Hi Honeybee13 Mariefab did tell me that you asked her to help on my behalf to which I am very greatful and YES YES it did help alot. I have handed it now hope there is a good out come. what ever the case may be I shall keep you posted. Hanks for your help again.

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Marie, I am lost for words for the care you showed. I very much appreciate all that you have done for me, for all the kind words and support you all have given me. Few peoples have offerd to write this letter if I can I will post them all so others can learn from it. If there are others here i.e. honeybee13 ...etc please do upload your own version I am 100% sure we all can pick up a thing or two from it. My gratitude as ever to you all.

Mariefab, I am ever so greatful for what you have done. I kind of need it to be an appeal with out my presence as I will have to go back out to be next to my mum as her days are near. So it needs to be a bit more detailed although I understand where you are coming from. The appeal is only with letter/avidence

Hi mariefab, Unfair dismissal is the right word. I was away for just over 6 months, I did inform my boss that I will be away to which they did agree but they needed to know as to when I am coming back yet because of the fluidity of the issue I wasn't able to tell them and assume as tho I have been told that end of b'ness today is the last they will accept my appeal. Oh! they said I should have kept them updated which I did try with my friend at work as well as my sister yet that wasn't good enough because it wasn't in writing as well as lack the detail they needed i.e. date that I was going back. Regardless, Had I known that they were going to dismiss me I would have resigned on compassionate ground "Unauthorised absence" will be right assumtion. Although I was asked if I needed someone with me at the meeting I was thinking they should have had another person with them too. i.e. some one from HR. it was my manager and I in the room I am not sure if you know but I really am not sure I should go back in to this job under this conditions so all I want them to do is not to dismiss me and allow me to resign. Thanks again

Chrees honeybee13, Not long to go I am looking at 7pm because they close at 8pm but officeally 5pm today is the deadline.

Thanks guys, I kinda need to hand it today before 5pm and I am rather desperate. Honeybee13, because this was my first time using this forum I didn't know where or to whom I sent it but I shall look in to it. Many thanks for all your help.

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Hello all. This is my first time and please be kind and help me write this letter. I recently was dismissed form a job I love because I went abroad to look after my dieing mum. I am so emotional about it all I am having difficulty in conveying how I feel in a manner that doesn't aggravate my stands with the company. And I am none wiser as to how to write the letter. If I write the just of the case could someone kindly compose it for me. Many thanks in advance. 1. I am not after my job any more but I don't want to have the gross misconduct record. 2. I had informed my manager why I was leaving and where I was going too. to which I was asked to keep them updated. 3. I did try to keep them updated via my sister and colleague yet I was told that wasn't good enough and in hindsight I could have written a letter but didn't have the means to email. Please bear in mind that my mum was diagnosed with Cancer and because she wasn't able to get the treatment where she was I have had to move her to another country where I didn't have anyone nor do I speak the local language) 4. In any case I am not asking for my job back all I am saying is because the company is very large should I want to work for the same company ever again this will be on my record moreover I was one of the highly thought worker for the 18months I was there and that they are happy to give me a good reference because of it. 5. Had I known the gravity of the issue at hand I would have gone in with my resignation letter than to be dismissed. I was hoping the Manager will look at my case on compassionate ground and allow me to resign rather than ... Please feel free to ask any thing you need to know to an able you to write the letter and I am willing to reply to the best of my knowledge. I very much appreciate all your help.