can a company just end a contract

Sappoo21

can a company just end a contract without a verbal or written warning
and having 2 and a half years service.

what are the laws stopping my company doing this?
help gratefully received

fengirl_2

In order to terminate a contract an employer would need to go through the disciplinary procedure current in that company.

Sappoo21

fengirl wrote: »

In order to terminate a contract an employer would need to go through the disciplinary procedure current in that company.

so if they just end my contract this is unfair yes, if there is plenty of work and the last contract was for 3 months and this ran out or was about to run out and others who do the same job as me had less time at the company.
help v gratefully received.

DVardysShadow

Sappoo21 wrote: »

so if they just end my contract this is unfair yes, if there is plenty of work and the last contract was for 3 months and this ran out or was about to run out and others who do the same job as me had less time at the company.
help v gratefully received.

Ah, so you are on short term contracts. If you said that, you might have had more suitable advice. Sorry not to answer your query, I only know that your rights are not the same as a permanent employee

fengirl_2

As you have been there for more than a year, you have rights relating to termination of your contract. Short term contracts are no different to permanent. Even though yoou knew it was a 3 mth contract, they still have to terminate it properly by going through the procedure.

Sappoo21

fengirl wrote: »

As you have been there for more than a year, you have rights relating to termination of your contract. Short term contracts are no different to permanent. Even though yoou knew it was a 3 mth contract, they still have to terminate it properly by going through the procedure.

thanks for your help this makes me feel a bit better about my ET
I had a years contract then a 6 month then a horrible succesion of 3 months contracts. They have put forward no evidence of any discaplinary meetings and was given nothing to sign or no letters regarding the meeting and no evidence of poor workmanship.

The_Pedant

So you had a 3 month contract?
Was this terminated, or just not renewed?

Sappoo21

The_Pedant wrote: »

So you had a 3 month contract?
Was this terminated, or just not renewed?

it said on the letter terminated.

maninthestreet

Sappoo21 wrote: »

it said on the letter terminated.

Prior to the end of the 3 month term of the contract??

Sappoo21

maninthestreet wrote: »

Prior to the end of the 3 month term of the contract??

It was terminated 29/7/09 and finished work that day and had till 7/9/09 to run so I had no real warning this was going to happen and as I had 10
days holiday already booked and approved by management that gave me about 3 weeks leeway to find a job and in the current job market things are and were sickeningly worrying.

Sappoo21

Sappoo21 wrote: »

It was terminated 29/7/09 and finished work that day and had till 7/9/09 to run so I had no real warning this was going to happen and as I had 10
days holiday already booked and approved by management that gave me about 3 weeks leeway to find a job and in the current job market things are and were sickeningly worrying.

Community legal advice have helped quite considerably and say I have a 50/55 percent chance of sucess how can I improve this