Redundancy whilst on Furlough

stoneyboy58

Hi,
    My employer is making me redundant I am currently on furlough and I feel that they have done this now because I will be 2 days short of  being employed with them 2 years, the only reason that I can see for them doing this now is to avoid paying me any redundancy which would have been minimal and having to give me a months notice,
I know employment law states 2 years employment  and its a long shot but I was wondering if there is anything I could possibly do

Comms69

When will you have been employed for 2 years, and when did they give you notice?

stoneyboy58

I will have been employed for 2 years on the 8th of May
I live on a chalet park and all the mail goes to the site office they received and signed for the letter on the 29th of April telling me that I would be made redundant on the 6th of May

Comms69

Ooh it's really tight. It may be worth a cheeky claim, it's 2 weeks wages - most companies wont bother fighting something that small

stoneyboy58

Thanks Comms69 
You wouldn't think a company would sink as low during this pandemic to make someone redundant whilst being furloughed just to save themselves a months notice and a couple of weeks wages, they also told me my weeks notice will be paid at the furlough rate,  I am sure that this is not correct

lincroft1710

You are lucky they furloughed you. They could just have dismissed you at the time the chalet park was obliged to close.

stoneyboy58

Lincroft1720
Many thanks for your comments, unfortunately I do not work for the chalet park its were I live as its residential,
The company I work for is still trading they have just made 4 of us who have been there under 2 years redundant

Masomnia

I'd bring an unfair dismissal claim in your situation, I'm assuming they didn't consult with you re redundancy etc?

stoneyboy58

Masomnia
Thanks, no they didnt

Abbafan1972

@stoneyboy58

I can sympathise with you - my employer has done the same thing to me.  Although my employment with them was only for 6 months.

Alter_ego

Masomnia said:

I'd bring an unfair dismissal claim in your situation, I'm assuming they didn't consult with you re redundancy etc?

An unfair dismissal claim is pointless under 2 yrs unless a protected characteristic involved.