Appeal Hearing

Hi,

I've been made redundant and have written to my employer to make an appeal.

My employer has written back telling me I should let them know what grounds I am making an appeal on, but they have not given me any written grounds or a scoring matrix as to why I have been made redundant. Is this unfair?

Also, they have also readvertised my position, as a fixed-term contract. Is this allowed?

Finally, I was off September/October last year due to an operation and recovery period. Should my employer count this as sickness or should I be covered under health and safety grounds for not going to work.

Hope to hear from some soon.

Thanks in advance,
B

You were sick - any sickness is sickness!

How long have you worked there? Because what they can do and what is allowed depends on that. And when were you made redundant?

Made redundant at the end of May and I have been there over 2 years.

In that case you write to the employer saying that you have requested an appeal, and you have requested evidence of their scoring mechanism in determining your selection for redundancy, and exercised your legal right to a written explanation of the reasons for your dismissal - none of which they have complied with. In refusing to provide you with this information they are denying you the opportunity to appeal your redundancy because they have failed to provide the evidence you have asked for to determine your grounds of appeal, and that this constitutes unfair practice. Give then 10 days to provide the information that you have requested and inform them that if you do not receive it you will be left with no alternative but to file an ET1 for unfair dismissal and unfair selection for redundancy without further notice.