Working my notice - should I have to work 4 weeks more after trial period?

I have recently been working a trial period of 4 weeks, as my previous job was made redundant, and I was offered a new role within the company.

On the last day of this trial period, I requested redudancy as this role is not suitable for me, I need to ask the following question.

1. My employer has stated I must work 8 weeks notice, should this include the 4 weeks trial, so now it should be 4 more weeks?


Many thanks in advance for any response.

MG

Hi MG, thank you for your message. Sorry to hear that your alternative employment wasn't suitable for you.

You have a right to try out alternative employment before you decide whether or not to take it, without losing the right to statutory redundancy pay. You can work in the new job for a trial period of four weeks (unless agreed otherwise with your employer). The trial period will start immediately the previous job ends.

You can decide that the job is unsuitable at anytime with the four week trial period. However, if you unreasonably refuse the alternative job after the trial period, you will not have a right to a statutory redundancy payment.

Has your employer confirmed that you are eligible for redundancy and statutory redundancy payment now?

If you were served 8 weeks notice and you have worked 4 weeks, you still have 4 weeks notice to work unless your employer doesn't require you to work the notice and gives payment in lieu of notice. You would revert back to your employment but if the work you were previously employed to do is no longer there, you will be asked to do suitable alternative work until the end of your notice.

I hope this has helped answer your concerns. Please feel free to contact me again if you need any more advice.