PLEASE HELP! Made redundant -boss being really nasty.. advice please.

Pete111

Nomsy wrote: »

He is making me work a month, but legally he only had to give me a week.
Thanks for all your advice.
I wouldn't treat my enemy the way he is treating me!!

He should have used the scoring method as Bean Counter said, but he knew what he was doing and knew he would get away with it!

Meanwhile the world still turns so I guess I better get on that work hunt!

plus you have an extra 3 weeks of income (if you chosse to look at it like that!)

Best of luck.

P

getmore4less

Unless you want the money counter notice with 1 week and leave.

Weirdlittleman

I agree this isnt a redundancy, it is simply a termination with notice. All of their actions are legal and there is nothing the OP can do.

The OP is being unrealistic if they expect to be paid for not showing up for work because of the volcano ash.

ceridwen

No-one has responded to the point about time off for interviews.

There is a legal right to "reasonable time off" to attend interviews in the case of a redundancy.

Check this site out:

http://www.tuc.org.uk/tuc/rights_main.cfm

and there should be, hopefully, something on there stating in writing about that right to "reasonable time off" for interviews in this case. I'm assuming that this automatically means that one also has the right to have that interview time paid for - I've never seen anything saying it isn't. I've certainly taken interview time off in work time before now when I was made redundant - and there was no mention of trying to deduct pay from me for it...

Weirdlittleman

ceridwen wrote: »

No-one has responded to the point about time off for interviews.

There is a legal right to "reasonable time off" to attend interviews in the case of a redundancy.

Check this site out:

http://www.tuc.org.uk/tuc/rights_main.cfm

and there should be, hopefully, something on there stating in writing about that right to "reasonable time off" for interviews in this case. I'm assuming that this automatically means that one also has the right to have that interview time paid for - I've never seen anything saying it isn't. I've certainly taken interview time off in work time before now when I was made redundant - and there was no mention of trying to deduct pay from me for it...

Your actually wrong
The OP has not been made redundant.
He has simply had his contract terminated with the notice period.

getmore4less

ceridwen wrote: »

No-one has responded to the point about time off for interviews.

There is a legal right to "reasonable time off" to attend interviews in the case of a redundancy.

Check this site out:

http://www.tuc.org.uk/tuc/rights_main.cfm

and there should be, hopefully, something on there stating in writing about that right to "reasonable time off" for interviews in this case. I'm assuming that this automatically means that one also has the right to have that interview time paid for - I've never seen anything saying it isn't. I've certainly taken interview time off in work time before now when I was made redundant - and there was no mention of trying to deduct pay from me for it...

The limit is upto two days paid, any extra reasonable time can be unpaid.
It is not just for interviews.

ceridwen

Weirdlittleman wrote: »

I agree this isnt a redundancy, it is simply a termination with notice. All of their actions are legal and there is nothing the OP can do.

The OP is being unrealistic if they expect to be paid for not showing up for work because of the volcano ash.

Just checked O.P.'s first post - they twice state it IS a redundancy:)

anamenottaken

bryanb wrote: »

All your reasons appear to be where the job no longer exists, as I said

Do read JUNIOR's post again. That said:

Redundancy is a form of dismissal from your job, caused by your employer needing to reduce the workforce. Reasons include:

• new technology or a new system has made your job unnecessary
• the job you were hired for no longer exists
• the need to cut costs means staff numbers must be reduced
• the business is closing down or moving

The line in red text does not necessarily mean the job no longer exists it means that the number of people in total is fewer. That means, as in the OP's case, the job still exists but it will be done by another employee.

grey_lady

On the plus side you might end up with a better job, more money and boss that isnt a ....