I quit my job BUT

amatt09

I quit my job yesterday and about an hour after quitting the owner sent me a text message saying that if i didn't go back to the depot they would not pay me any money.

the manager agreed that i could leave on the 13th of July 2012

To day i sent him a text saying that i am legally entitled to any money i have earned and that i would seek legal advise

The owners reply was "You need to read your Contract, I am legally Entitled to deduct monies for damage and failure to complete notice period"

I have to put upto £500 towards any damage caused to my if i damaged it but i have not damaged any vehicle.

My reply was that my leave date had been agreed as the 13th and that i have not damaged any vans.

His reply was " You have damaged your van and my notice was for the 20th that would be 4 weeks "

So i texted back " My agreed day was the 13th and which van would this be as i have not damaged any van "

Am i right in thinking that they could only keep 1 weeks pay and they should pay me my 2 weeks in hand and vehicle excess.


does anyone have any advise on how to sort this matter.

many thanks a

robpw2

when did you hand in your notice?
as today is the 12 , why have you left already tommorrow is the 13th so you have not completed your agreed notice clearly

amatt09

3 weeks ago from the 13th

amatt09

but i have still worked 2 weeks of the notice so they should only be able to deduct 2 weeks so i should still get 1 week plus my vehicle damage excess

robpw2

amatt09 wrote: »

but i have still worked 2 weeks of the notice so they should only be able to deduct 2 weeks so i should still get 1 week plus my vehicle damage excess

f your notice period is 4 weeks and you do not work the full four weeks you do not get paid for your notice period

why are you not working till your agreed date of the 13th ? do you have this in writig and if not why can you not work till the 20th ?

marybelle01

amatt09 wrote: »

I quit my job yesterday and about an hour after quitting the owner sent me a text message saying that if i didn't go back to the depot they would not pay me any money.

the manager agreed that i could leave on the 13th of July 2012

To day i sent him a text saying that i am legally entitled to any money i have earned and that i would seek legal advise

The owners reply was "You need to read your Contract, I am legally Entitled to deduct monies for damage and failure to complete notice period"

I have to put upto £500 towards any damage caused to my if i damaged it but i have not damaged any vehicle.

My reply was that my leave date had been agreed as the 13th and that i have not damaged any vans.

His reply was " You have damaged your van and my notice was for the 20th that would be 4 weeks "

So i texted back " My agreed day was the 13th and which van would this be as i have not damaged any van "

Am i right in thinking that they could only keep 1 weeks pay and they should pay me my 2 weeks in hand and vehicle excess.


does anyone have any advise on how to sort this matter.

many thanks a

I get the feeling that we aren't getting the whole story here. As others have asked... why did you leave before the date you say you should have left? Have you read your contract? Do you know what it says? You claim you didn't damage the vehicle - did you insist on a vehicle inspection before you left to prove you didn't?

amatt09

marybelle01 wrote: »

I get the feeling that we aren't getting the whole story here. As others have asked... why did you leave before the date you say you should have left? Have you read your contract? Do you know what it says? You claim you didn't damage the vehicle - did you insist on a vehicle inspection before you left to prove you didn't?

Because i HATED the job and last my van was a rental and was already damaged before i got it and the head of transport had looked over it that week and i had made sure she marked all the damage but i went back yesterday and i had a different van all i did with that 1 was reverse it without damaging it but all i want is what i am owed thats all

marybelle01

amatt09 wrote: »

Because i HATED the job and last my van was a rental and was already damaged before i got it and the head of transport had looked over it that week and i had made sure she marked all the damage but i went back yesterday and i had a different van all i did with that 1 was reverse it without damaging it but all i want is what i am owed thats all

Excellent. So what you mean is that you flounced out on the spot because you felt like not working your notice, and now you don't know whether your contract actually says what the employer claims it does or not (since you haven't answered the question) and you can't prove a vehicle wasn't damaged because there was no inspection of the vehicle before you flounced out.

It doesn't matter whether you hated the job or not - if the tables were turned you would have expected the employer to honour the notice period, but you didn't think that applied to you too.

I don't know whether a contractual condition that your forfeit your notice pay if you fail to work your notice is legally enforceable or not, but you may be on very sticky ground if there is damage to a vehicle because you can't prove you didn't do if you didn't get a final inspection. Perhaps someone else will know whether such a clause is enforceable. But it might have been wise to have thought of this before you upped and left. Surely you could have completed your notice - it wasn't all that long.

DCFC79

amatt09 wrote: »

Because i HATED the job and last my van was a rental and was already damaged before i got it and the head of transport had looked over it that week and i had made sure she marked all the damage but i went back yesterday and i had a different van all i did with that 1 was reverse it without damaging it but all i want is what i am owed thats all

So you left because you hated the job but you still left before the date you agreed to. You have really mucked it up havent you. What are you going to do for work now ? You got any plans ?

amatt09

i already have another job
and every week i had to fill in a vehicle inspection sheet

amatt09

i did ask about a week ago weather the manager was aware of any damage i had done to any of the vans but the only accident they are aware off is the only accident i have had which had caused no damage and even the owner is aware off this

ive texted him twice for the info for the van i have apparently damage and have received no reply.