Sacked for gross misconduct

TBagpuss

Having a government position doesn't usually involve signing the oficial secrets act.

However, in most places accessing information for personal use is a major misconduct issue, not least because it will typically involve a breach of GDPR rules, so could land the employer in hot water with the ICO as well as creating a complaint from theperson's whosedetails were accessed.

Undervalued

MEM62 wrote: »

Did this process take place and was it completed within your notice period or after you had left? If after, then your contract was not in existence and the opportunity to terminate your employment had passed.

Even if that is correct it makes next to no difference.

The former employer could still contact the new employer saying what has transpired and that had they known sooner they would have dismissed the OP for gross misconduct. The effect would be the same.

All the OP can do is hope the former employer doesn't do that. He is powerless to stop them and any attempt to do so could well be counter productive.

Without knowing the exact occupation it is difficult to say how likely or otherwise it is to happen. It is a case of lesson learnt and hope for the best I'm afraid.

so_very_confused

You are not able to influence your past employer regarding their decision. Contacting your daughter from illegally gained information is a definite no no. If she was to complain it is such a serious breach you would struggle to find employment.

ThemeOne

You will just have to sit tight and see what happens - I wouldn't mention it to either the old or new employer. After all the "reference" might have been as little as a brief phone call confirming employment dates. Also if your new temp job is through an agency, the agency has a vested interest in keeping you in it, assuming performance has been OK.