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[crowncourt]

Having resigned from managing a nursing home to undergo medical treatment, the owner, in front of other senior staff,
saidsi will be given £1000 for each year of service,,,,now, after leaving,the promised £13000 has been reduced to £3000 !
Can anyone please advise where i stand on this ? Thank you.

[Celestine]

Were you given any formal (contractual) expectation of the 'departure gift'? I call it this because it is neither settlement or redundancy, so I'm trying to ascertain where the mechanism for this reward came from.

Stating verbally, in front of other staff that you would receive X amount could have created some sort of verbal agreement.

What has the care home said in explanation? I'm assuming your medical treatment must be quite serious to require resignation, this seems an odd way to support you.

[des8]

Enforcing a promise through the UK courts is difficult!

Firstly was there a promise, and did you signify acceptance. There needs to be offer and acceptance for it to become contractual.

Secondly you must have acted to your detriment (ie spent the money in expectation of receipt).
If the promise is to be enforced as the intention to create a contract you must have relied on the words to such an extent that you acted upon them in some way.

best wishes for a speedy recovery from whatever necessitates medical treatment

[crowncourt]

Your detailed comments have proved useful and important; the home is having second thoughts on this and i am hopeful that the full promised amount will be forthcoming...thank you.