Made redundant last night

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Hi, I literally lost my job last night which is the second time this has happened in 4 months. I worked for a small company which has 5 stores around the country with less than 50 employees in the company. The owner literally came into our store last night and said we're closing down tonight. You'll all receive an email. I've received an email saying you'll get a weeks notice pay. However in all our contracts it says to give notice we have to give or they have to give us 4 weeks notice. So am I right in saying we should all be receiving 4 weeks pay and not just a weeks pay?
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Do you know the reasons why ? Is it because its making a loss.
Being "unprofessional", asking you to tell others and using email are irrelevant. First thing for you to do is speak to him about the terms of the contract regarding your notice period.
Based on what you have posted here you have a right to 4 weeks pay (or they could insist you work those weeks). You also have the right to be paid for any accrued but untaken holiday (roughly 1 day for every two weeks worked).
If they fail to pay either or both you could make a claim either in the small claims court or at an employment tribunal. However, there is only any point in suing if they have the money to pay!
But it is still dismissal on the grounds of redundancy.
The two years service would be needed in order to qualify for statutory redundancy pay.