to be really upset about losing my job?

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Found out today that the company I had started work for over feb half term has withdrawn my job offer. They sent me a letter saying that they had had a managers meeting and had decided that the company was going in a different direction that they had originally planned and that the job I had was no longer available.

By the sounds of the letter it doesn't seem that I did anything wrong but just that they have decided for whatever reason not have my job position anymore.

Really upset and hurt I thought I got on really well with the owners and the other staff, I enjoyed the work and had made plans to help move the company forward, even to the extent of buying small amounts of new equipment out of my own money. And they just sent me a letter with a wage slip in it, didn't even bother to call me and explain.

I felt really good about this job, it was the best paid job I've ever had and really good hours that were actually compatible with having a life outside work (a rarity in my job area) and just feel so gutted that I'm going to have to do the whole searching, interviewing, getting to know the staff and learning my way around the place all over again, most likely for less money and I'll have to work stupidly long hours again.

Aibu to be sad about this and had a bit of a weep?

Is that legal?

YANBU, I would be really disappointed too after all the effort and feeling like you're settling in. If they couldn't afford you they should have known this beforehand. You sound like you're very skilled though so I hope you can get something similar soon.

Shutupandshop it is if she was the only one made redundant (which is what this sounds like), and she wouldn't be entitled to any redundancy benefits as she hadn't been there for two years.

You are entitled to notice which maybe just be a week, but if you have started work they must give notice.

So, you left another job to do this one and nine days later, they 'let you go'

Bastards!!

You have technically been dismissed so ou are entitled to pay in lieu of notice which should be at least a week. And accrued but untaken holidays.

Sorry it happened though OP, shitty thing for them to do.

I don't think they are going to pay me anything other than what I've worked, so no notice or holiday

Push hard for notice payment, if only to show them you're not a doormat.

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Its not a job offer if you already started the job its the actual job
So they didnt withdraw the job offer, they sacked you
The contract is the same as the job offer in your job offer letter wether or not you actually signed it because thats he basis on which you started working
Your mortgage or house insurance might have legal advice cover on it. Ring them up and take the company to the cleaners because you and your family are left without an income. This is serious

Get another job with their reference before they know you are taking action

I don't have a mortgage or home insurance unfortunately funny so no legal advice. But I am left without an income! It just sucks, I really thought this job was going to be a good one.

You are apparently entitled to 0.8 days statutory holiday already, if you were working full-time.

With regard to notice periods, if it is a professional job, and you were supposed to be paid monthly, you could argue that they should have given you a month's notice.

From Citizen's Advice:

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'Reasonable' notice

If the law does not give you the right to notice, and there is no notice period in your contract (whether written, spoken or through custom and practice), you will still be entitled to 'reasonable' notice. What is reasonable will often depend on your pay period. For example, if you are paid weekly, you could argue that a week is reasonable, and if you are paid monthly, you could argue that a month is reasonable.

If you think you should be entitled to reasonable notice, you should consult an experienced adviser, for example, at a Citizens Advice Bureau. To search for details of your nearest CAB, including those that can give advice by email, click on nearest CAB.

For more information about what notice you should get when you are dismissed from work, see Dismissal and, in England Wales and Scotland, see Notice of dismissal in Employment fact sheets.

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I think in your position I would go down to Citizen's Advice today and see what information is available and how they might be able to help.

BTW if you are pregnant this would be very convenient as they would be held a lot more accountable.

Did you start last week, and worked the last 9 days? Were you due in yesterday?

It seems really odd to send a letter telling you that your services are no longer required when you are physically there, doing the job.

If you have started full-time, you'd be entitled to your notice period - a month, if you are paid monthly. You should be paid for that in addition to the 9 days that you worked, and the 0.8 days AL accrued.

You don't need to have signed a written contract to have a contract of employment. Under English law contracts don't have to be written down at all, its just easier to have a written version so everyone knows the terms. When they offered you the job was it weekly or monthly pay?

Most contracts include a probation period where both sides only have to give a weeks notice on both sides. I suggest you ask for a month and negotiate backwards.

I was only paid weekly so I would think the notice, if any, would only be a week.

Not pregnant

Afaik I'm not being paid any holiday, its a little bit complicated because they are now closed for a month for renovations, so I was brought in to work and 'consult' for the 9 days then the agreement was that I would start properly and impliment the changes I suggested when they reopen. But obviously now I won't be starting when they reopen