u/AspectInteresting606

Being called into a meeting next week, to a surprise redundancy meeting that is probably going to become an unfair dismissal, as my role is still needed / can't be reallocated to anyone else, and I haven't been given any performance feedback in years. Am likely going to be too upset to articulate for myself so needing a legal support person to come with me please? Are any available on a no win no fee basis?

Years ago I reluctantly agreed to sign up to hold power of attorney forms (personal care and property) for a parent. They are still in good health but I have since learnt how to create boundaries / defend myself, and no longer tolerate emotional abuse, so we no longer speak and I need to avoid being re-traumatised by contact, so letting them or their lawyer know that I cannot help and wish to withdraw my agreement is not possible.

I am wondering if I should I have been given the opportunity to get independent legal advice before I signed the forms, and need to know if signing the forms created any legal or personal financial obligation on me? If yes is there a way to get out of it without parent finding out?

We have no other relatives. If I were contacted by social services at any point asking me to activate the EPOA can I say no? I doubt that I would be able to help, I have no idea who they bank with or that they would have any assets or money in their accounts, not do I have any money of my own. If an agency was to put them in a care home in future is there a way that I might be forced to go into debt to cover their extra costs? I know the government care subsidy leaves a shortfall / that there are often no basic rooms available, what happens in this scenario?

Quite stressed out, all advice welcome.