Redundant two months

[Redsquigy]

I was made redundant two months ago due to a downturn in work - I was a secretary with the same company for 19 years. Now I have been told that a secretary has given notice and another was asked did she have any friends looking for a job. They know I am looking for work and am in a bad situation. Can they re-employ somebody else now even though they made a redundancy.

 

[gillarosa]

Yes they can, it was your position which was made redundant. The other role will be a vacancy due to a person leaving. They can't employ a new person in your role but they can fill his or hers. I understand where you are coming from on a personal level it must be frustrating to hear that they are hiring. But you can't go back there after accepting redundancy either.

 

[Setanta12]

Wait!

Run that last bit by me again, why can't the OP go back to a completely different position?

(Asking out of a desire to increase knowledge)

 

[Deas]

She can. Once a month and a day has passed a person can return to work in the company they were made redundant from. Look at Aer Lingus for example - they were about to make all cabin crew redundant and take them back to the same roles on lesser terms until they saw sense.