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Some Justice i think, i did not like the way i was shown the door,if it was done incorrectly i would like to know
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Why have i 3 emails asking me to rate your service , when you have not answered my question? i thought your "experts" would have the answer almost straight away,i have waited 3 hours and no response
Hi, the response was posted earlier today but for some reason it appears to have failed to register on the site so apologies for that – I will post it again below, hopefully you will get it this time round.
It certainly does not appear that the employer has acted correctly in this case. Even if this was a genuine redundancy situation where your employer had to make you redundant, they would have still been expected to follow a fair redundancy procedure, otherwise the dismissal can be unfair. The law requires an employer to consult with any employees at risk of redundancy, discuss the reasons for the proposed changes, seek alternatives to avoid that, offer them any suitable alternative employment, etc. Simply inviting you to a meeting and advising you that you are made redundant will almost certainly not meet that criteria and it is very likely that the redundancy can be deemed unfair.
At first you are able to challenge the employer directly by submitting a formal appeal to the decision to make you redundant. If you are still employed by them you can do this by raising a formal grievance. If you are no longer employed by them you can just send in an appeal letter and challenge their actions that led to this redundancy.
If the internal appeal does not change the situation, your next option is to make a formal claim for unfair dismissal in the employment tribunal and seek compensation for the unfair dismissal. You have 3 months to submit this counting from the day your employment is terminated. You will be expected to go through ACAS first and try to reach some sort of financial settlement with the employer but if that is not possible then you will be allowed to continue with making your claim to the employment tribunal.
Hope this clarifies your position? If you could please let me know that would be great, thank you