Being sent home due to no work - and have to make time up?
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GeraldSmith said:
I appreciate that you seem to have had a good outcome so no need to do anything, but they sound like they have no clue about employment law or assume that you have no clue. Were you on a fixed term contract? If not there is no concept of your contract 'being up', with three years employment you are a protected employee, they would need a reason to dismiss which could be redundancy but there is a process to follow there. Also you have a right to compassionate leave when you mother died, they don't have to pay you for it though.
You have a good point (well a few, one being I dont have a clue about employment law). I have to admit I made a 'boo boo' in that I read my employment contract along with the employee work guide and it didnt state a term of employment. BUT... when they originaly sent me the contract the covering letter stated it was for 3 years. I did have this lingering in the back of my mind, but couldn't find the letter so thought that it wasn't for a 3 year term. So my fault entirely really. As for not working there any more, I think I got lucky, as Im out of a job that I really disliked, and have been given a opportunity to carry on employment under the same 'name' (top 20 firm) but in a different office, with much better staffing.motorbreath said:
GeraldSmith said:
I appreciate that you seem to have had a good outcome so no need to do anything, but they sound like they have no clue about employment law or assume that you have no clue. Were you on a fixed term contract? If not there is no concept of your contract 'being up', with three years employment you are a protected employee, they would need a reason to dismiss which could be redundancy but there is a process to follow there. Also you have a right to compassionate leave when you mother died, they don't have to pay you for it though.
You have a good point (well a few, one being I dont have a clue about employment law). I have to admit I made a 'boo boo' in that I read my employment contract along with the employee work guide and it didnt state a term of employment. BUT... when they originaly sent me the contract the covering letter stated it was for 3 years. I did have this lingering in the back of my mind, but couldn't find the letter so thought that it wasn't for a 3 year term. So my fault entirely really. As for not working there any more, I think I got lucky, as Im out of a job that I really disliked, and have been given a opportunity to carry on employment under the same 'name' (top 20 firm) but in a different office, with much better staffing.(Well at face value that is what I can see)
Custard Test said:
motorbreath said:
GeraldSmith said:
I appreciate that you seem to have had a good outcome so no need to do anything, but they sound like they have no clue about employment law or assume that you have no clue. Were you on a fixed term contract? If not there is no concept of your contract 'being up', with three years employment you are a protected employee, they would need a reason to dismiss which could be redundancy but there is a process to follow there. Also you have a right to compassionate leave when you mother died, they don't have to pay you for it though.
You have a good point (well a few, one being I dont have a clue about employment law). I have to admit I made a 'boo boo' in that I read my employment contract along with the employee work guide and it didnt state a term of employment. BUT... when they originaly sent me the contract the covering letter stated it was for 3 years. I did have this lingering in the back of my mind, but couldn't find the letter so thought that it wasn't for a 3 year term. So my fault entirely really. As for not working there any more, I think I got lucky, as Im out of a job that I really disliked, and have been given a opportunity to carry on employment under the same 'name' (top 20 firm) but in a different office, with much better staffing.(Well at face value that is what I can see)
- * if the contract is a contract of employment between an individual and an employer directly. This does not affect those employed by a temp agency, or a limited company contract between a "contractor" and another limited company.
worsy said:
Custard Test said:
motorbreath said:
GeraldSmith said:
I appreciate that you seem to have had a good outcome so no need to do anything, but they sound like they have no clue about employment law or assume that you have no clue. Were you on a fixed term contract? If not there is no concept of your contract 'being up', with three years employment you are a protected employee, they would need a reason to dismiss which could be redundancy but there is a process to follow there. Also you have a right to compassionate leave when you mother died, they don't have to pay you for it though.
You have a good point (well a few, one being I dont have a clue about employment law). I have to admit I made a 'boo boo' in that I read my employment contract along with the employee work guide and it didnt state a term of employment. BUT... when they originaly sent me the contract the covering letter stated it was for 3 years. I did have this lingering in the back of my mind, but couldn't find the letter so thought that it wasn't for a 3 year term. So my fault entirely really. As for not working there any more, I think I got lucky, as Im out of a job that I really disliked, and have been given a opportunity to carry on employment under the same 'name' (top 20 firm) but in a different office, with much better staffing.(Well at face value that is what I can see)
- * if the contract is a contract of employment between an individual and an employer directly. This does not affect those employed by a temp agency, or a limited company contract between a "contractor" and another limited company.
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