Verbal notice of termination of employment

Jude57

Jillanddy said:

And if you want to sue your employer after you have spoken to someone at Acas, they will help you to do so, if they think you have a case. They are good at what they do.

That is not a commonly held opinion. In fact I know few people who rate ACAS phone lines at all. And they certainly will not help anyone sue their employer. ACAS provide independent and impartial advice - regardless of whether you think it is good advice or not - they do not provide legal advice and they do not provide legal support. In fact, they specifically tell you that both on their website and on the terms of use for their advice lines. They do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any advice they give and they take on no liability for any loss you may suffer as a result of their advice. They also will not (or should not) tell you whether you have a case or not - if anyone at ACAS is telling you that you definitely have a case, run a mile, because they are in breach of their employers practice and policies, and if they can't get that right, then I wouldn't lay bets on their advice either.

ACAS phone lines are a call centre, and a million miles away from their professional arbiters. 

Anyone who wants legal advice should - as ACAS tell you - consult a solicitor. 

As for the OP. they haven't given sufficient information to determine whether they are owed anything or not. There are many perfectly legal reasons why the employer may have paid them less than they expected. There are also many illegal ones too. And based on "I submitted a verbal resignation, I sent some emails the next day asking about holidays, and I don't think I've been paid right but I don't know why" nobody could possibly offer any reasonable advice other than "Ask the employer, in writing, for an explanation". If that doesn't elicit a response then you at least have a basis for sending a letter before action.

I'm afraid you'll find that @MalMonroe likely won't respond. They insist on perpetuating these myths about ACAS for some reason, and despite numerous posters pointing out their error, still persist. I had reason to have close professional dealings with ACAS arbiters and can confirm that your post is correct and accurate. If it were my post, I'd file the content to be reposted as needed.

Given @MalMonroe's signature, I'm sure they won't see this

Jillanddy

Dodgysailor said:

Hi all thanks for all the responses.
This is what i wrote and I do have access to the emails:

It think it may useful to clarify how many days holidays I will have left by the 20th August when I will be leaving.

My calculations are as follows:

And then we had a discussion about them.

I have sent him three emails, he only responded to one asking me what was wrong with the amount. The other two emails have not be not answered

Unfortunately that doesn't necessarily cut it. You are not entitled to be paid for holiday after you leave, unless the employer has actually agreed it. Did they agree it? Your entitlement is to take due holiday whilst in employment, and the employer is under no obligation at all to make you take leave - it is the employees responsibility to take their leave. So what evidence do you have that he agreed to pay you instead of taking your leave? If the answer is none, then you may, in fact, have been paid totally correctly. You may have assumed you were going to be paid for holiday, but you know what assuming things does for you...