Can a company rehire under a job title that has been eliminated?
If you are permanently laid off due to your job title being eliminated, can the company rehire someone else under the same job title at the same location?
And if they can, is there a time frame that they have to wait before doing so?
Finally, If you are listed as rehirable, is the company required to offer the position back to you before hiring someone else?
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The Company Rules
The answers, unfortunately, are "yes," "no," and "no," -- unless you are a member of a union or have a separate (and signed) employment agreement. Managment makes the rules, and management can break the rules. Employees have very few rights -- unless they are members of a union. Unions have the ability to negotiate with employers and require that there be rules of fairness.
I suggest you take a look at why your employer lied to you. Is someone trying to cover up another reason for firing you? Maybe a reason that would be unlawful, like sexism, racism, etc? Check out www.workplacefairness.org for a good discussion of the rights that employees DO have.
Otherwise, the Company rules.
posted by Margaret A. Harris | Feb 2, 2007 07:23 AM [EST]
The answers, unfortunately, are "yes," "no," and "no," -- unless you are a member of a union or have a separate (and signed) employment agreement. Managment makes the rules, and management can break the rules. Employees have very few rights -- unless they are members of a union. Unions have the ability to negotiate with employers and require that there be rules of fairness.
I suggest you take a look at why your employer lied to you. Is someone trying to cover up another reason for firing you? Maybe a reason that would be unlawful, like sexism, racism, etc? Check out www.workplacefairness.org for a good discussion of the rights that employees DO have.
Otherwise, the Company rules.
posted by Margaret A. Harris | Feb 2, 2007 07:23 AM [EST]
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