I got fired today!!

[Amiunemployable]

I started a new job on 1st September.

I was given an offer of employment letter when I started but never received a contract.

Today I was fired. Apparently I've had too much time off and failed my probation.

They've said I've had eleven days off. By my tally it's six days. Not eleven. Two were caused by migraines with aura which I've never had before and my GP reckons it was highly likely to have been caused by my office lighting as the migraines only started after I got the job. And since i stopped using the overhead office lights, (i sourced my own alternative) I've been migraine free.

I know it's still a high amount to have had off but I recieved PIP for a disability that does unfortunately mean it's difficult for me sometimes to get to work. But I've done my best.

Have I got a leg to stand on here? I never received a contract. Was never informed of a probation period. To then be told I'd failed a probation period that I didn't know existed? I signed nothing that mentioned probation.

I wasn't offered an extension to the probation period or a improvement plan, etc. Just straight dismissal, with no prior warning, for failing a probation period I didn't know existed. And also told I've had 11 days off and I don't think it's been that many.

There really isn't any point paying for legal advice. They have actually done her a favour by saying she is being made redundant. She's been there less than 2 years, they can get rid of her without good reason. And when she applies for a new job, being able to say she was made redundant rather than sacked is obviously more advantageous for her. Either way, they want her gone. She needs to take the "redundancy". If she tries to fight, they may just decide to change it back to sacking her due to her absences.

I agree with you, she won’t get any more pay and it looks better on the CV, so she is in a better position than before.

I was let go recently with a weeks notice too. Well left immediately then paid a week
“overstaffed”
I had only been there 8 weeks and they got rid of all us new staff

Wow. This is obviously a strategy being used by some businesses. It is underhand. I am glad you pursued them despite some of the “expert” advice on here because this is a much better outcome for you. They also did you a favour - saving you from working for such an awful company.

That's a result! Much better to have redundancy as the reason for the job ending.

They are supposed to follow a policy for making people redundant. But if you value your sanity I'd just try to find another job. Employment Tribunals are stressful and expensive.

You do need to try to sort the period pain out though. Have you tried everything- Mefanaemic Acid, the coil?

Could you be any more desperate for any excuse to have a claim up. Even though you admit you could have had less "sick" time and the amount you took is clearly unacceptable in such a short period of time.

Do better.

Redundancy is still a dismissal, it's "dismissal by reason of redundancy".

And no, there is no unfair dismissal claim possible as you have under two years service. The same applies to constructive dismissal (which is a form of unfair dismissal), and lack of redundancy consultation (that would also be an unfair dismissal claim, for which you need two years' service). And no redundancy pay under two years.

And as they are paying your notice, there is no wrongful dismissal or breach of contract claim either.

Being made redundant vs being dismissed is a bit academic. You don't have to tell anyone why you left the job and it's highly unlikely it would appear on a reference.

Maybe put your energies into finding a new job OP and stop trying to pursue your old company for a claim.
They have been rubbish but you also had your part to play in being unreliable.

Just focus on the future, you do not have a claim.

Then you'd be wrong. Constructive Dismissal (or Constructive Unfair Dismissal to use its correct legal name) comes about when an employer does something which makes the employee's employment untenable (e.g. non-payment of wages, unsafe working conditions, or a serious breach of contract) and gives them no choice but to resign. OP has not resigned - she has been dismissed due to her role becoming redundant.
The failure of an employer to engage in meaningful consultation with employees in a redundancy situation can result in Unfair Dismissal claims, but with fewer than two years' continuous service OP has no legal protection from Unfair Dismissal unless it's due to discrimination (which is a day one right) or because it's for a reason that is automatically unfair, and we've established that neither of these is the case for OP.
The only other claim OP might be able to make is for Wrongful Dismissal, but that would only apply if her former employer fails to pay her final salary (PILON, untaken annual leave, expenses if applicable, etc.) correctly and OP has not said they have failed to do this.
As an aside, the right to protection from Unfair Dismissal is due to be reduced from two years' continuous service to six months' continuous service as part of the impending Employment Rights Bill, which is expected to be enacted in 2027.