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I was employed by a company for 7 years, and last week I was, in my opinion, unfairly dismissed.
The company is a small engineering firm, and has been struggling in the current economic climate. To help with matters, we all agreed to take a £1.50 an hour pay cut, and work an additional 5 hours a week unpaid. There had also been an issue with a lot of jobs having problems with them, some were mine and my colleagues fault, but others were unavoidable, but have all combined to paint a pretty bad picture.
Not long after we signed the agreement, I was issued with a final warning because a job I had done was wrong. I admitted that I had made a mistake, but felt based under the circumstances, my mistake was not worthy of a final warning as other employees had made mistakes, some of which were more costly than mine.
My warning stated no mention of a right to appeal, and I received no prior warning that I might even be issued with one. I said that I was unwilling to sign the warning, and my immediate manager relayed this to his supervisor, the works director. He told him on 3 separate occasions that I wanted a meeting to discuss the warning, but it took 10 days before the director came and spoke to me about it.
Another job I had done had a problem with it, but again, it wasnt my fault. The director came and told me that I would be allowed to have a meeting later that day to discuss my warning.
Less than 15 minutes later, the Managing Director came in and asked me to switch my machine off and come to his office. I was expecting it to be my appeal meeting, but he told me to collect my things and leave.
I requested orally on the same day a written explanation for my dismissal, and by the end of that same day, an explanation, and an appeal against my warning and appeal. Also, upon advice by ACAS, I gave a written account of my opinion/defence regarding my warning, and dismissal on the Monday (having been sacked on the Friday).
I have since received my final pay slip, and my P45, but no letter explaining my dismissal or an answer to my appeal. Was sacked Friday the 30th October. I also received no notice pay.
Can anybody offer me any advice, or experience of a similar situation? I understand from a friend that still works there that they may offer me my job back. However, the remaining employees have had another pay cut forced upon them, and they have recruited somebody new in my place. I have lost all respect and trust for them... what should I do?
The company is a small engineering firm, and has been struggling in the current economic climate. To help with matters, we all agreed to take a £1.50 an hour pay cut, and work an additional 5 hours a week unpaid. There had also been an issue with a lot of jobs having problems with them, some were mine and my colleagues fault, but others were unavoidable, but have all combined to paint a pretty bad picture.
Not long after we signed the agreement, I was issued with a final warning because a job I had done was wrong. I admitted that I had made a mistake, but felt based under the circumstances, my mistake was not worthy of a final warning as other employees had made mistakes, some of which were more costly than mine.
My warning stated no mention of a right to appeal, and I received no prior warning that I might even be issued with one. I said that I was unwilling to sign the warning, and my immediate manager relayed this to his supervisor, the works director. He told him on 3 separate occasions that I wanted a meeting to discuss the warning, but it took 10 days before the director came and spoke to me about it.
Another job I had done had a problem with it, but again, it wasnt my fault. The director came and told me that I would be allowed to have a meeting later that day to discuss my warning.
Less than 15 minutes later, the Managing Director came in and asked me to switch my machine off and come to his office. I was expecting it to be my appeal meeting, but he told me to collect my things and leave.
I requested orally on the same day a written explanation for my dismissal, and by the end of that same day, an explanation, and an appeal against my warning and appeal. Also, upon advice by ACAS, I gave a written account of my opinion/defence regarding my warning, and dismissal on the Monday (having been sacked on the Friday).
I have since received my final pay slip, and my P45, but no letter explaining my dismissal or an answer to my appeal. Was sacked Friday the 30th October. I also received no notice pay.
Can anybody offer me any advice, or experience of a similar situation? I understand from a friend that still works there that they may offer me my job back. However, the remaining employees have had another pay cut forced upon them, and they have recruited somebody new in my place. I have lost all respect and trust for them... what should I do?
