being made redundant while on maternity leave !

stingyfish

Hi - I hope someone out there is able to help me . I am being made redundant and I am in the middle of my maternity leave.

I will be in the company 8 years in Jan 2010 and normally would earn over the £380pw standard redundancy pay. My contractual notice period is 8 wks.

In the redundancy package they are paying:
statutory redundancy payment of 8 wks at £380
the rest of my SMP up to March 2010
unused holidays
car allowance up to termination of employment.

However they are not paying 8 wks full pay notice period & this does seem to be the grey area?

What I need clarification on is the notice period

As per my redundancy letter my employer acknowledges that I am entitled to 8 weeks notice & this is reflected in my contract termination date but they are not paying me any notice. I was expecting 8 weeks full notice pay, is this correct & if so where can I find this information?

What is the point of having a notice period on maternity if you only get paid the SMP anyway???

It would be great to get some replies on this as its seems to be a very complicated affair.

Thanks in advance for your help.

p.s I have only been given 5 working days to dispute this I can't get an appt with the CAB until next wk & they were not able to advise me over the phone.

belfastgirl23

Do you have a union you can raise it with?

stingyfish

no none at all

I am just surprised that there is nothing in law that I can turn to for answers

pelirocco

have you tried ACAS?