Staff terminated over the phone and told to leave same day! - Anonymous employee learndirect Employee Review

1.0
24 Jul 2017
Anonymous employee
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I had a great manager, but they got the push too and their manager did too! Mileage was okay Pay was average I was allowed to get on with my job and deliver

Cons

So the bean counters at Lloyds of London decided that this company needed to save money and thus need to ditch staff. Unfortunately a batch of new staff who were on a 6 probation period were terminated on the same day as per the clause in their contract as they were 5 months in. No consultation, or thank you, just a short sharp kick out the door. Some even by telephone and not even their line manager. I think Learndirect has a rocky future awaiting the result of the OFSTED report and I feel for the front line staff, where weak management at the top level of this company is to blame

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