first year of employment - instant dismissal

maxmycardagain

In the first year of employment can an employee be sacked on the spot without notice, for no reason and not having been reprimanded for any issue, and.... while they rang in sick (although they didnt wait for a sicknote and berrated the issue of stress and mental health as had been notified before "oh, trying that one" as he was told)

No issue with the employees work

must they pay her a months pay in lieu of notice?

thanks

400ixl

An employer can give notice to an employee in the first 2 years without giving a reason. They do though need to comply with their contract and pay any notice periods etc.

The have to stay with discrimination rules as well such as disability obviously.

TELLIT01

Yes they can be sacked with no explanation in the first 2 years.  There are exceptions but that is the broad answer.  They must pay the contracted notice period, not necessarily a month in lieu.

maxmycardagain

she has been treated badly
she is in conversations with ACAS
her boss turned up at 8am (no notice) to collect her company car and berrated her on the doorstep and she has been told NOT to cancel the cars insurance policy (her own insurance but they paid) as its THIER product

her work output was fine, no complaints from clients, the boss and family started picking over little things for no apparent reason

Marcon

maxmycardagain said:

she has been treated badly

How do you know? Remember that she's unlikely to have told both sides of the story...

maxmycardagain said:

she is in conversations with ACAS

Who will explain to her just how limited her options and rights are. Not sure why you're posting here when she's already in touch with them?

maxmycardagain said:

her boss turned up at 8am (no notice) to collect her company car 

If she's been dismissed that's not unreasonable.

Brie

She has to be paid any holidays she's accrued but not taken as well. 

BoGoF

I'd be cancelling the insurance - any accident could affect no claims.

henry24

Nothing really to do with this but about 30 years ago I got instant dismissal from a company I didn't even work for 

maxmycardagain

Marcon said:

maxmycardagain said:

she has been treated badly

How do you know? Remember that she's unlikely to have told both sides of the story...

In this instance im happy to take her word for it, ive also heard a voice recording where she was praised for her work then told the boss wanted to sack her.... figure that out

after being sacked she had emails telling her not to contact, or reply to contact any of her clients 

GrumpyDil

Won't comment on the employment issue but who owns the company car? Seems odd that she would have a company car but insured by herself. My view would be as long as she isn't the registered keeper/owner cancel the insurance as otherwise she runs the risk of any claims impacting her NCB etc. 

maxmycardagain

GrumpyDil said:

Won't comment on the employment issue but who owns the company car? Seems odd that she would have a company car but insured by herself. My view would be as long as she isn't the registered keeper/owner cancel the insurance as otherwise she runs the risk of any claims impacting her NCB etc. 

the company had never bought a car for an employee, they were the V5 regd keeper though it stayed with the employee she was bullied into getting rid of her own car as it wasnt seen to fit the image of the company, so she lost out on a perfectly good car and the company car was purchased, the company had her get a policy instead of them ......why i dont know, best of it is the boss drove it off without being on the policy!