Help,Job offer withdrawn on day due to start!

hattie_pea

Hi Katie

I do apologise for my sweeping statements and fully accept that many recruitment consultants, including my own, do stirling work!

cannyscot_2

In my very large company -international insurance co - a man was offered a job -references and medical references taken. The medical ref said stress and on that basis -similar to yourself -left old job, ready to start new expecting to start Monday, was told Friday could not start. Because I had been involved in his recruitment discovered re stress-which was caused by personal circumstances totally unjob related. I laid into HR-after 3 weeks , pressure from him, me and in this case the concerned agency he eventually started.

So sometimes jobsworths get it wrong and it's worth pushing to get to the bottom of things no matter how distressing.

Savvy_Sue

There are good agencies, and there are not so good agencies. There's one that keeps phoning me at work and saying "You've used us in the past", to which my response is "Not for the last few years! But anyway we don't need any staff, TYVM" The other day I checked with a colleague who confirmed we've NEVER used an agency. So next time this lot phone I shall tell them they are misinformed ...

Katie_Bell

hattie_pea wrote:

Hi Katie

I do apologise for my sweeping statements and fully accept that many recruitment consultants, including my own, do stirling work!

Hi Hattie. Sorry if I came across stroppy, but we do all get tarred with the same brush. Good luck with your job search if you're currently looking!

C_Ronaldo

why cant the agency/employer just give you a straight answer

SusanCarter

If they told you that they were withdrawing the offer ebcause they hadn't received all the references then the content of them is irrelevent. It sounds like they are now saying they do have them all so their basis for withdrawing the offer was false.

BenefitMaster

You MUST make a claim against the employer for wrongful dismissal - you are entitled to statutory notice, and payment in leiu, and could potentially sue for loss of earnings while you find a new job.

BTDTGTTS, in my case the company had gone bust on the Firday as I was due to start on the Monday, but I issued proceedings and at least got a weeks money in lieu.

Once you have agreed to start on a specified date, even if you have not signed the contract, it exists. They must give due notice, unless you have committed a disciplinary offence (Gross Misconduct or similar).

When you go to the JobCentre, make it clear that you accepted a job, but were dismissed without cause before starting... This will affect your benefit if you don't make that clear, as you will be considered to be intentionally unemployed.

Andy_Davies

fannyadams wrote:

Hang on a minute. If they offered you a job and you accepted the job (even VERBALLY) then a contract of employment does exist and you are entitled to payment in lieu of notice. I KNOW coz I did it. I got offered a job (there was NOTHING about 'subject to satisfactory references/medical/whatever') and accepted. then about a week before my first day they said my references weren't good enough and they weren't gonna give me the job after all. I went to the CAB and they found a bit in a legal book that said that "a job offer and it's acceptance is still a contract, and therefore legally bindin" so IF you were offered the job without any "subject to's", then I'd go to the CAB and ask them for the legalese.
Good Luck

This advice is correct as I've been on the other end of it...

An offer letter got sent out to someone without the phrase "subject to satisfactory references etc.", the guys references were fine but a conversation with his previous employer revealed some problems.

The legal advice we got was that we had to take him on, otherwise we'd be in danger of being sued.

Unfortunately he didn't outlast his (extended) probationary period.