Unfair Redundancy - Part Time
MCo28
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I have been made redundant today from my part time role. I was employed on a job share 2 days a week Thursday and Friday (other person did Monday to Wednesday) and my employer decided that they wanted someone that could do 5 days a week (either full time or part time am and pm split).
Neither me nor my job share colleague could do the new hours due to childcare so we have both been made redundant.
I have found out that a few hours later they gave the job to another colleague on a full time basis but the same job.
Do I have grounds for unfair dismissal/redundancy? I think I have from doing research but unsure of what to put in the initial letter to my employer appealing it. If anyone can help that’d be great! Thanks
Neither me nor my job share colleague could do the new hours due to childcare so we have both been made redundant.
I have found out that a few hours later they gave the job to another colleague on a full time basis but the same job.
Do I have grounds for unfair dismissal/redundancy? I think I have from doing research but unsure of what to put in the initial letter to my employer appealing it. If anyone can help that’d be great! Thanks
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Who got the job you didn't want is not relevant.
Of course it's relevant. The job wasn't redundant as it was given to someone else. Part time workers being discriminated against imo.
I don’t care who got the job I’m just saying what happened.
What is relevant is was the employer justified in deciding the single job was no longer viable as a job share(it is not two part time jobs) and needed a single employee.
The capita mcbride case a tribunal case that covers some of the issues.
https://www.gov.uk/employment-tribunal-decisions/mrs-j-mcbride-v-capita-customer-management-ltd-1811328-2018
Your case will be down to why they needed to change the share to am/pm from days.
You should have asked for that business justification during the consultation
What problems did they identify with the current handovers that would be solved with the new hours.
Presumably these were 2 handovers overnights between the working days.
That would move to 10 handovers am->pm.then overnight handovers.
Did you point this out?