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Well, everything happens for a reason - I’ve already got more work and, having not missed a day off aside from my Father’s funeral, in 3 years I’m pretty sure I won’t find myself in this situation again. My union rep has taken the details and is passing it to their legal side already. It’ll...

8:02am.

Thanks to everyone again for the even-handed advice.

Yup, perhaps you’re right. As I said I’d been on the phone all night, was exhausted mentally. It would be an hour and a half before anyone was in the office, and I simply didn’t call at that time. Still, everything happens for a reason. I’m still going to get advice from my union about my options.

Thanks for all the replies. Just to clarify a few things; the contract says; 7.1 - If you are absent from work for any reason, you must notify the Company of the reason for your absence as soon as possible, but no later than 10am on the first day of absence. Which I did. But in hindsight I...

No, they botched the operation and she’s presently paralysed. Having lost her brother to cancer this year and her grandmother a few weeks ago, she has not taken the news well.

^^^^ because it was out of hours and I was on the phone to my crying girlfriend at the time.

^^^^ re turning up, it’s a two hour commute to the workplace, so this wasn’t really an option for a quick hello and goodbye. Also, the work can be physical and the role included duties related to health and safety enforcement, hence being tired at work because of the situation could’ve been...

Should this constitute an immediate dismissal though?

I know you’re right on permanent full-time work, but this is a six month fixed term contract.

Some advice please! I started a new job on Monday, everything going swimmingly. I have a contract. Yesterday, a close relative of my long term partner underwent major neck surgery, during which there were complications. Having lost her brother to brain cancer earlier this year, her Grandmother...