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thats exactly it. either sign the agreement or dont, either way if I go the formal route it'd just be me up for redundancy so I'd be out
Intil the procedure gets to conclusion you're employed and will be paid.
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thats exactly it. either sign the agreement or dont, either way if I go the formal route it'd just be me up for redundancy so I'd be out
Intil the procedure gets to conclusion you're employed and will be paid.
How long have you worked for the company ? What does your contract say about notice periods?is there a minum timescale for them? can they be done in a week or would it be a month?
How long have you worked for the company ? What does your contract say about notice periods?
You may be better speaking to ACAS mate regarding your rights, they have a helpline and usually answer quite quickly the number is 03001231100, they will ask you all the right questions and tell you the best way to go on.I wouldnt be due any statutory. I'm getting my PILON, I'm just wanting to work out what wages I'd get by refusing to sign the agreement and forcing them to start a formal procedure while still getting paid for it because the ex-gratia payment was really crap
You may be better speaking to ACAS mate regarding your rights, they have a helpline and usually answer quite quickly the number is 03001231100, they will ask you all the right questions and tell you the best way to go on.
Personally I would ring them as soon as you can, tomorrow if possible, the 1st of Feb is only a week away now![]()
Ah rite got you now, that 2 year rule puts a real spanner in the works when it comes to tribunals, basically you have no rights. If you already have a solicitor on board no doubt she is doing as much as is possible for you. Good luckI cant be arsed with the chew on to be honest. I've got an appointment tomorrow with the employment law solicitor to sign the settlement agreement or not. she's been fantastic. I'll probably end up signing it and waive my rights to a tribunal but she said a claim for unfair dismissal, despite the evidence, would be hard as it's under two years. I'll just take the money and move on, I'm a victim of just another tory rule that was brought in a few years ago so they could protect their mates and get rid of people with no questions asked
With the issues I have going on I've wondered whether I may eventually need the help of a solicitor. ACAS can only do so much and as they always say "They are not there to offer legal advice". I have looked up local solicitors in Washington but none seem to mention employment law as one of there services. Do you mind telling me who you are using ? You can PM me if you would prefer ?honestly stumpy, she's been really good and I definitely got my moneys worth from her. might take her and her intern some celebrations in tomorrow.
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"Any protected conversations regarding the ending of the employment and the offer are then classed as ‘inadmissible’ as evidence at Employment Tribunal if a claim was subsequently made.'
With the issues I have going on I've wondered whether I may eventually need the help of a solicitor. ACAS can only do so much and as they always say "They are not there to offer legal advice". I have looked up local solicitors in Washington but none seem to mention employment law as one of there services. Do you mind telling me who you are using ? You can PM me if you would prefer ?![]()
That's the next step mate, if you can't sort it via arbitration/mediation.With the issues I have going on I've wondered whether I may eventually need the help of a solicitor. ACAS can only do so much and as they always say "They are not there to offer legal advice". I have looked up local solicitors in Washington but none seem to mention employment law as one of there services. Do you mind telling me who you are using ? You can PM me if you would prefer ?![]()
Thanks for that, never gave them a thought when I should have really, used them in the past for 2 house sales and a messy probate problem.I've been dealing with Richard Reed in Frederick Street. As soon as I started telling the solicitor stuff and she was asking me things and writing them down, I felt relaxed and she wasn't afraid to get stuck in when replying to my employer when she was tagged in emails.
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Go back and ask for more than the 2k offered and point out what you’ve said above.The company used a point scoring system to determine who would be made redundant. There were 2 of us locally in the North East doing this one particular role but one of us had to go. My mate (I actually sit next to him at the match) got the nod over me on length of service by 1 year as the company scored us level on points. However since leaving and studying all the redundancy paperwork prior to almost shredding it all I realised my mate should have had 1 point less than me. I've even discussed it with him and he can't understand how this has happened either, he agrees they may have made a mistake.
To be fair to the company they went about the redundancy process legally and fairly over 100 lads nationwide went, but in my case I think they have simply made a clerical error.
So what to do now ?
I guess I have decisions to make![]()
Thats the thing mate I have every scrap of information regarding the redundancy process, point scoring criteria etc. I also have all the evidence regarding how my points were calculated. All on paper or screenshot. However I don't have physical evidence of my ex colleague that's all held on his section of the company's IT systems.That's the next step mate, if you can't sort it via arbitration/mediation.
With regards to your unfair dismissal claim, are you in receipt of their criteria and full scoring for you and the retained colleague?
And they selected you, even though you should have survived based on the scores?Thats the thing mate I have every scrap of information regarding the redundancy process, point scoring criteria etc. I also have all the evidence regarding how my points were calculated. All on paper or screenshot. However I don't have physical evidence of my ex colleague that's all held on his section of the company's IT systems.
The points scoring system was fairly simple as were the factors that affected the points. It was common knowledge between the 4 of us that worked locally, my senior tech and line manager how many points each of us had and what our status was of the factors that affected the points like discipline, attendance and appraisal scores.
Suppose I could give that a try although I'm really not sure what would be a decent offer. If they offered 5k or 10k and I accepted I have no idea if I would be short changing myself. In a nutshell if I won at tribunal I really have no idea how much I could be offered as compensation I have no experience of this sort of thing.Go back and ask for more than the 2k offered and point out what you’ve said above.
Similar happened to us a few year ago. Partner returned from maternity leave to be told on her first day back she was being made redundant. After she pointed out the process hadn’t been followed they offered her 2k as final settlement. She went back and asked for 7k which I thought she was mad to do as only worked there part time and had been there a couple of weeks over the 2yr mark (10 month of that on mat leave). They came back and offered her 5.5k which she took. She was planning on leaving anyway so worked out well. Solicitor they paid for said she had done well to get the offer and to take it.
Worth a try
Yes mate they have definitely made a mistake with his points, I was on 11 and he should have been on 10, however they scored him 11 and he kept his job on a tiebreaker which was length of service, he was there 1 year longer than me.And they selected you, even though you should have survived based on the scores?
Should be an easy win if you can prove it.
What you'll get will largely depend on how much above the minimum (statutory) redundancy you received when you were made redundant.Suppose I could give that a try although I'm really not sure what would be a decent offer. If they offered 5k or 10k and I accepted I have no idea if I would be short changing myself. In a nutshell if I won at tribunal I really have no idea how much I could be offered as compensation I have no experience of this sort of thing.
At the end of the day I've lost my job, I worked for them for 7 years and was on almost 37k, what price do you put on that ? Who knows.
I was just paid stat mate £571 x1.5 for every complete year.What you'll get will largely depend on how much above the minimum (statutory) redundancy you received when you were made redundant.
I was just paid stat mate £571 x1.5 for every complete year.
What about witnesses at a tribunal ?
Just an update mate, I have started the ball rolling with ACAS about an unfair dismissal. The Conciliator is going to make contact with the company tomorrow about it.You can't really accept it at this stage then.
What makes you think you were selected unfairly, or that it wasn't a true redundancy situation?