Resigned, Worked Notice - Can I retrospectively fail my probation and be dismissed?

oriondriver

Hello,
Question for everyone:

I resigned from a job during the 6 month probationary period, I worked 4 weeks notice, I have worked my final day - Can I retrospectively fail my probation and be dismissed? The company said prior to my last day they were taking action against me under the probation policy. I've had no meetings - only emails informing me they are invoking this (received prior to my last day) I ask because I'm concerned about what the company may put down as the reason for leaving and what they might put down on a reference.

Thanks

KatrinaWaves

Yes they can continue their processes in your absence and could mention that in a reference:

‘Resigned before completing probation period’ ‘resigned before investigation into their conduct during probation period could be completed’ Etc.

oriondriver

Resigned prior to completion of probation period is fine as its factual.

Resigned failing probationary period - deciding it after I've gone seems a bit farcical .

KatrinaWaves

It really depends on why. If you are resigning because of some action you have taken where you know you’re gonna be in trouble, then it’s not farcical.

If things just aren’t working out and they’re going ‘oh you’re quitting? Fine we’ll fail your probation then!’ Then yes it is.

[Deleted User]

If you are worried, couldn't you tell your side first.

Equally you can work for a company (protected industries aside) that doesn't feel it's it duty to give a reference. Anyway.

There's lots of other situations that go that are on a par with this - end of fixed term meaning job is finished - well meaning HR put 'resigned' because this is actually the best politically correct answer. :cool: my last position I worked alongside someone giving me grief part in conjunction with an employer in my past, long story short a current colleague's partner worked at the place I once did and someone knew how to wind the situation up thanks to the medium of someone else, let's say the best outcome was that employer remained silent and by their actions, I then knew they were definitely 100% behind everything that has gone on. (again another time glad the reference request happened)

Try not to worry. If you did fail probation the company let you down or essentially agreeing the person leaving knows they likely didn't fit. You can't be to struck to much for doing right thing/being proactive.

Hope the next role is better for you. Sorry for the rambling, I really never believed someone from the past could cause so much terror at work. I did find someone willing not to take reference but I wasn't keen to work for them.

oriondriver

Heyy everyone,
To tell the tale, I started there in September and was promised a developmental role. By Xmas I could see that it was anything but developmental and everything I did "wasn't to the expected standard". The boss in London that promised me development went off to another team and I was stuck. In January I had three days sick (where I'm allowed 4 before triggering attendance by their policy). Mid-February I started to try and get everything on record properly - minutes of meetings and such. At that point I was getting very one sided minutes sent to me by my boss. I tried to speak to his boss and turns out they'd worked together elsewhere five years prior and I was being unreasonable and Mr. My Boss was a gold star bloke. In March I gave them 4 weeks notice. In week 2.5 they sent me a letter to my home address saying they were taking action under the probation policy and I would be invited to a meeting. Wednesday this week was my last day and Thursday I was invited to attend a probation review meeting in a phone call from an HR type - to which I explained that I'd already resigned and didn't think it was necessary for this to take place. She cited my 3 days sickness as the reason for the meeting...

Ja7188

I tried to speak to his boss and turns out they'd worked together elsewhere five years prior and I was being unreasonable and Mr. My Boss was a gold star bloke.

For future reference, I'd suggest you don't try this again unless your immediate manager is blatantly incompetent, which seems not to be the case here - this course of action is never likely to end well.

In week 2.5 they sent me a letter to my home address saying they were taking action under the probation policy and I would be invited to a meeting. Wednesday this week was my last day and Thursday I was invited to attend a probation review meeting in a phone call from an HR type - to which I explained that I'd already resigned and didn't think it was necessary for this to take place

Not clear on the timescales here - you seem to be saying you left the company on Wednesday having worked 4 weeks' notice, but then you received a call on Thursday, which appears to be after you left, asking to you attend a probation meeting...?

If you got a call from a 'HR type' then this suggests a fairly large company and any reference you receive is probably unlikely to state anything other than dates of work, job title and salary.

Masomnia

If you resigned and your employment ended on the Wednesday, they can't then invite you to meetings on the Thursday as you're no longer an employee.

nicechap

oriondriver wrote: »

Hello,
Question for everyone:

I resigned from a job during the 6 month probationary period, I worked 4 weeks notice, I have worked my final day - Can I retrospectively fail my probation and be dismissed? The company said prior to my last day they were taking action against me under the probation policy. I've had no meetings - only emails informing me they are invoking this (received prior to my last day) I ask because I'm concerned about what the company may put down as the reason for leaving and what they might put down on a reference.

Thanks

oriondriver wrote: »

Resigned prior to completion of probation period is fine as its factual.

Resigned failing probationary period - deciding it after I've gone seems a bit farcical .

oriondriver wrote: »

Heyy everyone,
To tell the tale, I started there in September and was promised a developmental role. By Xmas I could see that it was anything but developmental and everything I did "wasn't to the expected standard". The boss in London that promised me development went off to another team and I was stuck. In January I had three days sick (where I'm allowed 4 before triggering attendance by their policy). Mid-February I started to try and get everything on record properly - minutes of meetings and such. At that point I was getting very one sided minutes sent to me by my boss. I tried to speak to his boss and turns out they'd worked together elsewhere five years prior and I was being unreasonable and Mr. My Boss was a gold star bloke. In March I gave them 4 weeks notice. In week 2.5 they sent me a letter to my home address saying they were taking action under the probation policy and I would be invited to a meeting. Wednesday this week was my last day and Thursday I was invited to attend a probation review meeting in a phone call from an HR type - to which I explained that I'd already resigned and didn't think it was necessary for this to take place. She cited my 3 days sickness as the reason for the meeting...

What evidence do you have that you passed the probation?

Masomnia

nicechap wrote: »

What evidence do you have that you passed the probation?

If OP had failed the probation that means they were dismissed; they weren't.