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A friend of mine left his old job of 10 years to take up a new position and just 3 weeks later he has been made redundant.

The redundancies aren't part of a redundancy program, it is just him who has been let go.

The role he was filling was a new one at the company and after assessing the position he took they have told him that they've realised they just don't have enough work for him to do to justify a full time position.

Can they do this or is he entitled to make any sort of claim against them?

Best answers:

• Yes they can do this. He would have only been in his probationary period and, during this time, they have decided either he isn't suitable for the role or the role isn't required. Either way, it's during probation and that's exactly it.
  This isn't the same thing as redundancy.
• Since April 2012, an employee needs two years service to qualify for protection from unfair dismissal. During this time an employer can dismiss for any reason or no reason at all (provided that the reason does not amount to unlawful discrimination).
  So, on the information provided, your friend is not entitled to make any claim against the employer.
  EDIT: Please note the CAB aim to respond to queries within two working days. As it is now the weekend, you are unlikely to get any reply from a CAB representative until sometime next week.