Originally Posted by
Jet II
Unless any redundancies are carried out in violation of the Law then there are no grounds to punish anyone irrespective of how the Company decides to carry them out. It might be that the Government and some MP's dont like the idea of redundancies whilst the company uses the Job Retention Scheme but if the Legislation is does not specifically forbid it (and I suspect it does not given the speed with which it was introduced) there is nothing in Law preventing any lay-offs.
This is where the law is an ass.
BA may well be breaking the law but because of the ridiculous way our legal system works, challenging BA can only be done after the fact. Even then it can only be challenged at tribunal and the award if successful is miniscule compared to the damage the redundancy causes. Such as the loss of a home due to mortgage default.
The maximum amount that you can be awarded as compensation for Unfair Dismissal is presently the statutory cap of £88,519, or 52 weeks gross salary- whichever is the lower. This is in addition to the basic award which can be ordered by the Tribunal of up to a maximum of £16,140. These figures are from 6th April 2020.
Unfair Dismissal