advice on dismissal without warning please

[sorrylittlelot]

OK HERE GOES

 

 

I have worked at the company for just under 14 months, no disiplinary action against me until this point.

 

Long story short, I have had 5 days off work, i sent a message to my boss on the first day saying I wouldnt be in work that day. The same day I posted an SC2 form to work. I made no further contact with them nor received any contact.

On my fifth day of absence I received a letter stating that due to unauthorised absences my employment is terminated with immediate effect as i have failed to report my absence in line with company procedures. I have had time off before and not reported it to my manager due to them being off work on long erm illness, in these instanes i have always contacted the head of personnel and this has never been an issue, however my letter says that i have failed on several occasions o report absences via company procedures.

My employment is terminated from the date of the letter and once i have been paid what I am owed i shall receive my P45.

 

I was hoping for some advice please.

 

As a side note and I dont know what relevance this has but I cannot tell you the companies procedures tehnacally as I have never been given a contrat (despite asking several times)

 

 

I have since SAR them and also sent a letter before action.

 

 

Basically they have sent the return to work forms, DWP forms (where Job centre asking about dimissal etc), copy of health and safety trainign checklist, copy of letter of dismissal and check lists showing employment contract issued (yes ticked) but underneath they put handbook issued. On second check list under employment contract issued, they ticked N/A and put handbook issued with 6 weeks. they also only referred to informal verbal discussions , but no info on formal past disciplinary was provided and indeed they admitted was not formal but informal and no records were kept of them

[sorrylittlelot]

hi all was hoping for some further advice on a thread I have elsewhere, its gone quiet and really wanna crack on with it.

 

 

the link is below if anybody is willing to have a look id be very grateful

 

 

thanks

[sequenci]

Hi,

 

If you would like help, you're going to need to post your story on this thread - rather than link to other fora.

 

Seq

[sorrylittlelot]

OK HERE GOES

 

 

I have worked at the company for just under 14 months, no disiplinary action against me until this point.

 

Long story short, I have had 5 days off work, i sent a message to my boss on the first day saying I wouldnt be in work that day. The same day I posted an SC2 form to work. I made no further contact with them nor received any contact.

On my fifth day of absence I received a letter stating that due to unauthorised absences my employment is terminated with immediate effect as i have failed to report my absence in line with company procedures. I have had time off before and not reported it to my manager due to them being off work on long erm illness, in these instanes i have always contacted the head of personnel and this has never been an issue, however my letter says that i have failed on several occasions o report absences via company procedures.

My employment is terminated from the date of the letter and once i have been paid what I am owed i shall receive my P45.

 

I was hoping for some advice please.

 

As a side note and I dont know what relevance this has but I cannot tell you the companies procedures tehnacally as I have never been given a contrat (despite asking several times)

 

 

I have since SAR them and also sent a letter before action.

 

 

Basically they have sent the return to work forms, DWP forms (where Job centre asking about dimissal etc), copy of health and safety trainign checklist, copy of letter of dismissal and check lists showing employment contract issued (yes ticked) but underneath they put handbook issued. On second check list under employment contract issued, they ticked N/A and put handbook issued with 6 weeks. they also only referred to informal verbal discussions , but no info on formal past disciplinary was provided and indeed they admitted was not formal but informal and no records were kept of them

Edited August 14, 2014 by sorrylittlelot
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[sequenci]

If you've been there less than 2 years I'm not sure how far you're going to get with this - but I'm sure an expert will be along shortly to help you.

[Emmzzi]

Absence reporting policies are almost always a phone conversation with the boss - or whoever is covering the boss - not HR, and not sending a message.

 

You're owed any untaken holiday, and your notice period. That's going to be your lot.

 

You make this sound like you have had several periods of sickness. I'd say that's the reason for the dismissal, not reporting method. But breach of company policy is easier on the paperwork so they'll say it's that.

[steampowered]

Unfortunately I also can't see any viable unfair dismissal claim here - you don't have the necessary 2 years service to claim unfair dismissal, and I can't see how this claim would fit into any of the exceptions to the 2 year requirement.