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My husband works for a small sales company selling a software product. When he started they provided spreadsheets full of data, ie companies to telephone. The product has a limited shelf life as there are only so many companies to call in that industry.
My husband and the sales team have asked over the last few months for more data as they are running out but they haven't been given any any more. As a result of this and the recession added in they are not hitting target any more.
Recently new management has come on board who have made it clear that they think the current sales team are being paid too much. On top of this, they have found their jobs advertised online this month for between £5k - £10 under their current salaries.
My husband emailed the Director at this point to ask if their jobs were at risk and why were their jobs being advertised and he said that they weren't looking to replace them as that would be unethical.
However, the whole sales team has now been given official warnings but rather than on a monthly basis in line with their targets they're being judged on a 2 weekly basis. This means that they are looking at being out of a job by the end of December/start of Jan.
As they are unlikely to hit target in December (last year targets there were apparently reduced by 70% in December as sales are near impossible at this time of year, but they of course won't do that this year) it is pretty much a foregone conclusion that they'll be out soon and new staff on lower salaries will be recruited. This timeframe does not give them genuine time to try to improve sales and I wonder can they impose 2 weekly targets when they are contracted on a monthly target basis?
Is this grounds for unfair dismissal given that he won't have hit a year's employment with them until February 2012?
My husband and the sales team have asked over the last few months for more data as they are running out but they haven't been given any any more. As a result of this and the recession added in they are not hitting target any more.
Recently new management has come on board who have made it clear that they think the current sales team are being paid too much. On top of this, they have found their jobs advertised online this month for between £5k - £10 under their current salaries.
My husband emailed the Director at this point to ask if their jobs were at risk and why were their jobs being advertised and he said that they weren't looking to replace them as that would be unethical.
However, the whole sales team has now been given official warnings but rather than on a monthly basis in line with their targets they're being judged on a 2 weekly basis. This means that they are looking at being out of a job by the end of December/start of Jan.
As they are unlikely to hit target in December (last year targets there were apparently reduced by 70% in December as sales are near impossible at this time of year, but they of course won't do that this year) it is pretty much a foregone conclusion that they'll be out soon and new staff on lower salaries will be recruited. This timeframe does not give them genuine time to try to improve sales and I wonder can they impose 2 weekly targets when they are contracted on a monthly target basis?
Is this grounds for unfair dismissal given that he won't have hit a year's employment with them until February 2012?
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