A friend, who has been working for a Spanish company, successfully, for the last 3 years, has just been fired. A trumped up excuse, no notice, marched off the premises after coming in to the office for a hour during leave to help. The individual has a proper contract which has been breached.
Any advice, experiences or suggestions from the members would be greatly appreciated.
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Meseta
a friend has been fired..............
Hi there
Sorry to hear about your friend, have they had formal written warnings within the last 6 months? Did the employer actually sack them today or make them redundant by giving finiquito and the final payment worked out over the 3 years employment? If they were handed the payment and finishing papers and signed them, there is not a lot they can do, but if they have been dismissed without any warning or papers then they should seek legal advice immediately.
Sass
Sorry to hear about your friend, have they had formal written warnings within the last 6 months? Did the employer actually sack them today or make them redundant by giving finiquito and the final payment worked out over the 3 years employment? If they were handed the payment and finishing papers and signed them, there is not a lot they can do, but if they have been dismissed without any warning or papers then they should seek legal advice immediately.
Sass
THanks
Sassy, thank you for the prompt response. I'll have the details later today. My understanding is that she was simply told to pack up her desk and leave.
It sounds to me like a travesty. I'm going to be doing all I can to assist !
regards
meseta
It sounds to me like a travesty. I'm going to be doing all I can to assist !
regards
meseta
Sacking
Hi meseta, sorry to hear about your friend's news. I have a friend who was fired in similar circumstances a couple of weeks ago by a Brit who said 'he had run out of money' so he was sacked although the shop keeps trading!
My friend has been to the Spanish employment authorities in Malaga, with his contract, and they are taking the employer to court on 13th Jan. it was a fairly simple process, but you will have to speak fluent Spanish. Once the case is heard, the employer will have to pay the salary up to the date of the case, probably plus a further payment in your friend's case as your friend has been employed for quite a long period. In the case of my friend, the authorities also discovered that the employer was not trading in strict acordance with the regulations, so he may lose his licence as well
This is one area where the authorities DO SOMETHING
Good luck
My friend has been to the Spanish employment authorities in Malaga, with his contract, and they are taking the employer to court on 13th Jan. it was a fairly simple process, but you will have to speak fluent Spanish. Once the case is heard, the employer will have to pay the salary up to the date of the case, probably plus a further payment in your friend's case as your friend has been employed for quite a long period. In the case of my friend, the authorities also discovered that the employer was not trading in strict acordance with the regulations, so he may lose his licence as well
This is one area where the authorities DO SOMETHING
Good luck
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employment contract
I understand that a contract of employment does exist. She will be taking the matter further with her lawyer.
Strange as it may seem, daneinspain, good or bad employee, everyone has rights.
Thank you all for the comments.
All the best.
Strange as it may seem, daneinspain, good or bad employee, everyone has rights.
Thank you all for the comments.
All the best.
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This CAB website may be of use I realise it refers to employment in England but I'm sure EU employment must be similar.
http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/index/lif ... _dismissal
http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/index/lif ... _dismissal
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Great news about the contract mesata. The other good news is that the authorities don't drag their heels over employment issues, it saves them unemployment payments.meseta wrote:I understand that a contract of employment does exist. She will be taking the matter further with her lawyer.
Thank you all for the comments.
All the best.
I hope it all works out for your friend.
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