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My workplace is closing: what could happen?

  • 03-06-2019 5:11am
    #1
    spupazza
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 322 ✭✭


    I'm working for a retail chain.
    They're building a new shop (same company) in the same spot (work already started) and the one we're working in

    The (new) manager is not saying anything about the exact date when the station will be closed (apart from a guy who's being promoted ,but he's not telling us) but we came to know from the builders it will happen within a week.

    Most of us have not been employed for more than 2 years, except few cases.
    My questions are:

    1-The people who are not being confirmed, are entitled to a minimum notice period if they've been working in the shop for less than 2 years?I mean can they just close the shop tomorrow and leave some employee out of job without any notice?

    2-If they're offering an alternative location, should they give any notice?

    3-For employees who have been employed for more than 2 years, is there any way for the company to go around the law and not give the redundancy? One of my colleague is nearly sure she'll be fired and has been in employment in this shop for more than 2 years and she should be entitled to redundancy. As far as I understand, notice should be given with 2 weeks in advance, but she didn't receive anything. If they offer her relocation to another shop, should they give her notice for that or the company can just shut the place and then offer an alternative location without giving any prior notice?


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  • #2
    drunkmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,691 ✭✭✭✭drunkmonkey


    Why would anyone get redundancy unless the shop is a lot smaller and they have to let people go.
    Your allowed follow the work so you just move into your existing job in the new location.


  • #3
    Glass fused light
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,576 ✭✭✭Glass fused light


    spupazza wrote: »

    Most of us have not been employed for more than 2 years, except few cases.
    My questions are:

    Are you in NI or the UK as Irish rights start after 1 year for non redundancy rights.

    If you are let go it, could be immediately, but you are entitlted to your contract notice period to be paid plus minimum redundancy if you have over 2 years service.

    If the employee is worried that the manager will attempt to fire her, she should check her contract, the HR and 'how to' manuals to refresh her mind as to any and all agreed duties and carry out any deviations only on the direct instruction of the management. As its a retail chain the costs of any redundancy should have been priced into the new build project. So unless the management wants to end up fighting a unfair dismissal which, in the circumstance, they would likely loose, it's cheaper to pay redundancy.

    The best option is to ask for information by having a staff delegation contact your HR or regional manager directly and ask for a meeting to discuss what is going to happen.


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