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Getting sacked due to a rumor??

Hello,

Last week I returned to a bar where i used to work 2 years ago, yesterday i got sacked..

Apparently all returning staff are to be vetted by head of security, apparently when i left there was a rumor started that i put my ex gf into hospital (she used to be a supervisor there) now this is 100% false.(rumor was probably started by someone no longer there)

Currently they are saying that i shouldnt have been reemployed in the first place as the H+R guy never went through head of security and just employed me straight away..

IS this the case that i can be sacked due to a false rumor being started? i would imagine they would need to know who started it and also that it was true? is this the case?

Many thanks

Dan

Comments

  • Gordon_Hose
    Gordon_Hose Posts: 6,259 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    If you've been there for less than a year you have very few rights tbh.
  • KiKi
    KiKi Posts: 5,381 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    You can be sacked for pretty much any reason in your first year, as long as it's not a discriminatory one. As you've only had 1 week's service, just move on and be grateful you had a lucky escape!

    KiKi
    ' <-- See that? It's called an apostrophe. It does not mean "hey, look out, here comes an S".
  • steve1980
    steve1980 Posts: 2,334 Forumite
    As above, but if they have said this AND you have it writing you could sue for slander.
    Estate Agent, Web Designer & All Round Geek!
  • Enfieldian
    Enfieldian Posts: 2,893 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Sorry, but what does "vetted by the head of security" mean?

    They ask you a few questions? Check you out on Facebook? Go through your pockets? Carry out a CRB check? Etc....etc.....
  • Gordon_Hose
    Gordon_Hose Posts: 6,259 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Waterboading out back with "Big Baz"...
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