Dont you think this is unfair?

King Dong

I do feel for you as I have been through a similar process myself. I think it is totally unfair of them to judge you in two weeks as it is very difficult to impress an employer in a short period of time. You have to be exceptional which is not always easy.

Apart from being bitter there is not alot you can do other than learn from this experience. It will make a better person out of you.

Good luck

Dennis B

There is no such thing as "Fair" in this life.
With unemployment over 2 Million THEY can pick and choose
I here Tesco are taking on night shift shelve stacker's.

hmrhmr1717

Hello,
Unfortunately, whilst it may appear prima facie unfair dismissal, you have not accrued enough service to claim as such (1 year).

In short, they can give you whatever reason they like because of your length of service but they should still follow the ACAS Code of Practice (which was updated as of 6th April 2009).

Based on what you have said, it doesnt sound very fair at all, but there is little you can do unless you can prove that the real decision for dismissal was due to a reason of discrimination or a health and safety reason. If it is capability not linked to discrimination then there is little chance of any argument.

super girl

perhaps your employer should have given you more time. But there may be another reason for it. If you were unable to absorb the information they had to offer in that significant amount of time then they need someone who is more knowledgeable in law. Or perhaps they were impatient. But there really isn't anything you can do. They may have wasted your time.

So What

My opinion
Companies use yes use trainees for cheap labor once your time is up they move off the next one.
Not very smart for a company but it s cheaper than employing someone full time.
And their probably getting subs for it to

granny_sp

I suspect they were doing something illegal and can not keep employees that might realize or turn them in.

greybeard

Your training was also your probationary period. You failed the test.
The test was -: Is this guy capable of assimilating enough information in a short time to do the job? The answer was clearly NO!

Michael J

The two week training period appears to have been used as a trial period to evaluate your skills and learning capacity. It also gave you the opportunity to consider if you found the work to your satisfaction. It seems that you did not meet their criteria and they ended the trial period. Be grateful that neither you nor they wasted any further time - many firms have trial periods up to a year. Reflect on the experience and consider whether or not you are suited to that type of work or if you would be happier in another occupation.

britladyathome

It is very difficult to give an honest answer to that question on here as we dont know you, your abilities or your employer.

It may be a case you werent up to the level they were looking for as much as you tried. It may not be the company for you.

Have you asked them for (non defensive) feedback on how you can improve on what you do for your next position.

It may be that what you worked on during that 2 weeks wasnt what was needed. Maybe you were required to show other sorts of talents - ie innitative over hours - outcome over the number of things initiated.

RhiRhi13

that is totally unfair
if your job description is trainee then they should give you a chance to train
duh

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