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Medtronic - Letting Staff Go

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  • 15-02-2008 10:07pm
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    sgthighway
    Registered Users Posts: 1,540 ✭✭✭


    I heard people were let go in Medtronic today. Have they let go many in the last 2 months?


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    DonalN
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    i hear it's just temp staff being let go.


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    Robbo
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 10,563 Mod ✭✭✭✭Robbo


    I heard the sky was falling and the resulting void was to be used as a centre for asylum seekers.


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    DonalN
    Registered Users Posts: 868 ✭✭✭DonalN


    Robbo wrote: »
    I heard the sky was falling and the resulting void was to be used as a centre for asylum seekers.

    the asylum you just escaped from ?? :D


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    fish fingers
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    bout 50 part timers i heard


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    Panthro
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    Robbo wrote: »
    I heard the sky was falling and the resulting void was to be used as a centre for asylum seekers.

    same fate for the ibis hotel
    wonk wonk wonk!


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    joy123
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    so far i know , there is only 4 staff and they r from cregg(medtronic have nothing to do with it). they were working for 5 month, its shocking tho:(


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    sgthighway
    Registered Users Posts: 1,540 ✭✭✭sgthighway


    I know one lad who sat down at his desk and five minutes later he was told he wasn't needed anymore. He said thirty of them got let go. I do realise they had a lot of temps in to do some extra work which is now done, I was more interested in how are things in general up there.


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    galwayrush
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    is there some rule that a Temp worker has to be made permanent if he works for a company for more than 6 months? i remember this used to be the case back in the days of DEC (Digital) Maybe that's the reason for the layoffs?


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    joy123
    Registered Users Posts: 70 ✭✭joy123


    i understand what u thinking, but the people get fired they weren't working for medtronic. they were working for CREG RECRUTING COM. things r normal in medtronic. so far i know except everybody shocked to know this things.


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    joy123
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    galwayrush wrote: »
    is there some rule that a Temp worker has to be made permanent if he works for a company for more than 6 months? i remember this used to be the case back in the days of DEC (Digital) Maybe that's the reason for the layoffs?
    and i dont think recruting company never make anybody parmanent:mad: they dont have to. people work for them in contract basis.


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    manonthestreet
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    surely short term contract staff are let go in factories all the time. They are not permanent jobs.


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    gufcfan
    Registered Users Posts: 204 ✭✭gufcfan


    From what I can see, companies like Medtronic have to have policies like this to remain competetive.

    Its not ideal that them people are out of work now, but contract workers in lots of companies regularly fail to have their contracts renewed.

    Nature of the business I suppose. Long-term contracted employees are much safer than that though. For the most part anyways.


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