Can an employer tell me im being made redundant thursday and give me my p45 on friday with no paid leave to lo

Question

im being made redundant this thursday and i have to leave friday is this fair,

Answer 1

Depends on how long you have been employed.

Worth a read

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/E...

Answer 2

Your employer will have to pay out your notice period and any holiday entitlement you have left.

The longer you have worked there the more rights you have.

Answer 3

your redundant? can i be ironic? or a smartass?

Answer 4

This is no longer right as, since October 1st, most employees have statutory minimum holiday rights. Your notice period is one week if you've been continuously employed for between one month and two years and one week for each complete year (up to a maximum of 12) if you've been continuously employed for two or more years. The employer is allowed to pay you in lieu of notice.

Follow the link - it is to a Government website

Answer 5

Can do what he likes..  If you think it is not legal  you can claim   but nothing stops him doing it in the first place. There is no fair in employment and business.

Answer 6

depends what your contract says.

Answer 7

this has just happened to me but it was a big company and 90 people were made redundant. we were told a month before the date and paid holiday money and notice, but we had all been there a long time

i am answering this because when we went to the job centre we were told we could get job seekers allowance straight away instead of waiting- because we were made redundant-- dont know if it was a special deal or not, but worth a try. good luck

Answer 8

Your contract would have the notice period.  If nothing is written, it is normally 1 month  but it can be as short as a week.

If they make you levae, they still have to pay your notice period.  If, howver, you have taken more than your holiday entitlement for the amount of time you have worked, they can deduct it from your final pay.

Answer 9

Hello,

(ANS) Sadly, this is a VERY common scenario in this day and age. The problem is that whilst its definitely NOT fair (who ever said life was fair?!!!!!!!!) its probably not completely or technically illegal though, especially were your relationship with the employer has broken down.

**Also the problem your facing is that the employer tends in most cases to have the stronger position (upper hand). Why? because its the employer that tends to make or create the terms & conditions (rules & regulations) of the employment in the first place.

**Employers want shot (rid) of the person they've just made redundant as quickly as possible because they are often paranoid about an ex employee doing malicious damage to computers, to data i.e. theft of data such as customer databases or client listings etc.

**YES! this has happened to me several times over in the past and it does leave a bitter taste in the mouth.

**If your made redundant I would contact CAB as they can advise you on the technical legal stuff about salary. The employer may well still own you a months wages but this does depend upon when you started working for them and also how long you had worked for the company etc.

**YES! they can make a person redundant & yes! they have to give you a P45 by law but you should be entitled to a months wages if you are paid monthly. But contact CAB as they can advise you on your specific situation were I cannot I'm afraid. The quicker you do this the better as you could miss out otherwise. Make sure the employer pays you any outstanding wages owing too you, yes! you can do this in retrospect if your quick off the mark but gets much harder the longer you leave it.

**Also if you need a reference make sure they give you one, it has to be reasonably truthful & positive too.

**My sincere sympathies too you.

Kind Regards

Ivan

Answer 10

You do not say if you have more or less than one year's service - this is critical.  We produce a free download for people who are about to be made redundant which itemises your rights  www.irenicon.co.uk - select the advice tab, then downloads.  

If you have less than one year's service you will be entitled to money in lieu of notice, but beyond that your rights only cover things like discrimination.

If you have more than one year's service you have unfair dismissal rights but you don't get statutory redundancy pay until two year's service....