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Advice on Work dismissal/gross Misconduct etc

Tue, 22/11/2011 - 17:41 — Tobiasq

Hi All,

I wondered if someone could help me?

I am currently considering pursuing my previous employer for compensation etc.

In a nutshell, I was on paternity leave ( I have worked for my employer since 01 st September, all i had was an offer letter stating salary, 1 months notice period and start date nothing else)

In the latter stages of the second month October, my boss run into huge financial difficulties and was unable to pay any staff including myself ( I was on paternity leave at the time) eventually she paid me for ocotber work, however I recieved a letter stating my employment had been terminated due to unautorised paternity leave ( I had 2 weeks).

I never had a disciplinary procedure either regarding the above but obviously i was totally unaware my boss would act in this way.

All the way through my paternity leave i worked from home making calls and sending emails and was never informed at any point that my paternity leave was unauthorised nor did i recieve any emails advising me of that.

In my termination letter she stated that she had agreed with me that she would give me a week off as a gesture of good will we never ever discussed a week at all.

I was never advised either that my paternity leave was unpaid either if i had i just would not have worked during this time as I would have known it was unpaid leave.

I worked all the way up to the 8th November plus in my offer letter it advised me I had a month notice period plus was owed 4 days holiday acrued.

Can someone advise me where I stand, even though my employment was short surely I can claim the months notice period pay and upto the 8th November plus the 4 days holiday?

Thanks for any advice you can give me.

Tobias