Told not to work

Aseros_2

Hello,

My manager is 'closing' shop soon in order to move abroad. I worked there for 10 years and in the past 5-6 months he has been trying to force me out by putting grievances against me for stuff that I never done. When the time came he had to make me redundant, he admitted he was 'sour' because of it and that he would have preferred me to walk.

Anyway, that day he took my shop keys away.

He let me work and I have done for 2-3 weeks. I am on holiday this week, and now he says he wants me to take an extra week 'paid' holiday because he doesn't trust me on the premises when he isn't there. I find this really upsetting as I have never stolen anything in my life, never done anything short of a good job and everybody I have come into contact with knows this. Before I owned by own business whilst working in another place for 23 years where i was 'headhunted' from., I am as honest as they come and this really hurts me.

He wants me to return the week after.

Is he allowed to do this? I actually want to work and give it my all, but this is ending on a rather sour note.

marybelle01

Yes he can tell you when you have to take holiday. I'd be less worried about that than whether you will ever see him (or your redundancy money) again after the weeks holiday. Tribunal awards can't easily be enforced in another country.

Aseros_2

marybelle01 wrote: »

Yes he can tell you when you have to take holiday. I'd be less worried about that than whether you will ever see him (or your redundancy money) again after the weeks holiday. Tribunal awards can't easily be enforced in another country.

I have no holiday left after this week and anyway, he would have to give double the amount of notice, for example its 1 week away, so I would need 2 weeks notice to take the holiday.

marybelle01

Aseros wrote: »

I have no holiday left after this week and anyway, he would have to give double the amount of notice, for example its 1 week away, so I would need 2 weeks notice to take the holiday.

Your confidence in the law is touching. So he locks you out and ten months after he has disapperaed without a trace you have your tribunal claim heard? Perhaps I am just a cynic..... But if he is genuinely offering you more holiday than you are entitled to (which I doubt) then why would you want to argue?

paddyrg

Maybe get that extra weeks holiday pay in cash upfront? Suspect he is planning on a scarper and his behaviour doesn't sound so much a reaction to your work or attitude but of a man losing the plot/business and projecting feelings (it being easier to blame somebody else than facing the fact you screwed up)

McKneff

If you have worked there for 10 full years, did you realise you are actually entitled to 10 weeks notice and at least 10 years redundancy pay. That is statutory minimum and he cannot pay you any less than this.

Is he your boss, does he own the company. I am confused becuase he was putting grievances in against you. Does he have a boss.

getmore4less

He does not need to give any notice for this time off, it is not part of your holiday so those rules don't apply.

There are some rules for not providing work(lay off) and garden leave but these don't mtter that much in this situation if the proposal is full pay.

Have you been put on notice yet?