Suspeded from work. Help!!

Edwina87

Edwina87 wrote: »

I know I will loose my job. A colleague of mine who is still working there has told me that a member of management told her I will not be returning.

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

makeyourdaddyproud

bugslet wrote: »

...The better employees and employers seem to find each other. If you find that you are not able to find a good employer, you may like to take a long hard look at yourself and ask why.

Crikey. That's the biggest piece of claptrap i've heard in a long while.

Some employers are awful too.

Edwina87

Are they allowed to refuse your resignation, that I sent via email, as they just did

sangie595

Edwina87 wrote: »

Are they allowed to refuse your resignation, that I sent via email, as they just did

They can if you haven't given notice . They can insist on your notice being served. That doesn't mean they can make you do anything. But it does mean they can continue any disciplinary procedure during that time. And you can defend yourself or not, as you wish.

It is highly unusual though, for an employer to do this. So there must be some motivation to continue. It would suggest that they consider the matter seriously.

Edwina87

Thank you Sangie595 I did not give notice, I don't want to, I resigned with immediate effect, via email, to which it was rejected.

Would it make a difference if I resigned via letter with immediate effect? I really don't want to give notice. I accept responsibility for the suspension and they will continue their investigation as they have said, I just want to cut ties with them.

sangie595

Edwina87 wrote: »

Thank you Sangie595 I did not give notice, I don't want to, I resigned with immediate effect, via email, to which it was rejected.

Would it make a difference if I resigned via letter with immediate effect? I really don't want to give notice. I accept responsibility for the suspension and they will continue their investigation as they have said, I just want to cut ties with them.

Well it is exceptional, but no, you don't have a right to resign with immediate effect because you agreed a contract which contains notice (even if that is statutory notice). They can't refuse your notice, but they can refuse immediate effect resignation. What makes it unusual is that by refusing they must continue to pay you - and few employers are wanting to do that unless there is real motivation. TBH, even with gross misconduct (and I assume by the foregoing that you are guilty) normally employers really just want shot of you. The fact they are going to this length says there is something else here. And that something else should worry you. It would worry me - because the very few times I have seen this happen it has usually meant that their investigation touches on criminal matters or regulatory matters.

And I know you are going out of your way to avoid explaining things here, but the fact that it would seem this is not the first time that you have been less than honest in your applications for employment - well, stuff catches up with you. Are you sure that stuff hasn't caught up with you? Because they are going well out of their way to get you.

makeyourdaddyproud

sangie595 wrote: »

...And I know you are going out of your way to avoid explaining things here, but the fact that it would seem this is not the first time that you have been less than honest in your applications for employment - well, stuff catches up with you. Are you sure that stuff hasn't caught up with you? Because they are going well out of their way to get you.

No information has been given by the OP that would indicate something is out to "get" them as such. They lost a job, got another and gave no reason for the dismissal. The only help being sought relates to notice-giving and there is nothing to imply. Maybe there is something more, but that is none of our business, and as you alluded to their vagueness and reticence in an earlier post, nothing more needs to be said or replied to.

densol_2

I agree with Sangie. Most times employers ( fearing a tribunal for unfair dismissal - right or wrong it costs them money to defend ) will make a huge sigh of relief at a resignation like yours and " get rid " straightaway. Its the path of least resistance - especially as you are suspended anyway.

The fact they still want you on their books and pay you ( and allow you to accrue holiday pay etc ) is rather disconcerting.

ohreally

What has been alleged?

Edwina87

I was just assuming that they didn't accept it as i sent the immediate resignation via email, as opposed to, in writing, as the contract states, so they could have rejected because of that...

That's why I asked weather I should now send, via post and also state that I'm willing to work notice..

Then see what happens then, my 2 weeks suspension ends tomorrow, and I have received no correspondence regarding updates or any meetings,