Layoffs - Round #2 (2009) Stats ~ Deloitte Consulting Forum

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No. They will usually provide you with a:

1. Deloitte Transition binder (contains sample resumes, coverletters, job sites, tips and techniques on dealing with your emotions, etc etc)
2. Username and password to the Deloitte Transition website
3. Also provided is contact information for a transition counselor. This person is not allowed to help you find jobs or make referrals, but they will go over your resumes and answer any job search questions you may have.

IMHO - Read the articles on MSN careers. The information provided there is of much better quality.

they will provide you a return ticket to your home country as required by government law.
And the HR person will make a big deal out of it only to find later they are just following laws

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1. Layoff Date: Last week
2. Office:
3. Service Type (audit, tax, FAS, consulting): C
4. Consulting line (S&O, HC, EA, TI): TI

5. Position: SC
6. Years with Deloitte: 2+
7. Severance (in weeks): 4 + 4 (release form) + PTO

8. Most recent rating: 3
9. Current utilization: 80%
10. On the beach when let go? (y/n): Y, just rolled off
11. H1B (y/n)? N

12. Thing that pisses you off most about this situation (or any other comments...): I wasted my time on mostly silly projects. Most of the people I met were great, except for a few SM and P/D folks, who really didn't mind screwing their team over. At least I learned a thing or two which should be helpful in this economy.

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1. Layoff Date: Last week of Jan
2. Office: NY
3. Service Type (audit, tax, FAS, consulting): Audit
4. Consulting line (S&O, HC, EA, TI):

5. Position: Manager
6. Years with Deloitte: 1.5
7. Severance (in weeks): 10 + 4 (release form) + PTO

8. Most recent rating: 4
9. Current utilization: 10%
10. On the beach when let go? (y/n): Y,

11. H1B (y/n)? y

12. Thing that pisses you off most about this situation (or any other comments...): I was screwed at year end by a fellow manager after she messed me on an engagement we worked on. I never had a chance to recover and after that it was all downhill.

A number of BAs, Cs, and SCs got laid off last week in the San Francisco office. More details soon.

Swiss Vereiner Joined: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 214

S&O, HCap, EA/TI, XBS?

S&O. TI did a round of cuts late last year and S&O wasn't much affected. Unfortunately, seems like several got the axe this time around.

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Does anyone know if Deloitte provides support for H1B's. Instead of termination on the same day, do they run payroll for the severance period?

1. Layoff Date: 02/15
2. Office:
3. Service Type (audit, tax, FAS, consulting): Tax
4. Consulting line (S&O, HC, EA, TI):

5. Position: Tax Consultant 1
6. Years with Deloitte: 5 month
7. Severance (in weeks): 4 + 2 (release form) + PTO

8. Most recent rating: none
9. Current utilization: 20%
10. On the beach when let go? (y/n): Y,
11. H1B (y/n)? N

12. Thing that pisses you off most about this situation (or any other comments...): I was expecting it since I have really low utilization, but I was expecting after the busy season. It caught me completely off guard. Everyone in my office was really cool. I don't blame them though since there is just no work at all. But still I felt like I wasn't even given a chance to show what I can do.

donot sign the release. they are expected to pay atleast 60 days or give you 60 days notice per WARN act

Swiss Vereiner Joined: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 214

The issue is going to be proving that your layoff would be covered under the WARN Act (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worker_Adjustment_and_Retraining_Notification_Act)

My guess is Deloitte is being smarter about this and not tripping over the WARN Act. From what I saw, there are a few things that would hinder your potential lawsuit.

The WARN Act also is not activated when the following coverage thresholds are unmet:
* If a plant closing or a mass layoff results in fewer than 50 workers losing their jobs at a single employment site
* If 50-499 workers lose their jobs and that number is less than 33 per cent of the employer’s total, active workforce at a single employment site

If Deloitte messed up and did activate the WARN Act, the next defense, would likely be that there should be an exception, because:
* Unforeseeable business circumstances: When the closing or mass layoff is caused by business circumstances that were not reasonably foreseeable at the time that the 60-day notice would have been required (i.e. a business circumstance caused by some sudden, dramatic, and unexpected action(s) or condition(s) beyond the employer's control, such as a major order's unexpected cancellation)

You can talk to a lawyer, but when you look at the facts of what happened and what the WARN Act is, you probably have the odds stacked way against you.

1. Layoff Date: Last week of Feb
2. Office: DC
3. Service Type (audit, tax, FAS, consulting): Consulting
4. Consulting line (S&O, HC, EA, TI): EA

5. Position: SM
6. Years with Deloitte: <1
7. Severance (in weeks):

8. Most recent rating: 3
9. Current utilization: 20%
10. On the beach when let go? (y/n): Y,

11. H1B (y/n)? N

12. Thing that pisses you off most about this situation (or any other comments...): If anyone in the federal practice thinks they're safe, they are simply delusional. Better to start your job search while you're still employed.

Guest

1. Layoff Date: Second week of Feb
2. Office:
3. Service Type (audit, tax, FAS, consulting): Consulting
4. Consulting line (S&O, HC, EA, TI):

5. Position: Senior Manager
6. Years with Deloitte: 4
7. Severance (in weeks):

8. Most recent rating: 3
9. Current utilization: 50%
10. On the beach when let go? (y/n): N,

11. H1B (y/n)? N

12. Thing that pisses you off most about this situation (or any other comments...): I got my mid year review 2 weeks prior to the layoff and got on track rating. I never felt safe so I was prepared when the partner dropped the news 2 weeks later.

It just goes to show that just because you had a mid year review, doesn't mean that you are safe. Some on this board are under the false assumptions that they are safe just because they received the on track rating. At any day you could get the axe.

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You are right and I was not the only one from our group. When I met with the HR person, he said that the lay offs will be ongoing for the next 6-9 months. So if people are thinking that nothing is going to happen between now and year end, they are wrong.