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Reapplying to a company I was made redundant

DanS1
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Around 18 months ago, I was made redundant from a long term job, working for a well known retailer. This was due to the store I was working in closing down. I was offered a role in another store, but decided to take the redundancy. However since then, things haven't been great. I am in a job, but it's working from home and having an adverse effect on my mental health (I live in a very small 1 bed flat). I do enjoy the work, but it isn't permanent and expect the contract to end within the year (the nature of the work means it's unlikely my contract will be extended). I have seen a vacancy at the company I used to work at, and wondering what is the best way to go about applying. Do I apply online or approach one of my old managers? I feel quite uneasy and awkward about going direct to the store and asking (I left on relatively good terms but haven't really kept in contact, apart from to ask for a reference) but also feel uneasy about applying online. The vacancy is also in a store which isn't connected to the one I left.
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AFIAK it has to be 2 years before you can reapply for a role that you were made redundant from in the same company
"Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place and I don't care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard ya hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done!"0 -
LateNightHunter said:AFIAK it has to be 2 years before you can reapply for a role that you were made redundant from in the same company0
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There is no law about this.
Individual companies may have rules about not re-employing within a specified amount of time but this is not the law.
One could have been dismissed on the grounds of redundancy on one day and the situation change the next and you could be re-employed.
If the redundancy payment was more than the statutory amount there could be company rules about re-engagement within a certain timeframe but 18 months seems likely to be outside that. You need to check with the employer.
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DanS1 said:Around 18 months ago, I was made redundant from a long term job, working for a well known retailer. This was due to the store I was working in closing down. I was offered a role in another store, but decided to take the redundancy. However since then, things haven't been great. I am in a job, but it's working from home and having an adverse effect on my mental health (I live in a very small 1 bed flat). I do enjoy the work, but it isn't permanent and expect the contract to end within the year (the nature of the work means it's unlikely my contract will be extended). I have seen a vacancy at the company I used to work at, and wondering what is the best way to go about applying. Do I apply online or approach one of my old managers? I feel quite uneasy and awkward about going direct to the store and asking (I left on relatively good terms but haven't really kept in contact, apart from to ask for a reference) but also feel uneasy about applying online. The vacancy is also in a store which isn't connected to the one I left.Googling on your question might have been both quicker and easier, if you're only after simple facts rather than opinions!1
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If you think the fact that they know you is an advantage, try approaching a former manager first if you can, if only to warn them that your application is due. Then, if they can, they can try and make sure it doesn't get screened out immediately if they have hundreds of applicants.
If you think the fact that they know you is a disadvantage then just apply online and hope they don't realise it's you and nobody who knows you will deal with it.1 -
There is no harm in applying. You might add a cover note saying you were made redundant when x branch closed and you would love to work for them again if previous redundancy doesn't prevent that.
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DanS1 said:LateNightHunter said:AFIAK it has to be 2 years before you can reapply for a role that you were made redundant from in the same company
In your case, given that time since you were made redundant I don't think there are any legal isses, so apply in the usual way and see how it goes. Hiring back someone who has worked for the comapny before can be positive - the employer knows much more about your capabilities and character than they would know just from aan interview, so often they are taking less risk (assuming fo course that you were good at your job!)All posts are my personal opinion, not formal advice Always get proper, professional advice (particularly about anything legal!)0 -
Some companies do have a policy of not rehiring staff under any circumstances, which seems extremely short sighted to me. My niece worked for a very large company with offices all over the country. She resigned when she moved after marrying because there were no vacancies at the office local to her new home at the time. A couple of years later she saw vacancies advertised, applied, was called for interview (vetting for interview was done by a 3rd party company), but then told on arrival that they were sorry but the 3rd party company didn't notice that she was a former employee!She had a solid history with the company, and could have transferred had there been a vacancy, but once she left the door was permanently closed.0
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TELLIT01 said:Some companies do have a policy of not rehiring staff under any circumstances, which seems extremely short sighted to me. My niece worked for a very large company with offices all over the country. She resigned when she moved after marrying because there were no vacancies at the office local to her new home at the time. A couple of years later she saw vacancies advertised, applied, was called for interview (vetting for interview was done by a 3rd party company), but then told on arrival that they were sorry but the 3rd party company didn't notice that she was a former employee!She had a solid history with the company, and could have transferred had there been a vacancy, but once she left the door was permanently closed.0
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