Job issues around exchange/completion

Yorkie1

I agree with others that signing now does not place you at any undue risk, and that the solicitor will not proceed without further agreement from you. 

I would also try to get exchange and completion as close together as you can agree, to minimise the risk of anything happening between the two dates (but I probably wouldn't try to exchange and complete on the same day - that itself brings other risks.

housemouse24

lika_86 said:

If you're likely to know more in a few days I'd definitely hold fire on doing anything for now. At present you don't really know anything. Try and find out what you can about a likely timetable for the misconduct proceedings before doing anything. For now, proceed as normal. It sounds like nothing is imminent on the exchange front at present, more that they want to be sure all the paperwork is ready.

Thank you. We’re planning to speak to the solicitor later in the week but won’t raise it with them, hopefully we can find more about their timeline too. Just wondering really if we’ll have other options if things do go wrong on the job front?

housemouse24

Bigphil1474 said:

OP, to me, it depends where you work. In the public sector, it's rare to be suspended unless the allegations are serious or there is a concern about you being in the work place whilst the investigation continues. I've represented quite a few employees who have been suspended, some have had no further action, some have had to go to hearings and survived, and some have been dismissed. If I was you, I'd hang fire on telling anyone at the moment and see what happens at work. 

As an aside, if you are in a union, make sure your union rep knows what is going on. If you are in the private sector, they are supposed to follow the same rules, but not sure whether they do.

Private sector. Thank you for your advice. My union are aware of the work situation but not massively involved yet with it just being an investigation at this time. We aren’t going to tell anyone mortgage-wise at this stage now but aren’t sure how we can delay the house process if we need to or if we will have other options if we are still in such a position of uncertainty (or worse if I lose my job). 

MultiFuelBurner

You must have some idea what this investigation is about to be so concerned about the property purchase?

housemouse24

MultiFuelBurner said:

You must have some idea what this investigation is about to be so concerned about the property purchase?

Yes and no. I’m concerned that I’m being forced out, rather than being concerned that I have actually done anything wrong, but being able to go down an unfair/constructive dismissal route at a later point won’t help with the property purchase that we are partway through, which is what I’m in need of advice on.