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emmahughes_3
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I have been offered a new job. my current employer only provide a very restricitve reference i.e. only included how long i had worked for them. additionally i had to tender my notice before they would issue the reference,. as a result of the lack of information i was asked to complete a medical questionaire. now their occupational health advisor has asked for a report from my doctor.
i now realise that i have handed in my resignation but not formally been offered the other job in writing, my employers are being cagey about whether i can withdraw my notice if my new employer does not like what is in the report from my GP. By the way I do have some health issues.
what is my legal position now
i now realise that i have handed in my resignation but not formally been offered the other job in writing, my employers are being cagey about whether i can withdraw my notice if my new employer does not like what is in the report from my GP. By the way I do have some health issues.
what is my legal position now
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emmahughes wrote: »I have been offered a new job. my current employer only provide a very restricitve reference i.e. only included how long i had worked for them. additionally i had to tender my notice before they would issue the reference,.
Why do you say "had to", I have never heard of that before, does your employer have an agenda here?.emmahughes wrote: »as a result of the lack of information i was asked to complete a medical questionaire. now their occupational health advisor has asked for a report from my doctor.
A reference would rarely give very much medical information anyway, it is not uncommon to be asked to complete a medical questionnaire - in fact it is good policy for an employer to ask for one.emmahughes wrote: »i now realise that i have handed in my resignation but not formally been offered the other job in writing, my employers are being cagey about whether i can withdraw my notice if my new employer does not like what is in the report from my GP. By the way I do have some health issues.
It depends on what the health issues are, is it likely to affect your ability to perform the job, I don't mean that as necessarily meaning you won't get the job. A good employer will recruit the right person based on ability, etc., but if you need, just for example, to always work on the ground floor, then an occupational therapist will be able to advise them.emmahughes wrote: »what is my legal position now
don't panic just yet, all is not lost, but your current employer can insist that you leave, since you have handed in your notice.
The legal eagles around here will give you lot's of good advice soon[/quote]If anything I say starts to make sense, PANIC!0 -
I think your current employer was wrong in asking you to resign before a reference would be given
How long have you worked for your current employer?0 -
standupguy wrote: »I think your current employer was wrong in asking you to resign before a reference would be given
How long have you worked for your current employer?
It's perfectly reasonable. After all,a company does not have to give a reference at all.0 -
emmahughes wrote: »I have been offered a new job. my current employer only provide a very restricitve reference i.e. only included how long i had worked for them. additionally i had to tender my notice before they would issue the reference,. as a result of the lack of information i was asked to complete a medical questionaire. now their occupational health advisor has asked for a report from my doctor.
i now realise that i have handed in my resignation but not formally been offered the other job in writing, my employers are being cagey about whether i can withdraw my notice if my new employer does not like what is in the report from my GP. By the way I do have some health issues.
what is my legal position now
The words creek & paddle spring to mind
I wonder if this user will ever return. Signed up to MSE, made 2 rather dubious posts within 6 minutes and disappeared 10 mins later.
Getting quite a common occurrence on MSE :cool:"Now to trolling as a concept. .... Personally, I've always found it a little sad that people choose to spend such a large proportion of their lives in this way but they do, and we have to deal with it." - MSE Forum Manager 6th July 20100 -
message to Premier
re my request for help with my electricity bill
is it your job to be patronising and condescending to new users of this forum.
what do you mean by 'creak and paddle'
what do you mean by 'dubious posts'. i thought this forum was for genuine queries on any of the subjects listed. so i registerd and left queries about two problems i am having in my life at the moment.
and what do you mean by 'left 2 posts within 6 minutes and left after 10 minutes'
maybe you've got time to sit in front of your computer for hours on end waiting for someone to reply to a query but i do not with a full time job two children and a disabled partner. if you cannot be helpful then don't reply it is simply pointless.0 -
It's perfectly reasonable. After all,a company does not have to give a reference at all.
It depends what it states is in the contract of employment CFC.
My line of thought on this was leaning toward a potential claim for constructive dismissal if employed in excess of 12 months.
In other words the employer giving the employee no option other than to resign?0 -
That was where I was leading too, Standupguy, if OP has been in employment for more thatn 12 months I thought she might have grounds to claim constructive dismissal but I hoped some of the HR/legal types would come along, this is definitely not my area.
Emma, just to say in defence of premier, from time to time spammers sign up and leave a couple of messages then disappear, they sometimes then either log on as themselves or create a second ID and respond to their own emails with web addresses and the like - they are just trying to drum up business. It does seem to be a bit of a problem on MSE but I am quite new too.
Good luck, I hope you get your new job, let me know how it goes, I'll watch the thread.If anything I say starts to make sense, PANIC!0 -
just to let those who gave helpful advice know my job offer has now been confiurnmed without the need for a medical report and i start on 4th August. Thanks again.:T0
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