Sacked for no reason

OFTBC

Has your friend appealed?

malcindebt

She has to send in a letter asking for a written explanation as to why she has been sacked. Once that has been received she has to write in appealing against the reasons and give 28 days for a satisfactory response.

Well that's what ACAS said anyway.

dickydonkin

Wow I have seen some dumbass rules in my life but that one I think takes the biscuit!

Absolutely!

Whatever next - sending kids up the chimneys?

ceridwen

Another vote for "what a dumbass rule".

The only connection between OP's friend and her brother is that they have the same parents ---end of...

Presumably the friend and brother are a bit closer than that to each other - as I would imagine one of them had their job first with the firm and then told the other one that there was a job going there? However - we dont even know if that level of closeness exists (the 2nd sibling could have just seen the job advertised in the paper and applied off their own bat).

But - heck...we have all of us at some time told someone else that there is a job going for our employer and they have duly applied for and got it - that doesnt mean we are in any way responsible for their conduct for goodness sake.

Siblings can be totally different to each other anyway in their conduct - as I know from personal experience.

O.P. - wish your friend good luck from us all..

liney

The employer seem to be under the impression they can put whatever they like in a contract and as long as their staff sign it, it is legally binding.

This is not the case; the contents of the contract must be legal in the first place, and signed or not, unfair (illegal) terms do not apply.

malcindebt

UPDATE:

My friend dropped in her letter this morning.They phoned her at about 6pm and asked her to attend a meeting tomorrow at 1pm to discuss the letter and her position.

They have even said she can take anybody with her she wants, it does not have to be an employee of the company.

So we're off there tomorrow.

icar36

I work in a shop, in the terms and conditions of the empoyment contract it states that if 2 or more family members work for the company and 1 is sacked,then all other must leave.

When in that meeting, ask the chair to explain that clause to you...

sammyjammy

malcindebt wrote: »

UPDATE:

My friend dropped in her letter this morning.They phoned her at about 6pm and asked her to attend a meeting tomorrow at 1pm to discuss the letter and her position.

They have even said she can take anybody with her she wants, it does not have to be an employee of the company.

So we're off there tomorrow.

Good luck! Be sure to come back and tell us what they say, it will be very interesting to see what they say.

pinkshoes

Any update?

Did they realise they were utterly wrong and deleted the ridiculous rule?

ceridwen

icar36 wrote: »

I work in a shop, in the terms and conditions of the empoyment contract it states that if 2 or more family members work for the company and 1 is sacked,then all other must leave.

When in that meeting, ask the chair to explain that clause to you...

Then in that case - I guess the easiest way to deal with this sorta (probably illegal....) clause is to tell the rest of your family that they cannot work for the same employer as you do. That way - the employer doesnt have any potential comeback on a person just because of SOMEONE ELSE's conduct.

B****y ridiculous - and just what does one do if a relative insists on asking your employer for a job - despite you having explained to them that they arent able to do so in case they put your job at risk at some point?