Advice on being made redundant

[Bengaboy]

I don't know who to ask really , as I work in the military - my employment laws are for the most part different than normal procedures.

Long story short - wife is being sacked for no reason , other than she works from home. All of the other home workers have also been sacked. She is one of the top performers, so it isn't anything like a performance issue or gross misconduct.

Is it a valid reason to sack someone as they want to get rid of all the home workers? It may well be - but it seems a bit unfair and I am a bit lost as I cannot ask my employer what they would do as it would be different.

Any help is appreciated!

EDIT:

Sorry - maybe a bit light on the details.

She has been employed for 1.5 years on a permanent contract.

Apparently she has been made redundant as the job position no longer exists - however the same job exists in the office. So that is not true.

She has not been sacked - rang me in an emotional state, and that's what's she said. On the phone to citizens advice bureau now to see if they can advise.

 

[Bengaboy]

Apologies about the lightness in details - updated the original post.

She hasn't been sacked. Been made redundant even though the job still exists in the office. She's a bit emotional so maybe not telling me everything exactly correct.

 

[Bengaboy]

You in military, she work from home. Anything you not telling us?

Winston does a superb job of looking after her when I am deployed.

Unfortunately as she has been employed less than 2 years they can dismiss her for any reason (except race, sex etc).

It might be worth posting on the MSE Employment section, but you will most likely get the same answer.

Sucks

Well it is the job that is made redundant rather than the person, do you mean there are still people doing that job (only fewer of them now) or do you mean the job, as in her job, will still exist but will be done within the office?

She can speak to CAB about general advice re: redundancy, employers do have certain things they need to do - she's not being sacked. If it seems like they're not following the correct procedures it would be best perhaps for her to speak to an employment solicitor for an initial consultation, simply getting a solicitor to take a look at the situation and write a letter pointing out that they're not doing things correctly - proper notice, paying her correctly, offering alternative positions(?) etc.. could well get them to take notice and at least change the way they're doing things if not actually offer her something job wise or pay her off with a bit more $$$.

I mean her job will still exist but in the office. The letter of termination also states "following from a meeting with me and blah blah held today, this letter confirms our decision to terminate your employment". No meeting happened, we are in seperate parts of the country. Can we get them on this technicality or clutching at straws?

Also CAB seems to be useless when trying to get on the phone with them!

Again, if there is nothing that can be done, we can accept that - but I would like to try and do something if possible.