King Charles has just become the monarch, and people are already suffering for it.
That totally sounds like a good omen…not.
After Queen Elizabeth II passed away last Thursday (8 Sep), Prince Charles III was immediately installed as the new King.
Callous, but that’s how the line of succession works. The throne cannot be empty; the nation cannot be without its monarch, symbolic figurehead or not.
But with his regency, roughly 100 people who used to work at Clarence House, the King’s former official residence while he was still Prince, might lose their jobs due to redundancy.
It’s good to be King, isn’t it?
Upon his investiture, King Charles III will be moving into Buckingham Palace, so there is no point maintaining a full host of staff for a place that he will barely be staying in.
The notices were handed out to the workers while a thanksgiving service for Queen Elizabeth was being held at St Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh, reported The Guardian.
Those who might be losing their employment include private secretaries and staff working in finance and communication roles.
The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS), none too pleased, called for a stop to the redundancy process, adding that some of the workers have been working in the Clarence House for decades.
Suddenly retrenching them is definitely not the way to repay them for their service or loyalty, but one hopes that they got their severance pay at least.
Energy bills are now 80% higher in Britain, no thanks to Prime Minister Liz Truss, and the employees will be needing every pound they can get to feed themselves and keep a roof over their heads.
The PCS continued, “[The] decision to announce redundancies in the Royal Household during the period of mourning is nothing short of heartless.”
Eh, we already knew about that character trait of King Charles’ after the death of Princess Diana, no surprise there.
Staff changes were bound to happen, but no one expected it to occur so quickly, and at this scale.
Steeped in the spirit of British humour, PCS added sarcastically that these workers, who have been working overtime to support their new King during the period of mourning, are being given redundancy notices as their “thank you” cards.
Here, you may rest now too.
The union stated that they will be visiting Clarence House soon to provide the worker with information on their legal rights.
While employees of the Royal family at Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and other places are exempt from a number of employment laws, this does not seem to be the case for the Clarence House.
Hence, the union sees it as their responsibility to protect any and all staff that join the PCS.
For King Charles’ sake, let’s hope his first order of business is not dealing with irate ex-employees.
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