Can HR people give me some advice for my DB please?

[TequilaMockinBird]

My DB has been employed on a permanent contract for the last 6 months. His predecessor moved on to manage another outlet the company had opened and so my DB was to manage this one.

On Friday, he received a call to say that the company had closed the other outlet and so the manager from there was coming back and DB was therefore out of a job!

Can they do this? Should he seek legal advice? Or, because he has been employed less than a year, are they able to do this?

Any advice appreciated please, feel so for him especially with it coming up to Christmas.

TIA

[Lauriefairyonthetreeeatscake]

Yes, as far as I know they can.

How sad for your brother and his family. Tell him to concentrate on getting a good reference so he can find another job.

[YorkshireRose]

Unfortunately as he has been employed for less than a year they can do this as he has no protection against wrongful dismissal. If he had been employed more than a year he would have had a case.

Its crap but unfortunately your DB will just have to put this behind him.

[TequilaMockinBird]

thought as much. Thank you both for your replies.

He's going to the Jobcentre today so hopefully will be able to sign on or something.