Suspeded from work. Help!!

ScorpiondeRooftrouser

Edwina87 wrote: »

The new company know that I am working and due to them needing an immediate start I've told them I will resign from current job. All is above board on their side, they are an international company. They just needed to fill the position quickly. And regarding references. I'm not concerned about that at all, because I won't use anyone from my current workplace..My partner can do that for me, we've done it before... long story! Better you don't ask.

Thank you all for your answers. I will resign on the 13th day of the 2 week suspension... whilst constructing the resignation letter am I able to ask for any outstanding leave entitlement to be payed to me?

And I will state the reason for leaving is because I have to travel or something wish washy like that. They do not need to know that I have a new job

It doesn't matter who you "use" as a reference. Any decent organisation will simply contact the company you have said you were working for using publicly available details. I have never in my life given a specific name as a reference; they just use the list of previous employers on my CV.

spadoosh

Sounds like you and the potential new employer will be a perfect fit.

Good luck, hopefully for you, your old employer will just want rid of you so will not bother compelling you to contractual agreements.

makeyourdaddyproud

Best thing is not to dwell too much on the misconduct - what's happened has happened. If you're sure this new employer is legitimate then good luck to you and perhaps with a decent tenure the misconduct you left behind will no longer matter. If this position doesn't work out, I would recommend temping (if possible), and try to get a number of assignments on your CV until you find the right employer for you. People lie and bend the truth in employment all the time, I've even witnessed a 16 y/o purporting to be a 21 y/o contracting on the same rate as me back in the 80's, only relating that fact after the assignment ended.

Unfortunate as it may seem, practiced and accomplished lying will get you ahead of the game depending on how covertly you plan it. There should be a skill book on this.

Marktheshark

They would not suspend you if they wanted you working there.
Oblige them and take the other job, this is how it was in the good old days, you just walked in to the next job and kissed poor jumped up employers who think they are doing a favour by earning from your back.. A short goodbye.

You will get further in life looking after number 1.

bugslet

sangie595 wrote: »

Just an observation. The pay and hours are great. They want an immediate start, and they haven't asked for employment references. In my experience, if it is to good to be true, then it isn't true. Are you quite sure that this job is what our appears to be?

Bit off topic, I pay above average for van drivers, the hours, well the hours are what international work is. We took a driver on 3, weeks ago following a retirement that gave us 1 weeks notice. So we wanted someone who could start as soon as. In all it ended up at 3 weeks by the time we interviewed and he gave two weeks notice. We didn't ask for references; half the time they say nothing.g more than an outline, other times it's been very standardised, so we go on gut feel which works OK for us. Anyway, New guy seems good, in the middle of a conversation he said that he couldn't believe his luck in getting the job. Which made me happy that he thinks we are good to work for - maybe he'd spoken to the lads that have been here for years and formed an impression from them. My point is that just because a company doesn't do all the things that people expect , it doesn't mean they are bad, it just means they are maybe a liitle idiosyncratic. ;)On the other hand, they may be cowboys:rotfl:

sangie595 wrote: »

It sounds like you are an accomplished and practiced liar. God help the new employer...

In which case if they do operate like us and size people up fast, s/he won't get past 3 months!

sangie595

makeyourdaddyproud wrote: »

Unfortunate as it may seem, practiced and accomplished lying will get you ahead of the game depending on how covertly you plan it. There should be a skill book on this.

There is. It is usually referred to as the disciplinary procedure, and gets dusted off just after the person gets caught "getting ahead of the game".

bod1467

I suspect comments from a poster who's been here for almost a year will likely be better considered than those from someone who joined this month.

auldblerk

bugslet wrote: »

If I'm not mistaken Sangie tends to represent employees rather than employers.

I have that impression from his/her recent posts too.


I'm not able to offer the OP any advice as some of it is not making sense to me.
All I can state is, in regard to references, in the Construction industry that I am in, Agencies want a name and the Company so as to contact them immediately as usually they want you to start work immediately dependant on your references.

sangie595

He is a she; and she is a trades union rep of more than 30 years standing. Deeply concerning that a poster who didn't get the advice they wanted is happy to bring nothing to the discussion other than their prejudices. But not surpising since their only method of disagreeing has been to be abusive.

Edwina87

Are employers allowed to refuse your resignation whilst suspended, the resignation was sent via email