Hi
I have just left my position as a live in nanny after four and a half years. I was told that when the children start school in september my employer would need a house keeper/nanny rather than the nanny position i was employed as. Verbally it was agreed that a housekeeper nanny would be employed mid july/ august and i should look for a new posiotion to coincide with these dates. My employer placed an advert for a Housekeeper/Nanny and when it finally sinked in that i was leaving i looked for alternative emploment. I was very fortunate to find a new position before my employers found my replacement and told them, again verbaly, that i would be leaving at the end of July. My employers then found their new housekeeper who was able to start straight away and asked if i wanted to leave earlier i said not.
When my leaving day came i received a beautiful photo of the children but no card or gift from the parents, i was very upset as i felt i was a valued and loyal employee, i never had a sick day and always bent over backwards to accomodate my employers requests.
I am now thinking that i was in fact made redundant from my position even though there was nothing in writing to suggest this. When i emailed my employers to find out what my final pay would be i was told my p45 was going to take a while and i have no final payslip as yet. I asked about any outstanding holiday pay and was given some very confusing calculations which basicaly meant i wasnt getting anything. I then replied with a link to a page about making your nanny redundant! i have at no time said or acted in any other than a professional way and always been very careful as not to put anything incriminating in any emails. My ex boss today has emailed me saying that they have been advised not to send any more emails to me but want me to call them. I dont not want to call them and make things worse, please could anyone advise me on where to go from here? maybe i am acting foolishly because i felt i should have received a leaving card, or maybe i am justified in thinking i am entitled to redundancy pay. Any comments would be gratefully recieved either with me or against me i just want an unbiased opinion and some help on what to do next!
Sorry its such a long post!!!