How long can a temporary lay off continue for?

Redundancy occurs when you lose your job due to the closure of a business or a reduction of the workforce. This can happen due to lack of work available or the financial circumstances of the firm.

Alternatively, an employer may lay you off or put you on short time for a number of weeks.

Under the Redundancy Payments Acts 1967-2007 a lay-off situation arises where your employer is unable to provide work for you, but believes this to be a temporary situation and gives you notification of the lay off before the work finishes.

A short-time situation arises where, due to a reduction in the amount of work to be done, your pay or hours are less than half the normal weekly amount. This must be a temporary situation and your employer must notify you before the reduction starts.

Click to expand...

11.​

Lay-off and short-time.

12.​

Right to redundancy payment by reason of lay-off or short-time.

Click to expand...