Black Listed?

[IdiotHunter]

I work in a cliche market that is global but small. Recently one of our employees left and joined a rival company, apparently he was 'poached' for want of a better word.

Since this, the CEO has warned everyone that advertising their employment is for forbidden. They specifically mentioned Facebook or Linkedin. Anyone caught displaying the company will be dismissed and "black listed".

I never fancied replying and asking what exactly they meant. Who are you black listed against? The customers?

[hman]

meh, maybe he means to threaten you that you will never work in the industry again if you dare to leave his company/ advertise which you work for.

Tell him to poke off, he really isnt as important or influential as he thinks.

Now who do you work for?

[Kermit power]

hman said:

Now who do you work for?

How many companies could there possibly be in a "cliche market"?

[Flibble]

An employment tribunal would have a field day with that. Probably time to find a new job if your boss is that sort of person.

[Stevenj214]

Flibble said:

An employment tribunal would have a field day with that. Probably time to find a new job if your boss is that sort of person.

Possibly time to push your luck with salary, working conditions, whatever else you fancy.

Then advertise on linkedin your employer

Get fired

Employment tribunal (if you can be black, disabled or gay you'll probably get more)

Then go work for a competitor

[zaphod42]

Unless the work or primary work of the company was subject to being SC/DV/ etc security cleared, I don't think he has a leg to stand on.

It does depend though on *how much* detail you put on the linked in profile. Your role and Cv is not their property, but if you started listing "successful client projects", for example, and listed clients you had served/done projects for then he may have a partial case.

Otherwise, a tribunal (should it ever get that far) would view it as a constraint of trade IIRC.

Edit to add:

There was this case a few years ago in the construction industry:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/mar/06/ian-kerr-...

And whilst I'm not aware of any "black list" per se, some industries (e.g. Pharma) will extensively background check employees for membership or sympathies with, for example. Animal Rights/Liberation groups and find a magic way of employing someone else instead. How they do it; I wouldn't ask, but they are terribly effective at it and spend a lot of money every year on proactive screening; it is as effective, if not more effective than SC/DV screening.

Edited by zaphod42 on Sunday 19th June 16:19

[AJS-]

Kermit power said:

How many companies could there possibly be in a "cliche market"?

Could be thousands if it's a people business. Especially in today's market. But then again, at the end of the day it's a small world.

[Kermit power]

AJS- said:

Kermit power said:

How many companies could there possibly be in a "cliche market"?

Could be thousands if it's a people business. Especially in today's market. But then again, at the end of the day it's a small world.