My neighbour is being made to re-apply for his job,is this legal?

Question

My neighbour is a superviser in his job.There are currently 14 in total,covering both day & night shifts.The company he works for is making a profit,it was in the paper the other day.He's been told that the jobs will go from 14 to 8 in total & they've all got to re-apply for their jobs.
Is this legal & what can he do about it?

Answer 1

i dont think this is fair but i dont no if this is legal or not... depends on wat papers ur neighbor has signed wen joining work there

Answer 2

It sounds as though ownership of the company has changed. If the records were not forwarded to the new owners in a satisfactory way, or if the owners have a desire to lay out this information in a common format to the rest of it's employee; then they would need this information again. They are entitled to down size if they please, they are also entitle to bring in someone else from some other source they deem is better qualified to meet their future intended goals. You don't really know what corporate is dealing with or thinking. It's easy to think nasty things about the "machine", but it does what it does for it's own reasons, and cares little about who is laid waste in the process. It is legal to cull the staff by having them reapply. Whether they terminate your friend based on this process remains to be seen. Even if the company hasn't changed hands they can do this for the same reasons. He may be entitled to unemployment (or previous promises like severance , pension, profit sharing etc, but only if previously promised) at best, but nothing else. It's very sad and disheartening when all you've worked for is taken from you. That is why unions will make a major come back in the future. To see to it corporate America pays as they go, in a fair way, to those who made them what they are.

Answer 3

Generally you only need to reapply if the employer changed hands...meaning the company was sold to new owners. If the company didn't change hands then my only guess is that they must downsize positions and everybody is equally qualified for the remaining positions...so they are allowing applications where people have the chance to 'toot their own horn' and show how they are the best person for the job. Since he's a management person, normally rules for management are never the same as for employees. They might be looking to rid themselves of those that are not good performers and this would sure be an easy way to do it.

Answer 4

Assuming you are based in the UK, then this a fairly standard way of handling a redundancy situation. Everyone re-applies for their job, the best 8 candidates are selected from this process and the remaining 6 are made redundant.

As long as there is a consulting phase with those being made redundant then unfortunately there is no recourse for your neighbour and he will have to re-apply for his job.

Sorry, I know it sucks but it is legal.

Answer 5

U haven't mentioned the name of country u r living in. According to labor laws of few countries, ur neighbor might even sue the employer. But for few capitalist economys, this is certainly possible depending upon what the contract of your neighbor is with the company. The best way is to consult with some local lawyer who can guide you what to do next. See, this comes complete in company's discretion that how many persons it has to keep and with 1-2 months notifications, it candefintely sue the employees. Consult ur attorney !!!

Answer 6

It depends on his employment contract and the laws of his state. It sounds more like they are planning to get rid of people and are trying to replace them before mass downsizing. They probably did not expect any of the current employees to see the new ads before they had other people in place. He can check with an employment lawyer or the Department of Labor, but if he is in an at-will state, an employer can terminate for practically any reason (except protected groups) or no reason at all.

Answer 7

Downsizing to 8 is legal in the UK.

Provided interviews are fair and unbiassed, this is one fair way to do it.

They ought - but have no obligation - to ask if any of the 14 want to go voluntarily first - maybe 1 or 2 might retire early, maybe 1 or 2 wanted to move on anyway.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

Yes it's legal. My friend's son had a similar situations when they when from having 26 people to 8. Everyone had to reapply. He works for a university in something to do with the halls of residents.

Answer 10

yes it is legal, my sister had to do the same 2 weeks ago and works for Johnson Diversey, they make persil, pledge, Mr muscle...all big brand stuff and its a massive company. She found out last week that she got her own job back. Lots of companies are now doing it not just to cut staff back but to make sure they have the best member of staff for each job, it makes good business sense.

Answer 11

They did the same to me not only i needed to apply for the same job but the job came with less money.I was supervisor and the trick was to finish the supervisor position and start a new one called shift leader.This is the new scam from bosses.And its legal.Shame shame