As I understand it the IR laws are quite clear on this...
Yes the company is within its rights to make crew compulsory redundant due to operational requirements if the jobs are no longer there... BUT they can not then turn around and offer the SAME jobs to a cheaper work force, in this case the "new entity" ... If this was the case the people made redundant would have a case for unfair or unlawful dismissal... the company would have to prove that these people are genuinely redundant which would be difficult to do if they then turn around and recruit for the same jobs...
At this point in time the Howard IR laws are still in place, Im sure there would be plenty of info out there through google on IR laws
TW
Last edited by Trollywally; 14th Nov 2008 at 04:54.