Hello,
My wife was recently let go from her cleaning job.
We had organised with a friend to go on a Boat Cruise from the 18th of December. It was booked withing a day to reserve the great deal that our friend had gotten for us.
My wife then asked for some time off (2 months notice). The time off would only account for 3 Days as the business would not operate from the 21st onward for Christmas.
Her boss said that, in a meeting they had 6 Days ago, the business would be fairly busy around that time. My wife remembers him saying that. But he also said that there would be no annual leave for that time period, this is what my wife does not recall happening.
His reason for dismissal was that my wife booked the holiday without any concern for their business, even though we said that it was just a booking, no money has been paid and it can easily be cancelled.
For that 'deliberate' act of going against what he had supposedly said he said that she is no longer needed at the company.
Just wanting to know if this is an actual case of unfair dismissal or we are just clutching at straws.
Any help is good help,
Thank you.
addition:
The coworker that my wife worked with on a daily basis quit the Friday before this interaction (1 day ago) and currently my wife cannot work alone. I'm not sure if this matters to the case, but was just thinking the boss may have used this as an excuse to dismiss her.
My wife was recently let go from her cleaning job.
We had organised with a friend to go on a Boat Cruise from the 18th of December. It was booked withing a day to reserve the great deal that our friend had gotten for us.
My wife then asked for some time off (2 months notice). The time off would only account for 3 Days as the business would not operate from the 21st onward for Christmas.
Her boss said that, in a meeting they had 6 Days ago, the business would be fairly busy around that time. My wife remembers him saying that. But he also said that there would be no annual leave for that time period, this is what my wife does not recall happening.
His reason for dismissal was that my wife booked the holiday without any concern for their business, even though we said that it was just a booking, no money has been paid and it can easily be cancelled.
For that 'deliberate' act of going against what he had supposedly said he said that she is no longer needed at the company.
Just wanting to know if this is an actual case of unfair dismissal or we are just clutching at straws.
Any help is good help,
Thank you.
addition:
The coworker that my wife worked with on a daily basis quit the Friday before this interaction (1 day ago) and currently my wife cannot work alone. I'm not sure if this matters to the case, but was just thinking the boss may have used this as an excuse to dismiss her.
