If a position is not required any more, and one becomes redundant, the company can let you go.
So, how soon after that happens they can hire someone new?
This would be an easy way of getting rid of an employee, so I am sure there same legal angles that prevent this.
What do you think?
The previous post is unfortunately pretty accurate regarding reasons for either layoffs or terminations. The saddest part of that comment centers around employees being let go because of being disliked. That is really a sad commentary for a major corporation like Chevron. The saddest thing about it is the constant recycling of management personnel who sit up in their lofty positions and choose to rubber stamp the elimination of some employees simply someone who has influence with the recycled upper manager does not know the business nor the worth of all employees.
I would think they can do that as soon as they like. Most of us are or were at will employees who can be let go at any time for any reason except for a very short list of legally prohibited reasons like gender or race. You can be let go and replaced at any time just because they don't like you. If, instead, you were laid off and received some benefit other than your final pay check you are ahead of about 99% of the workers in America. Chevron has a long history of using periodic layoffs to trim the ranks rather than implementing effective management processes for hiring, coaching, accountability for poor performance, and moving out people who are retired in place, unpleasant, or otherwise don't fit through no fault of their own.
It might be unfair and it might s---, but I sincerely doubt if it is illegal.
After 1 year you can be rehired at halftime, only 20 hours a week. After 3 years you can be rehired at fulltime or 40+ hours a week. But ask yourself why would Chevron rehire you in particular after throwing you under the bus? Your chances of being struck by lightning twice in the same place have better odds. Go look for work elsewhere.
Right away, for me.