Wrongful Dismissal Under 2 years

Legacy_user

I was recently the victim of a wrongful dismissal but because I had only been in the position for one year I was unable to take any appropriate action via ACAS.

I was in a team of 4 in an office role and there was no management on site. I excelled in my work and always showed commitment. Two of the staff turned against me. They stopped all communication with me which made my job impossible. When I approached the management with this issue I was sacked.

The two staff members had already lied about my conduct to the management.

Now I have this enormous blemish on my CV and I am finding it very difficult to explain what happened and I'm being turned down for new posts because of this. I am now unemployed.

I feel very hard done by and this has affected my health.

I would appreciate some help in this matter.

PS I'm new to forums so be gentle with me.:hello:

Torry_Quine

It wasn't wrongful dismissal though. You can be sacked for any non-discriminatory reason with less than two years employment.

London50

As above, I am afraid you have no grounds as such for wrongful dismissal, you will just have to except it and explain to future jobs prospects the reason you were sacked and hope they understand and employ you.

Energize

The op clearly understands that there is no legal case, but wants advice on how to go forward with a dismissal on their record.

Did they give a reason for dismissal? Did you ask about a reference?

Lioness_Twinkletoes

Personally, I'd leave them off my employment record completely. Get a reference from the previous employer.

London50

Energize wrote: »

The op clearly understands that there is no legal case, but wants advice on how to go forward with a dismissal on their record.

Did they give a reason for dismissal? Did you ask about a reference?

No one has said anything about a legal case in the replies just explained that under two years they have no comeback with the company.

katie_saver

Losing 2 years worth of experience off your CV is not easy to explain and would be a real shame. Have you asked about a reference - reasons for dismissal stating you need this information for future job roles and not for any other reasons?

Lioness_Twinkletoes

katie_saver wrote: »

Losing 2 years worth of experience off your CV is not easy to explain and would be a real shame.

They said that they'd been in post for a year. Not quite such a loss to be honest.

123Matt wrote: »

I was recently the victim of a wrongful dismissal but because I had only been in the position for one year I was unable to take any appropriate action via ACAS.

123Matt wrote: »

I was in a team of 4 in an office role and there was no management on site. I excelled in my work and always showed commitment. Two of the staff turned against me. They stopped all communication with me which made my job impossible. When I approached the management with this issue I was sacked.

The two staff members had already lied about my conduct to the management.

I am also quite sure that there is more to this than we are being told.

FBaby

Horrible situation but you should have raised an official grievance which at least they should have investigated following their policy.

Ultimately they might have no agreed with you that they were the problem rather than you and that was their right.

You'll have to be honest and try to explain the situation in a way that they are convinced toy were victim of bad management.

Scorpio33

I am sure you know as you have been there less than two years there is little you can do about the dismissal. So focus on getting another job.

When applying, most places won't ask you why you have left until the interview. So if they ask for the reason why you left, think of a (valid) reason that would make you want to leave the old role, but also that would make the new role you are applying to attractive. You don't need to tell them you were sacked unless you are asked.

Then when it comes to references, most companies simply state job title and dates of employment, nothing more, so you should be ok.

The key here is time: you want as little time between jobs as possible.

If you are desperate take a temp job, any temp job. Generally they are less likely to worry about your history, as long as you are capable for the role. Then when you apply for a permanent role, you can state that you are seeking something more permanent and the references will come from the temp role.

Good luck!

TBagpuss

Do you have lots of other short term jobs on your CV? I don't think having ben in the role for a year is necessarily a major hurdle to finding other jobs, unless it is, or appears to be, part of a pattern.

You don't have t state on your CV why you left.
use a different referee.

If you are asked about it at interview, try to keep it brief and factual. It isn't likely to be helpful to go into a lot of detail, but saying something such as "It was a very small office and unfortunately there was an issue with another person in the team. I was asked to leave as, unlike the other person involved, I had only been with the company for a short time."Did you have any formal appraisals or reviews prior to that? If so, you could say something like "It was a very small team. I initially had excellent fedback and good scores on my appraisals, however unfortuantely another member of the team started to bully me. I followed the company's policy and raised the issue with y manager, and was dismissed"

If you were formally dismissed for misconduct (which would not have ben necessary) thn don't lie about it, but consider saying something such as the suggestion above but adding "after I reported the bullying the other person involved made allegations against me, and the company chose to belive their allegation and dismiss me. I didn't feel the process was fair, but unfortuantely that wasn't my call. I have never had any disciplinary issues in any other job, and had had excellent feedback in that job prior to the issue arising"