Moving Allowance

[pokerdaddy99]

Does anyone know how much the moving allowance is now? It was $45,000.00. Just wondering if it has changed.

[pokerdaddy99]

$30,000 all paid within a year...

 

 

The contract says something like 36,000 though doesnt it?????

[FiredMotorCompany]

The contract says something like 36,000 though doesnt it?????

 

The contract says...

 

 

Section 28. Moving Allowances

(a) Eligibility

An employee who is on the active employment roll

on or after September 1, 1961, shall be eligible for a

Moving Allowance if he/she is thereafter offered and

accepts a transfer from one Plant of the Company

(hereinafter called the original Plant) to another

Plant of the Company (hereinafter called the new

Plant) if:

(i) the new Plant is at least fifty (50) miles distant

from the original Plant and

(ii) he/she files an application for a Moving Allowance

not later than six months after the first day

he/she worked at the new Plant and has not

applied for a Separation Payment under the

Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Plan.

(b)When employees are relocated, they will be

given a choice from the following Relocation

Packages:

(1)Option 1-Enhanced Relocation:

Employees will receive a Relocation Allowance

up to a maximum of $30,000, $6,000 of

which will be provided as a signing bonus to

cover miscellaneous up-front cash expenditures.

An additional amount of $16,000 will

be paid to the employee at the new location.

ARTICLE IX WAGES AND OTHER ECONOMIC MATTERS

136

In addition, spousal relocation assistance

will be provided.

After one (1) year of employment, employees

may receive $8,000 if they continue to

be employees of the new location.

Employees who are placed in accordance

with Appendix N and accept the Enhanced

Relocation Allowance will not be eligible to

initiate another in zone or out of zone

transfer as an active employee for a period

of 36 months unless the employee’s status

changes to laid off or Protected. In the

event the plant has employees on permanent

indefinite layoff or placed on Protected

status with no likelihood of recall

into the active workforce, the 36 month

period will be eliminated.

Employees receiving the Enhanced Relocation

Allowance will terminate their seniority

at all other Ford locations and, therefore,

not be eligible for recall/rehire or

Return to Basic Unit.

Detailed information regarding payments

and other Relocation Help Services regarding

the Enhanced Relocation Allowance will

be made available to employees.

(2)Option 2-Basic Relocation:

Employee will receive Relocation Allowance

in the amount of $4,800.

The employee who accepts the Basic Relocation

Option will be eligible to apply for

return to Basic Unit as provided in Article

VIII, Section 1(B)(ii), after working at the

plant of relocation for a period of six (6)

months or upon indefinite layoff from the

plant of relocation.

[FiredMotorCompany]

Wonder what they mean by Spousal Relocation assistance? Do you get extra money besides the $30,000 if your married?

 

More like the family assistance such as providing contact information for services available, not cash.

[FANTASTICFORD]

Wonder what they mean by Spousal Relocation assistance? Do you get extra money besides the $30,000 if your married?

 

You get $4800 if you are married, half of that if you are not married plus the $30,000...unless they changed it, $45,000 is only paid out when your plant close and you relocate.

[pokerdaddy99]

They changed it,You don't get the $4800 + the moving allowance anymore,you only get the $30,000........

 

Thanks everyone for the information you posted. This material has helped me!! Thank you!!

[FiredMotorCompany]

Thanks everyone for the information you posted. This material has helped me!! Thank you!!

 

Making the decision is difficult. I learned the hard way that delaying the decision only prolongs the stress. Give it due consideration, pray on it, try to get your spouse's blessing then sleep on it. Make the decision and get it done so you can unload that burden. It does get better.

 

Good luck and may God help you through these times.

[nostrovja]

I have a question.  In 2004, I was transferred from one plant to another.  They told me I had no choice, because it was less than 50 miles.  Years later I found out people who transferred from the same plant as I to the same plant as I did all received a moving allowance.  I also found out even though I filled out the paperwork, the second plant was not listed as my home plant.  The former one which had closed was still listed as my home plant.  Someone messed up my paperwork, so I am not qualified to receive a moving allowance (or so I was told).  Does this seem right?  Also now, they show no record of my having been at the second plant.  Since a new 401K management company came in, 14 years of my service time have also been removed.  No one seems to want to help me.  What should I do?

[chassisgroupleader]

45 minutes ago, nostrovja said:

I have a question.  In 2004, I was transferred from one plant to another.  They told me I had no choice, because it was less than 50 miles.  Years later I found out people who transferred from the same plant as I to the same plant as I did all received a moving allowance.  I also found out even though I filled out the paperwork, the second plant was not listed as my home plant.  The former one which had closed was still listed as my home plant.  Someone messed up my paperwork, so I am not qualified to receive a moving allowance (or so I was told).  Does this seem right?  Also now, they show no record of my having been at the second plant.  Since a new 401K management company came in, 14 years of my service time have also been removed.  No one seems to want to help me.  What should I do?

I don't understand your question, what is your goal?

[Ididntdoit]

48 minutes ago, nostrovja said:

I have a question.  In 2004, I was transferred from one plant to another.  They told me I had no choice, because it was less than 50 miles.  Years later I found out people who transferred from the same plant as I to the same plant as I did all received a moving allowance.  I also found out even though I filled out the paperwork, the second plant was not listed as my home plant.  The former one which had closed was still listed as my home plant.  Someone messed up my paperwork, so I am not qualified to receive a moving allowance (or so I was told).  Does this seem right?  Also now, they show no record of my having been at the second plant.  Since a new 401K management company came in, 14 years of my service time have also been removed.  No one seems to want to help me.  What should I do?

I also transferred in 2004, received moving allowance once I started at the new plant. That's a lot of time gone by to question it now, if you didn't address the moving allowance back then I don't think there's much anyone could do for you now. As far as the seniority removed? removed from what exactly? the new benefits site sucks, and has made lots of errors that you could get resolved eventually depending how reliable your benefit rep is.