quick work related question.

kakee

Hello folks I would just like to ask a question.I started working with this company in 1996 and I left and rejoined about three different times in total. I am now here 22 months again and think I will be made redundant soon .Can any one tell me if these previous periods of employment would count for anything or would the most recent be a totally new seperate employment.Also when I started I was assembling and then moved to driving the forklift and storework and this time I am back assembling and at no time in any period of employment did I get a contract saying what work I was expected to do .Thanks for taking the time to read all this and I hope you can help.

Nolanger

Count for what - redundancy or Social Welfare payments?

kakee

i was wondering would previous terms spent with the company count for redundancy at all. Also does the company have to let go the last person that started or can they choose any one they want.

seamus

They can choose whoever they want for redundancy afaik, but their decision can't be based on any of the discriminatory items. They'll often choose the people who cost the most for doing the same job (i.e. the long-termers) but often in the interests of fairness, it'll be last in-first out.

Previous employments in that company usually (and should) stand for nothing.

If wages are capped or fixed (i.e. someone there ten years longer than you isn't getting significantly more), then they'll usually have a period of voluntary redundancies where anyone can offer to leave. Only then if enough people don't volunteer, they'll press ahead with madatory ones.

kakee

ok Seamus thanks for your reply I just have to cross my fingers that they pick someone else.