employment rights

[pearllewis1]

I have been laid off work since 12th January 2009 what rights do i have to make a claim for have no work for s long.

[Ethel]

Claim against whom, for what?

[pearllewis1]

Ok claim against my employer.
do i have a right to at least some pay even tho they have no work for me, just be on their pay roll i would have thought that i had the right to some wages after all they have not made me redundant. I have worked for them for over 3 years surely i have rights under employment law.

[kempie]

Hard to answer without knowing the details of your contract of employment.

http://www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=81 4

[Twenty20]

From the Government site below:
You should get your full pay unless it is part of your contract that your employer can lay you off without pay (or on reduced pay).

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/Redunda ncyAndLeavingYourJob/DG_10026693

Check your employment contract