Well, it had to happen at some point, I suppose. They've finally decided to let me go. Apparently, Vertex hired too many staff over the Valentines Day / Mother's Day period, meaning that they have to fire around 23 temporary staff from the Forres site alone. A hell of a lot more from the Hale Court site in Manchester, I hear, but I really couldn't care less.
What bothers me is that they're going about it in the worst possible way. They gave us all a week's notice, which is crap. Also illegal, according to the Citizen's Advice Bureau. I went there a few days ago to ask them if what Vertex / Kelly are doing is right; apparently not. They say that I'm entitled to two weeks' notice, as I've been working for the company for two and a half years. I'm also meant to get a letter stating why, and the opportunity to appeal the decision.
When confronted with this, Kelly Services came up with some bullshit reason for my rights not being given - they say that this is an "end of secondment" and not a dismissal. The CAB say otherwise. So does my contract, as far as I can tell. I'll keep this blog semi-updated with the results. Hopefully I can take them to an employment tribunal to get some sort of compensation, but it's still early days. My last day is technically on Tuesday, after they told me to take my remaining notice period as paid leave. Guess they didn't like the fuss I was making.
Wonder if they'll like the email I sent to the BBC?
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