good opportunity. So long as you keep your job at the end of course.
May 6, 2009
would love a 4 day week
May 6, 2009
Even cuddly Camerons have started culling, this really is the beginning of the end!
May 6, 2009
Been in the pipeline for a while tho
May 17, 2009
BLP redundancy sheme is a scam… i.e. even during the consultation period some associate have been given reassurance that their job is not at risk while the official line is that every fee earner is conerned
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