Bad behaviour from potential employer

Cs9ja17

Good afternoon,

The below happened to my partner last week, and I imagine it is a case of tough luck, but I was wonder if any recompense is due.

Partner applied for a job as a General Manager for an eatery establishment via recruitment agency. The owner interviewed them. The owner has 5 different establishments all under different names but the same overall owner. 2 weeks after the interview, the owner then offered my partner a lower grade management job, as they had a person who previously worked for them who was looking for work on a short term basis, however wanted my partner to step up to the GM position once this other manager had moved on. The GM comes with live in accommodation, however my partner was offered the live in accommodation along with the lower level management position as they would step up to the GM later on.

Offer and acceptance was done via email with the recruiter. A few days after this, the owner suggested my partner go meet the other manager, and they spent 2 hours introducing my partner to the other staff etc.

Then a few days after this the recruiter advised my partner they were going to take someone else instead. Now, clearly this moron has just wasted my partners time to move their own friend/acquaintance into the role, but I feel my partner should in the least invoice them for the 2 hours wasted with this idiot who was just stringing them along.

The equally cowardly owner did not respond to the recruiters request for an explanation.

MeteredOut

For recompense, you really have to evidence loss. Can that be done?

Cs9ja17

2 hours of time, which my partner took off from their current role without pay. Timesheets could prove this. Although admittedly this is more about personal feeling than financial loss.

Cs9ja17

MeteredOut said:

For recompense, you really have to evidence loss. Can that be done?

Also, my partner did mention this to their current employer who was going to put them onto a management training course internally for a promotion. Current employer is a national chain and was okay with my partners wishes. They cancelled the course, and were able to reintroduce my partner to the internal course, but not until March, so potentially 2 months wages at a higher grade lost, but harder to evidence.

Cs9ja17

MeteredOut said:

For recompense, you really have to evidence loss. Can that be done?

Also, my partner did mention this to their current employer who was going to put them onto a management training course internally for a promotion. Current employer is a national chain and was okay with my partners wishes. They cancelled the course, and were able to reintroduce my partner to the internal course, but not until March, so potentially 2 months wages at a higher grade lost, but harder to evidence.

lincroft1710

How much is 2 hours' net pay because this is all your partner has actually lost?

elsien

Just walk away.
Life is too short. You can’t evidence a possible but not guaranteed pay rise in the future from the management course, so yes, she was messed around, but it’s two hours of her time and that’s it. 
The other option is the cost, time , effort and possibility of losing her case if she goes to the small claims court which would be the only other option. 

There’s no recompense for hurt feelings.

Marcon

Cs9ja17 said:

Good afternoon,

The below happened to my partner last week, and I imagine it is a case of tough luck, but I was wonder if any recompense is due.

Partner applied for a job as a General Manager for an eatery establishment via recruitment agency. The owner interviewed them. The owner has 5 different establishments all under different names but the same overall owner. 2 weeks after the interview, the owner then offered my partner a lower grade management job, as they had a person who previously worked for them who was looking for work on a short term basis, however wanted my partner to step up to the GM position once this other manager had moved on. The GM comes with live in accommodation, however my partner was offered the live in accommodation along with the lower level management position as they would step up to the GM later on.

Offer and acceptance was done via email with the recruiter. A few days after this, the owner suggested my partner go meet the other manager, and they spent 2 hours introducing my partner to the other staff etc.

Then a few days after this the recruiter advised my partner they were going to take someone else instead. Now, clearly this moron has just wasted my partners time to move their own friend/acquaintance into the role, but I feel my partner should in the least invoice them for the 2 hours wasted with this idiot who was just stringing them along.

The equally cowardly owner did not respond to the recruiters request for an explanation.

Infuriating? Of course.

Actionable? Forget it.

DullGreyGuy

What is his actual financial loss? Did he take unpaid leave from work or just was his free time?

Most people spend many hours in the job-hunting process without expecting any money from the companies that decline their application.