'It's absolutely ridiculous...' staff fuming after company tells them to move to Romania or risk losing their job

Staff at a major firm in Trafford say they are terrified about not being able to pay their bills after they were told to move to Romania or risk losing their jobs.

Around 60 employees at Verastar Ltd in Sale were reportedly hauled into a virtual meeting last week, where they were told they're at risk of being made redundant if they aren't prepared to move overseas.

The company, which provides over 10 per cent of the UK's small businesses with essential services, said the 'difficult economic climate' and 'war in Ukraine' meant they needed to move their Telecoms Technical Support team to another company.

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Employees working within the department have been told their contracts will be moved from Verastar to Ascensos by the end of April, and would involve living in Romania.

In an email sent to staff, seen by the M.E.N, bosses said: "We believe that Ascensos will be able to assist us in meeting those economic challenges.

"Ascensos will therefore announce that one of their measures will be a relocation to Bucharest in Romania which we feel is the right option due to their location having a wider resource pool, solid infrastructure and technology, which will deliver greater efficiency.

"We do acknowledge that the work is being moved offshore and therefore will be seeking clarification from you as to whether you wish to transfer.

"This may seem obvious since it is unlikely colleagues would wish to transfer overseas, but it is a legal requirement that we ask. Those who do not wish to transfer would unfortunately be placed at risk of redundancy by Ascensos."

One employee, who has asked to remain anonymous, said the news had come as a big shock