Job offer revoked...
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The other half has recently been wrapping things up with her current company after being offered a Job with another (Both large well known UK companies). She was emailed the job offer and a start date was agreed. At this point she handed in her notice.
Now with only a few days left with the current company, they have been in contact saying they can't offer the job anymore. No real explanation given but they have asked for a meeting and have mentioned offering an alternative job (A demotion with a pay drop)
Currently we are in limbo. She could possibly be out of work by the end of the week. Does anyone have any advice on the matter?
Cheers in advance.
Now with only a few days left with the current company, they have been in contact saying they can't offer the job anymore. No real explanation given but they have asked for a meeting and have mentioned offering an alternative job (A demotion with a pay drop)
Currently we are in limbo. She could possibly be out of work by the end of the week. Does anyone have any advice on the matter?
Cheers in advance.
randlemarcus said:
Can't hurt to meet them - it might be a more interesting job, with a tiny pay drop. Alternatively, did she burn any bridges when she resigned? It might be possible to withdraw the resignation.
The current company wanted her to stay and offered her a 20% rise. She's just found out they don't know if they can let her stay and if so there would be no rise in pay.Over the phone the new company have offered nearly a 30% drop to the agreed pay and it will be a Supervisor/Team leader role rather than Manager. A step back. They have also mentioned it was a HR cock up but aren't giving details till they ring her back.
So angry.
Europa1 said:
What sort of terminology did the email use? Did it ask her to reply to accept the offer?
I don't have it to hand but looked over it last night. It came as an official company document in a PDF and provided a statement saying they would like to offer her the job. Stated the pay, hours etc. At the end it asked for references so to my understanding the only condition to the job was good references. Bother references were from 2 very well trusted people so we had no doubt. I cant remember if it exactly stated it needed response but it appeared to be a given.She responded with acceptance. A start date was agreed and she handed in her notice.
bredvan will know best but the offer has been made and accepted so the employment contract has been entered into. If the offer was only conditional on references and these are ok then your only option is to sue them for breach of contract.
A cheaper and less stressful option is to look for another job.
Its a real s
tty situation and the company involved sound like a bunch of tossers but that doesn't help you much.
A cheaper and less stressful option is to look for another job.
Its a real s
tty situation and the company involved sound like a bunch of tossers but that doesn't help you much.The Spruce goose said:
But i would take the job or any job and keep looking as you seem to have little options available.
This, it will be better to take the job to tied you over while looking for a new one.If they are a large company as you say, then they will already be looking at covering their arse legally speaking, so taking them for breach of contract could well be a long and possibly fruitless exercise.
KrazyIvan said:
If they are a large company as you say, then they will already be looking at covering their arse legally speaking, so taking them for breach of contract could well be a long and possibly fruitless exercise.
They could have taken the person on and let them go with a weeks notice. Most contracts have a probation period where the notice is 1 week. With less than 2 years service there is no come back in terms of unfair dismissal. That's even more low than what they have done but would surely protect them from potential litigation?I agree that trying to sue them is probably not going to be worth it.
944fan said:
They could have taken the person on and let them go with a weeks notice. Most contracts have a probation period where the notice is 1 week. With less than 2 years service there is no come back in terms of unfair dismissal. That's even more low than what they have done but would surely protect them from potential litigation?
I agree that trying to sue them is probably not going to be worth it.
Im sure the above is correct, but I wonder if there could be a negligence claim? DO the two sides of the law overlap like that?I agree that trying to sue them is probably not going to be worth it.
Again, its a terrible option and not really relevant but I am legally curious. It doesn't seem right that you can just do that to people without consequences.
The law of negligence has no application here. Negligence is a tort, which involves someone who owes a duty to be careful acting carelessly and causing harm. Liability for economic harm is strictly limited, but in any event there is no relevant duty of care here.
There is no need for a signed document in order to make an employment contract. An exchange of emails could suffice, depending on what the emails say. Any remedy for a breach here would, however, likely be very modest, as the employer could have lawfully terminated the contract on notice anyway.
There is no need for a signed document in order to make an employment contract. An exchange of emails could suffice, depending on what the emails say. Any remedy for a breach here would, however, likely be very modest, as the employer could have lawfully terminated the contract on notice anyway.
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