"No Work Tomorrow"

garden

Guys please help and sorry if this has been covered before.

MY Oh is a tradesman working with his company for 10 years. In January all the employees were called in and told things getting bad - boss said we might have to look at a three day week - but they weren't officially put on a three day week.

Since then some of the employees have been casually told "oh no work tomorrow" etc. My OH had 2 full weeks work - then off a day - then a full week then off 2 days and so far this week has had no work. He was told last Thursday he wouldn't we working Monday, Monday evening was told no work Tuesday. He rang the employer yesterday and was told no work tomorrow, he doesn't know yet if he is working tomorrow.

He is the first employee in the company and has found out some of the other lads are getting full weeks and some are being treated like him - there seems to be no consistency. We don't know from week to week if he will have a full weeks work or not.

What rights has he? Can he demand full time. If he demands to be put on a structured three day week could this be detrimental to redundancy/job seeker entitlements?

We don't have a clue what to do. He is arranging to see his employers in the next week to sit down with them and just need some info. Please help

Edited to say that he doesn't have a contract of employment

wmpdd3

1. Apply for part time JSB. Bring his Passport and bank statement or bill down to the dole office and tell them he wants to sign up as a casual worker. this means he will get a payment for the days he gets no work.

2. Every month get him to write a letter to his employer saying he is available and willing to work a full week. This is recommended in situations where an employee is on a short week and there is a threat of redundancy.

3. Doesn't matter about the contract of employment, as he has worked under the same conditions for 10 years this is his contract of employment. Any changes they want to make have to be agreed with him.

4. He could argue sinority and right to hours but they could argue that the people they are giving work to are more suited the role.

5. Do not leave and make sure the employer knows you have no intention of leaving, The only way he will be leaving is with a redundancy payment. This could be as much as: €12,500.

https://redundancy.entemp.ie/rpsportal/calculateResultAction.do;jsessionid=ed17f57afbe473c22dc495beac771cccddfb3438f6f641e62d8943642a982174.e34Lb3uNbNaNaO0LbNaMaNqSbNiPe6fznA5Pp7ftolbGmkTy

Mrs OBumble

Agree with the last poster - except that I think he will need a letter from the employer (ie formalising the 3 day of whatever) to get casual JSB. Maybe use Welfare to force the issue.

Also, be very wary of late wages: it sounds like the company is in serious trouble.

And carefully check payslips ... perhaps even double check with Welfare that PRSI payments are being made.

wmpdd3

Good point about the PRSI credits get a statement of how many you have been credited for the last 10 years.

I dont think you need a letter about going on 3 days, they will just give you yellow dockets to fill in when you don't work and you hand them in to the SW office on a Wed.