hi, im on maternity leave at the moment and was due back to work 1st week in december.
got phone call yesterday from my boss askng me cud i meet up withh him for a, i quote "15 minute quick chat!"
I met up with him lunchtime (took me to one of the most expensive hotels in Dublin!! buttering me up what??) and after showering me with presents for my new baby son and chatting about him for a good half hour, i asked him how things were in the office. Then he dropped the bombshell..... i was being let go. They are cute enough to say that "my position has become reduundant". They are going to get someone in to take over my job AND they will do a couple of other things that it wouldnt have been visable for me to do. They knew this too!!!!
Can they do this?? They have actually interviewed AND offered my job to somone already, two weeks ago actually, before i was even told i didnt have a job anymore! He did say he would be writing me a cheque which would be that I would be paid up till end of Feb, Gross.
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Does anyone know if there is a minimum you must be paid if being made redundant or do they not actually have to give you anything at all?
My main query is though, would this be a unfair dismissal case? Surely you cant be let go whilst on materntiy leave? Arent i protected under the maternity act??
Thanks guys and I really do appreciate any advice at all.
got phone call yesterday from my boss askng me cud i meet up withh him for a, i quote "15 minute quick chat!"
I met up with him lunchtime (took me to one of the most expensive hotels in Dublin!! buttering me up what??) and after showering me with presents for my new baby son and chatting about him for a good half hour, i asked him how things were in the office. Then he dropped the bombshell..... i was being let go. They are cute enough to say that "my position has become reduundant". They are going to get someone in to take over my job AND they will do a couple of other things that it wouldnt have been visable for me to do. They knew this too!!!!
Can they do this?? They have actually interviewed AND offered my job to somone already, two weeks ago actually, before i was even told i didnt have a job anymore! He did say he would be writing me a cheque which would be that I would be paid up till end of Feb, Gross.
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Does anyone know if there is a minimum you must be paid if being made redundant or do they not actually have to give you anything at all?
My main query is though, would this be a unfair dismissal case? Surely you cant be let go whilst on materntiy leave? Arent i protected under the maternity act??
Thanks guys and I really do appreciate any advice at all.