21st March 2006, 08:07 PM
It is a fairly common practice in industry, when work dries up, to send workers home on 'garden leave'. The employees are given a letter to present to the dole office. This then entitles them to claim while still being employed by the company.
The company does not have to pay a cent but still retains their workforce. For a company to prevent workers from this basic entitlement is STRICTLy illegal (and probabally breaks a few IFA rules as well).
The company does not have to pay a cent but still retains their workforce. For a company to prevent workers from this basic entitlement is STRICTLy illegal (and probabally breaks a few IFA rules as well).