Can I sue for incorrect role description and travel?

jennyg3011

Hi,

I applied for a job that was titled 'Digital Transformation Manager'. When I went for the interview I was told it was not a valid title and I would be a Roll-Out manager.
I was fine with this as I am a Project Manager.
In the interview the discussion also happened around travel to other countries.
Anyway.....I was offered the job and after discussions with my recruiter it wad agreed that travel would be few and far between (I am a single mother)
When I was offered the job the start date was almost 3 weeks later.
So I started the job and it was nothing similiar to a roll-out manager position - in fact it was mostly training and admin. Plus my manager asked me almost immediately to travel to Germany a couple of weeks later to do training plus other travel was discussed.
I was very disappointed and confused.
I handed in my notice as the role was nothing related to what I had done before, plus I wasnt able to travel so much. My new manager was on holiday at the time
Her manager, had a chat with me and took on board what I had to say. We discussed other ways to make this role what I was expecting. However when my manager came back from holiday she was not pleased with me and suggested we stick to the role at hand.
Again I had to hand in my notice and leave the company.
Between the wait to start the job and the weeks trying to get this sorted I wasted 2 months and ended up having to leave.
Do I have any legal rights in this situation?

Thanks
Jenny

Marcon

None at all, I'm afraid.

General_Grant

jennyg3011 wrote: »

Hi,

I applied for a job that was titled 'Digital Transformation Manager'. When I went for the interview I was told it was not a valid title and I would be a Roll-Out manager.
I was fine with this as I am a Project Manager.
In the interview the discussion also happened around travel to other countries.
Anyway.....I was offered the job and after discussions with my recruiter it wad agreed that travel would be few and far between (I am a single mother)
When I was offered the job the start date was almost 3 weeks later.
So I started the job and it was nothing similiar to a roll-out manager position - in fact it was mostly training and admin. Plus my manager asked me almost immediately to travel to Germany a couple of weeks later to do training plus other travel was discussed.
I was very disappointed and confused.
I handed in my notice as the role was nothing related to what I had done before, plus I wasnt able to travel so much. My new manager was on holiday at the time
Her manager, had a chat with me and took on board what I had to say. We discussed other ways to make this role what I was expecting. However when my manager came back from holiday she was not pleased with me and suggested we stick to the role at hand.
Again I had to hand in my notice and leave the company.
Between the wait to start the job and the weeks trying to get this sorted I wasted 2 months and ended up having to leave.
Do I have any legal rights in this situation?

Thanks
Jenny

The one you exercised - to resign and, of course, to receive pay for any holiday accrued but not taken during the period of your employment.

Soot2006

The problem is, at least in part, that unless an agreement was made about the exact amount of travel, then you and your manager were basing your expectations on different perspectives. these things need to be clearly negotiated into the contract.

Dox

Soot2006 wrote: »

The problem is, at least in part, that unless an agreement was made about the exact amount of travel, then you and your manager were basing your expectations on different perspectives. these things need to be clearly negotiated into the contract.

Even if they are in the contract, they can always be changed - and where an employee has less than two years' continuous service they are unlikely to have any redress.

The idea you can 'sue' is absurd. Do you have any idea of the cost of litigation (which in this case would be a no-hoper)?

getmore4less

jennyg3011 wrote: »

.......
I handed in my notice as the role was nothing related to what I had done before, plus I wasnt able to travel so much. My new manager was on holiday at the time
Her manager, had a chat with me and took on board what I had to say. We discussed other ways to make this role what I was expecting. However when my manager came back from holiday she was not pleased with me and suggested we stick to the role at hand.
.....
Thanks
Jenny

You could have insisted the initial notice stood unless the situation was resolved within the notice period.

Why did you no go back to the managers boss and reiterate the issues to see if there was a solution.