unfair dismissal????

meplus3

no-oneknowsme wrote: »

Further to this post by williacg , do you have any home insurance policies ?

If you do , then check your policy documents because a lot of people have free legal cover as standard on their cover . Many do not even realise that they have this cover.

If you do , contact your insurance provider and they will then ask for all the details surrounding your claim of unfair dismmisal . If they consider that you have a relatively good chance of winning your case they will provide you with an employment law solicitor in your area. All of this will be free of charge to you because you have the cover included in your home insurance policy and would work out invaluable.

Dig out those policy documents and see if you have legal cover included.

i have checked my insurance and i do have legal cover i will give them a ring on monday

meplus3

williacg wrote: »

There are several employment law solicitors in MSE, I'm sure that they'll be able to offer some helpful advice, but are you in a union, or have you spoken to the CAB?

i am not in a union and have tried phoning cab but no answer i will keep trying though

no-oneknowsme

meplus3 wrote: »

i have checked my insurance and i do have legal cover i will give them a ring on monday

Excellent ! See , its always worth checking because many people have it yet dont realise.

They will ask for all the details of your case so if you send or receive any correspondence from your employer make sure you keep them and keep copies of any letters you send to her.

Another tip i can offer you is to make sure (as far as you can) that anything between yourself and your employer is done in writing. If the matter then does go to a tribunal things said verbally are hard to prove but if you have it in writing its alweays hard to deny it existance !

By the way..have you raised a grievance with your employer yet ? May be beneficial to write to her out lining that you dont agree with the selection used.

Good luck. Keep us posted ?

MrRedundant

You would guess the other girl does the basics; the washes; the drying etc whilst allowing the stylist to do the main styling. If she made her redundant and not you she wouldnt have anyone for this role.

It may also be that there isnt enough work for 2 stylists.

Tbh I am fairly confident its two different roles and any redundancy selection would hold up.

williacg

meplus3 wrote: »

i am not in a union and have tried phoning cab but no answer i will keep trying though

That's great news about your insurance. It might be worthwhile to sit down and document all relevant events that have taken place leading up to this, in preparation for when you meet with the solicitor, it's easy to forget an important piece of information that may support your claim.

I hope all goes well.

meplus3

MrRedundant wrote: »

You would guess the other girl does the basics; the washes; the drying etc whilst allowing the stylist to do the main styling. If she made her redundant and not you she wouldnt have anyone for this role.

It may also be that there isnt enough work for 2 stylists.

Tbh I am fairly confident its two different roles and any redundancy selection would hold up.

my boss also has 3 other girls from college (that she dosnt pay) on placement and they do all the washing etc. there is enough work for 2 stylists so why get rid of the good one that has brought new customers in to the shop? and keep the one that is just a waste of money? my bosses main concern is that her rent is goin up by 50% next month and has to find the money from somewhere to pay it hence my job!!!

MrRedundant

But why on earth would she get rid of you if the other girl was useless and you made money?

The answer is you are overexaggerating your worth. Your boss isnt keeping on a liability for no reason. Quite possible things have changed during your leave.

williacg

MrRedundant wrote: »

But why on earth would she get rid of you if the other girl was useless and you made money?

The answer is you are overexaggerating your worth. Your boss isnt keeping on a liability for no reason. Quite possible things have changed during your leave.

That's a bit harsh.

But Meplus3, can you think of any reasons why your employer would favour your colleague over you, if you are bringing in the most revenue?

Gordon_Hose

I don't see the issue here. The boss is obviously cutting back due to rising costs, and the OP's job is at risk. Pretty clear cut imo, the other stuff about the other girl being useless and not bringing any money is completely irrelevant.

Provided you get proper consultation I can't see how it's "unfair dismissal".

no-oneknowsme

Meplus3 - have you ever considered going self employed ?

My best mate is a hairdresser of 20 years . She has worked in numerous salons but in the end decided that she was working her a-s-s off on a daily basis to make money for the salon owner !

What she did was she set up self employed and (not directly) made sure that all her existing clients knew that she was branching out on her own....

She has been doing this for a few years now and says she would never go back to slaving in a salon for an employer !

To do this you could either set up a room in your own house or travel round to the clients in their own homes.

You would get a trade card to buy your supplies from the hairdressing wholesalers.

The up-shot of this is that being your own boss means that you can work the hours and days that suit you and not someone else!