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I have been sacked from my job

river555

Hello, I have lost my job a few weeks ago and I was sacked for gross misconduct. I used to teach at a university. In one year of working there I wasn't given an EDI training from my employer. Being autistic certainly affected my day to day communications with people. I was off work with a sick note from the doctor for mental health reasons, but the disciplinary hearing still went ahead, and without my union rep there. I wasn't invited to provide a written statement. Has anyone else been dismissed from a job and they believe they had been treated unfairly? I am at my wits end now especially as I can't get a reference from them and my housing was a part of the job. Thank you for nay help and time.

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  • Know how you feel because I've lost count how many times I've dismissed, not had temporary contract renewed  and been subject to disciplinary procedures over the most trivial incident just as an excuse to get rid of me.

  • in reply to Robert124

    did you ever go through ACAS for unfair dismissal may I ask?

  • in reply to river555

    No.  It's my word against them.

    In one job I was fired just before the end of a six month probationary period, so I had few employment rights.  In their words I failed probation.  But other staff were worse than me.

    The management were very slimy at the dismissal hearing.  They pointed out the extra help and support which was made available to me.  At one point my manager made the argument that if I didn't take advantage of the extra help then I was being ungrateful and I wouldn't improve.  Five minutes later he was saying that by taking the extra help, I made myself uneconomical to keep employing.

    In the next job I didn't have my temporary contract renewed.  Although everyone else did.

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  • in reply to river555

    No.  It's my word against them.

    In one job I was fired just before the end of a six month probationary period, so I had few employment rights.  In their words I failed probation.  But other staff were worse than me.

    The management were very slimy at the dismissal hearing.  They pointed out the extra help and support which was made available to me.  At one point my manager made the argument that if I didn't take advantage of the extra help then I was being ungrateful and I wouldn't improve.  Five minutes later he was saying that by taking the extra help, I made myself uneconomical to keep employing.

    In the next job I didn't have my temporary contract renewed.  Although everyone else did.

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