Help! I was sacked on Monday

Whatdoidonext

Hi everyone... I've just been sacked and really don't know what to do or if I have a case against my employer. Certainly they've failed in common decency and human respect in the way they have mishandled the situation.

I'd really appreciate it if anyone could share any advice on whether I have any recourse given the events described below.

Thank you!!!

I started!as!a!full!time!contracted!employee!at!Company!X!on!XXX. The company employs approximately 450 people.

I!reported!to!Mr!Big!Cheese!and!worked!as!a!PA!to!5!other!people!in!this!role.

This!was!a!new!position!and!the!first!time!one!PA!managed!6!people!in!this!organisation.

My!role!had!a!contracted!3!month!probation!period.

At!the!conclusion!of!month!1,!on!or!around!DATE,!I!had!a!positive!face!to!face!review!with!my!line!manager!and!together!we!competed!a!written!appraisal!form.

I!received!a!positive!verbal!appraisal!in!month!2.!Nothing!was!recorded!formally!in!writing!and!my!performance!was!not!formally!assessed.

During!month!3!I!received!no!formal!or!informal!appraisal!and!nothing!was!communicated!in!writing!either!positive!or!negative!about!my!performance.

I!received!no!confirmation,!written,!verbal!or!otherwise,!that!my!probation!had!ended!OR!had!been!extended!at!the!three!month!probation!period.

On!or!about!DATE,!approximately!4.5!months!after!I!commenced!employment!at!Company X I!was!told!my!probation!period!was!extended!for!3!additional!months.

I!subsequently!had!a!meeting!with!Ms!HR!to!discuss!my!concerns!about!the!challenges!of!managing!six!people.

In!a!contravention!of company!policy!I!sent!company!documents!to!my!personal!email!(to!complete!my!excessive!workload!after!hours).!I!was!given!a!verbal!warning.

This!is!the!only!verbal!or!written!warning!I!received!during!my!time!at!Company!X.

On!DATE!I!was!told!I!had!to!undertake!a!psychometric!test.!I!did!not!receive!formal!feedback!following!this!test.

I!was!told!both!verbally!and!in!writing!in!an!email!dated!XXXX!that!this!information!would!be!used!to!provide!additional!training!and!support!to!me.

Between!Date!and!Date!received!no!formal!feedback!on!my!test!results!nor!did!I!receive!any!training!or!have!any!discussion!on!how!I!may!be!supported!in!my!role.

On!Monday!19!October,!one!day!prior!to!the!completion!of!my!additional!3!months!probation!period!I!was!sacked.

During!the!second!probation!period!I!received!no!formal!feedback!on!my!performance!for!any!of!the!three!months,!received!no!feedback!on!the!psychometric!test!I!was!asked!to!complete!and!received!none!for!the!training!or!support!the!company!undertook!in!writing!to!provide.

marleyboy

Nope, could not make a single word out in that.

somethingcorporate

Nothing much you can do. You were on probation and they didn't want to keep you so you need to look for a new job.

tomtontom

Please!edit!your!post!to!make!it!readable!

redped

Not the easiest post in the world to follow ... you do know the difference between an exclamation mark and a space?

DCFC79

Welcome to MSE, not being rude but could you adjust your first post so easier to read, bullet points would be fine.

baza52

marleyboy wrote: »

Nope, could not make a single word out in that.

probably after compo

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Whatdoidonext wrote: »

Hi everyone... I've just been sacked and really don't know what to do or if I have a case against my employer. Certainly they've failed in common decency and human respect in the way they have mishandled the situation.

I'd really appreciate it if anyone could share any advice on whether I have any recourse given the events described below.

Thank you!!!

I started as afull timecontracted employee at Company X on XXX. The company employs approximately 450 people.

I reported to Mr Big Cheese and worked as a PA to 5 other people in this role.

This was a new position and the first time one PA managed
6 people in this organisation.

My role had a contracted 3 month probation period.

At the conclusion of month 1, on or around DATE, I had a positive face to face review with my line manager and together we competed a written appraisal form.

I received a positive verbal appraisal in month 2. Nothing was recorded formally in writing and my performance was not formally assessed.

During month 3 I received no formal or informal appraisal and nothing was communicated in writing either positive or negative about my performance.

I received no confirmation, written, verbal or otherwise, that my probation had ended OR had been extended at the three month probation period.

On or about DATE, approximately 4.5 months after I commenced employment at company X I was told my probation period was extended for 3 additional months.

I subsequently had a meeting with Ms HR to discuss my concerns about the challenges of managing six people.

In a contravention of company policy I sent company documents to my personal email (to complete my excessive workload after hours). I was given a verbal warning.

This is the only verbal or written warning I received during my time at Company X.

On DATE I was told I had to undertake a psychometric test. I did not receive formal feedback following this test.

I was told both verbally and in writing in an email dated XXXX that this information would be used to provide additional training and support to me.

Between Date and Date received no formal feedback on my test results nor did I receive any training or have any discussion on how I may be supported in my role.

On Monday 19 October, one day prior to the completion of my additional 3 months probation period I was sacked.

During the second probation period I received no formal feedback on my performance for any of the three months, received no feedback on the psychometric test I was asked to complete and received none for the training or support the company undertook in writing to provide.

moneyonmymindsam

Sorry to hear your situation, What do I do next? ...With under two years service you simply just move on ...don't waste your life fighting something when there isn't really anything to fight ...it's over and nothing you can do now except invest your energy in seeking work with a more efficient / decent employer .


MMSam

Spirit_2

from reading your edited post , it appears you have worked for them for less than 2 years. You have cannot claim unfair dismissal.

You just need to ensure you are paid in lieu for any notice or outstanding holiday, ascertain what your reference will say and look for another job.

You knew it was against procedure to send work to your private email.It cannot be justified, so stop trying to justify it and learn the lesson that you should have escalated your workload issue and asked your manager to help in prioritising what needed to be done in the time available. To a new prospective employer your excuses just make it worse