31-07-12, 10:17 PM
One area a lot of firms fail on before they even get to a tribunal is the selection process for who gets made redundant (assuming it isn't everyone).
If they can't prove that they made a fair selection (which it doesn't sound like if all of the people made redundant has just joined a union) then they have already lost.
Assuming you are going to win, they might offer you an out of court settlement, but if you go to tribunal and win then they have to pay you your salary for up to 2 years - if you get another job then they just make up the difference (assuming your new job pays less than your old one).
At least them's were the rules back in 2002 when I got made redundant 1 day before my 2 years service.
If they can't prove that they made a fair selection (which it doesn't sound like if all of the people made redundant has just joined a union) then they have already lost.
Assuming you are going to win, they might offer you an out of court settlement, but if you go to tribunal and win then they have to pay you your salary for up to 2 years - if you get another job then they just make up the difference (assuming your new job pays less than your old one).
At least them's were the rules back in 2002 when I got made redundant 1 day before my 2 years service.