Employment advice for new job.
Discussion
SWMBO has recently started a new job, about a month ago. She has been getting on well with the role but also getting on extremely well with her manager and with the business owner (SWMBO is deputy manager) to the extent that both the manager and owner have gone out of their way to praise her for her good work.
Suddenly yesterday, with no warning whatsoever she was called into a meeting with her manager and business owner who spoke to her and said they didn't think she can handle the role, citing some made up allegations from a long standing employee about her being upset at work due to the pressure. She left yesterday with them saying they would discuss it between themselves and she should come in as normal today (12-9) but she should expect to have a meeting with her manager during her shift today. She has gone in as normal but we have been talking and we believe that her manager and business owner have already made up their mind that they no longer want her working there, despite there being no problems with her work. It just coincides that the previous deputy manager (who SWMBO took over from) has been re employed in a lower position and starts again today, so we highly suspect that, for whatever reason, they want him back in the job.
Am I right in thinking that despite having a contract signed (with probationary period) as a new employee she has no rights whatsoever and they can indeed sack her citing a false reason?
Suddenly yesterday, with no warning whatsoever she was called into a meeting with her manager and business owner who spoke to her and said they didn't think she can handle the role, citing some made up allegations from a long standing employee about her being upset at work due to the pressure. She left yesterday with them saying they would discuss it between themselves and she should come in as normal today (12-9) but she should expect to have a meeting with her manager during her shift today. She has gone in as normal but we have been talking and we believe that her manager and business owner have already made up their mind that they no longer want her working there, despite there being no problems with her work. It just coincides that the previous deputy manager (who SWMBO took over from) has been re employed in a lower position and starts again today, so we highly suspect that, for whatever reason, they want him back in the job.
Am I right in thinking that despite having a contract signed (with probationary period) as a new employee she has no rights whatsoever and they can indeed sack her citing a false reason?
That was my understanding too, the notice period is nil during the probationary period as far as I can tell.
The main thing that concerned me is that they aren't dismissing her without citing a reason, they are actively making up a false reason to dismiss her, which seems a bit unfair to me as it will no doubt effect her future employment.
The main thing that concerned me is that they aren't dismissing her without citing a reason, they are actively making up a false reason to dismiss her, which seems a bit unfair to me as it will no doubt effect her future employment.
Pet Troll said:
That was my understanding too, the notice period is nil during the probationary period as far as I can tell.
The main thing that concerned me is that they aren't dismissing her without citing a reason, they are actively making up a false reason to dismiss her, which seems a bit unfair to me as it will no doubt effect her future employment.
As I understand it, the employee has (barring provable serious discrimination - gender, race, sexuality, disability etc) pretty much zero rights within the first two years of employment.The main thing that concerned me is that they aren't dismissing her without citing a reason, they are actively making up a false reason to dismiss her, which seems a bit unfair to me as it will no doubt effect her future employment.
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