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Author: Sally Perry

Vestas Sit-In: Copy of Dismissal Letter

8:43 am Wednesday, 29th July, 2009, Isle of Wight

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Vestas Sit-In: Copy of Dismissal Letter Last night at the Vestas Sit-In, the workers who have taken occupation of the offices in order to fight for their jobs were presented with letters from the management sacking them.

We were fortunate enough to get hold of a copy of the letter which we can show you now.

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3 readers' comments to the “Vestas Sit-In: Copy of Dismissal Letter” story

  1. +1 Click if you like this comment Harold     says:
    29, July 2009 at 9:43 am

    Hmm

    Unfortunately for Vestas they have failed to follow the acas code of practice for disciplinary matters.

    You should have had a hearing at which you could be represented.

    Even after that, yu have the right of appeal.

    I’m sure the RMT will be advising you on the process to follow now.

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  2. +1 Click if you like this comment VentnorBlog shows us high-quality hyperlocal reporting with the Vestas story | Journalism.co.uk Editors' Blog     says:
    29, July 2009 at 4:51 pm

    [...] Dismissal letter image available to view. [...]

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  3. +1 Click if you like this comment Wendy V     says:
    1, August 2009 at 1:10 pm

    A friend who’s had a long career in HR told me the dismissal letter is lacking any mention of appeal. He says:
    “ACAS have set out a Code of Practice that requires Vestas to have a written Disciplinary Policy.
    This policy must include a right of appeal at each stage.
    Any letter referring to a disciplinary decision should set out the right of appeal against that decision.
    I have looked at the Vestas letter and it is silent.
    The dismissed workers could go to an Employment Tribunal and claim they were unfairly dismissed because the Company did not follow its disciplinary Procedure.
    This could result in the Tribunal making an award that would compensate for the loss of redundancy and notice pay.
    There is no cost involved in making an application to a Tribunal.
    Citizens Advice should be able to help.”

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