11 months in my job...made redundant by phone call!!!!

[PellMell]

Thats it really!
I have been paid until friday. Not even a weeks notice.

Just feel like I was treated really unfairly so want to rant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

phone acas

if you can screw them over - then darling - screw them

did they give reasons or just your not welcome back anymore?
agree with custardo

Oh the B*stards. Heres a (((hug))) for you.

And a [KICK] for them

What's the notice period in your contract?

They don't have to give you a reason for terminating your employment at this stage, but they do obviously have to pay you your notice. [http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/Employees/RedundancyAndLeavingYourJob/DG_10026689 Here]] about statutory notice requirements.

sorry

Nanny job!

notice period of two weeks.

Not sure how I stand now as I gave notice two months ago (due to discovering she had not been paying my tax and insurance)
The day befor I was due to leave she phoned and pleaded with me to stay.
I took my holiday then returned to work as befor.
This in my view is continual employment. She has today said that as I left, there was no contract on my return
I'm o.k about the job as I was actually putting the needs of her family befor my own and worring about the children a little too much....it wasn't healthy
However I am pissed off that anyone (especially someone who only weeks ago gave me a fantastic referance) can just drop you like that

It definately is continual employment, it would only be split if your P45 had been issued etc.

As long as the holiday had been agreed between you and your employer in accordance with your contact then she has no complaint against you and should be giving you two weeks' notice if she wants to terminate the contract.

If you went without her consent, then she would probably view that at gross misconduct and thus a sackable offence.

If the former set of circumstances is the case you may want to pursue her for pay in lieu of notice. If you are in London there are a number of free legal advice clinics - e.g. Islington Law Centre - where you should be able to get some constructive advice.

The holiday was agreed
I was due to leave mid month with her owing me a weeks holiday pay (for untaken holiday)
When she asked me to return I aked if she would like me to work the holiday (and pay me in lieu) or just have the week off.
She told me to have the holiday and on my return to continue as befor.
Infact she sent me a letter to say she was glad I had decided to stay and increased my pay by 75p ph "to reflect the good work I had done over the previous 9 months"

Right. Well from that it sounds like she owes you two weeks pay in lieu of notice, and she should also pay in respect of any accrued but untaken holiday. If you can, I would try one of the free legal advice clinics. They may well help you write an irate letter to her, and at least it will maybe make you feel better. It may even get you a bit of money.

That would definitely be continuous service PellMell - both parties carried on as if it was so she can't suddenly decide it wasn't.

You don't have rights to claim unfair dismissal at this stage in your employment but you can claim wrongful dismissal, which is essentially breach of contract in terms of the way you were dismissed. You have definitely suffered a financial loss as well.