sacked

[mavis15]

hi all i need advice

i have been employed by a cleaning company

i had to take 2 weeks off sick i sent in a doctors

note,i went to see the boss on tuesday to tell him

i would be back in this friday and would bring a

return to work note he said i didn't need one

i have been told today that i have been sacked

and that the bosses daughter is taking my job

as of tomorrow. can they do this to me or can

i take them to a tribunal

[daggersedge]

How long have you been employed? Are you self-employed? Is this your first time off sick or is this reoccurring illness?

[mavis15]

i have been working there for about 5 months i have a contract

it is my first time off sick and it was not a re occuring illness

[daggersedge]

It looks as if you are going to have to take it on the chin, then. In the first year of employment (soon to be first two years of employment), the employer can dismiss you without any reason at all, as long as it is not discriminatory. As this is your first time off sick and not a reoccurring illness, you can't say that you have been discriminated against because of disability.

 

Has your employer said that he is going to pay you for the time you have worked and any holiday time owing? What does your contract say about notice periods?