Can Coronavirus be used as "some other substantial reason" for dismissing me?

sharpe106

SA4848 said:

p00hsticks said:

SA4848 said:

  It is beyond belief that they are acting the way they are but I decided that if I pursued it myself then they could possibly get away with it and 100% of nothing is nothing so I thought it best to speak to an expert employment lawyer who have told me that if they did not think I had a good case they wouldn't take it on.  At least now I can not only claim for my statutory redundancy pay I have someone in my corner fighting for compensation over and above what I originally asked for. Since I was notified of my dismissal I have researched SOSR which is quite a scary prospect and I just did not feel confident enough to pursue this myself due to the intricacies of the law.  Fingers crossed.

I agree that you need specialist help, but all no win no fees solicitors would pretty much say they would only take the case if they thought they had a good chance of winning, after all they don’t make anything when they lose.

 Personally would have spoken to ACAS first but as you have already got a solicitor good luck. Hopefully something positive would come back and yes like you said 100% of nothing is still nothing

Galloglass

but all no win no fees solicitors would pretty much say they would only take the case if they thought they had a good chance of winning, after all they don’t make anything when they lose.

Not quite true and you have to read the small print. Here is an example at 9.2 and 10.0
http://www.holdenandco.co.uk/information/9/24/business-terms-/

Solicitors suing other solicitors has been increasing. No longer the closing of ranks but full on "tooth and claw." Just ensure you know what you are agreeing to. 

mattyprice4004

That's an absolutely insane situation - I can't add much, but that's truly awful and I hope you get what you're entitled to.