Redundancies and unfair treatment - Anonymous employee AMS Employee Review

2.0
May 11, 2024
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Remote working and flexible hours

Cons

Constant redundancies. No progression. If you are remote, you will be forgotten. They will promote someone who never had recruitment experience prior instead of promoting someone who had experience before and was longer at AMS. They will be giving you excuses such as “they are academy, they don’t get much pay rise” which is not true. The truth is, they are in the office whereas I am fully remote who can’t go into the Belfast office every week. Constantly feeding you that promotion is on its way but then putting you at risk of redundancy. If you are sick or have doctors appointment they will ask you to use your annual leave instead of putting as a sick day.

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AMS Response
2y
Many thanks for taking the time to post a review. It is disappointing to read your thoughts regarding the departure of colleagues owing to the economic climate we, and the industry as whole, have been operating in and the subsequent softening in client hiring volumes we’ve experienced on some accounts. We've been working hard to minimize the impact this is having on our colleagues, and we managed to re-deploy over 400 talented individuals last year. We are dedicated to ensuring our top talent is retained where possible. In terms of your reference to sick leave, please feel free to contact me, confidentially, on this point as we have clear policies and procedures to accommodate leave requests. I can be reached on Stephanie.Gillingham@weareams.com. Kind regards, Steph – Global Head of HR Partnering.

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Thank you for taking the time to share your honest and thorough feedback. We appreciate your recognition of the flexibility and remote working environment at AMS, and we’re encouraged to hear you continue to see strong talent and potential within the organisation. We’re sorry to hear that your recent experience has not reflected the collaborative and supportive culture we strive to create. We recognise that periods of transformation and evolving ways of working can create pressure for teams, particularly when priorities shift quickly or workloads feel challenging. Creating an environment where colleagues feel supported, listened to, and able to contribute openly is extremely important to us, and we take feedback relating to culture, wellbeing, and leadership seriously. We would encourage you to continue raising your concerns through the appropriate internal channels so they can be heard and constructively addressed. Thank you again for sharing your perspective.
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