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Re-employment after redundancy

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  • 18-01-2017 5:27pm
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    Apol123
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭


    Hi all, I was made redundant 7 years ago from my job. I came back to work for the same company 5 years ago and am still here but they have me down as working here through an agency. Is there anything stopping this company giving me a contract again? They say its 'Company Policy' not to re-employ staff who were made redundant but I have heard that there is no law and that they can do it... Any help would be appreciated. Thanks


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    Apol123
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭Apol123


    Hi all, I was made redundant 7 years ago from my job. I came back to work for the same company 5 years ago and am still here but they have me down as working here through an agency. Is there anything stopping this company giving me a contract again? They say its 'Company Policy' not to re-employ staff who were made redundant but I have heard that there is no law and that they can do it... Any help would be appreciated. Thanks


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    dar100
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    Is it public sector


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    tracey turnblad
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    They never said it was a law, they said it was company policy..you cant change their company policy.


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    Mrs OBumble
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    There is no law.

    But many companies have "no rehires with N month" policies - which are not illegal at all.

    Eg HP used to have a policy of no re-hires ever. They changed it to none with 9 months a while back.

    The way lots of companies get around their policies is to hire you through an agency. You may be on site for their client (maybe even at the same desk you had before!) but it's ok because you are not an employee.


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    Apol123
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭Apol123


    dar100 wrote: »
    Is it public sector

    Yes it's public sector


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    dar100
    Registered Users Posts: 1,735 ✭✭✭dar100


    Apol123 wrote: »
    Yes it's public sector

    It's def policy, however, there could be some act in there too! I vaguely remember something, and at one stage these was a piece on it on application forms when applying for PS positions!!

    Are your terms and conditions the same as before?


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    Apol123
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭Apol123


    dar100 wrote: »
    It's def policy, however, there could be some act in there too! I vaguely remember something, and at one stage these was a piece on it on application forms when applying for PS positions!!

    Are your terms and conditions the same as before?

    Yes, everything is the same.


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    Apol123
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭Apol123


    dar100 wrote: »
    It's def policy, however, there could be some act in there too! I vaguely remember something, and at one stage these was a piece on it on application forms when applying for PS positions!!

    Are your terms and conditions the same as before?

    I know that some companies have policies for a year or so but I asked for the company handbook but was never given it. I'm back in the same area that I worked before doing the same job for the last 5 years. I can't even apply for a different positions within the company due to this...


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    dar100
    Registered Users Posts: 1,735 ✭✭✭dar100


    Apol123 wrote: »
    Yes, everything is the same.

    My understanding is that people were giving a lump some when been made redundant, therefore hiring them back on the same contract in a year or two looks bad... So I assume you got a lump some and then hired back, however, this time it went through a middle man so to speak?


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    Apol123
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭Apol123


    dar100 wrote: »
    My understanding is that people were giving a lump some when been made redundant, therefore hiring them back on the same contract in a year or two looks bad... So I assume you got a lump some and then hired back, however, this time it went through a middle man so to speak?

    Yes exactly, so I'm nowhere to be found on there books so to speak as I'm not employed by the company, I'm here on a contract through an agency. Even any other role within the company I cant apply for because of this.


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    dar100
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    Apol123 wrote: »
    Yes exactly, so I'm nowhere to be found on there books so to speak as I'm not employed by the company, I'm here on a contract through an agency. Even any other role within the company I cant apply for because of this.

    They won't change it, and tbf your not losing out on anything ?


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