Lena, what did you do? Were you not entitled to notice? In UK you have to have notice even if you are temporary. Casual labour is the only sort not to require notice, because they are called in as necessary. Surely you should have had some warning that he was laying people off. Check with your colleages and see if anyone else has been laid off. If not, you might have grounds for a fight, because he lied about the reason for letting you go. If you were 'on the books' then there are legal ways to make you redundant, because that is what happened. You weren't sacked over any offence were you?

Nil carborundum and all that, but go and speak to people, you may have something to fight.

LTS