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Has anybody taken legal action against their employer

bizwax
bizwax Posts: 39 Forumite
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Hello,

I am a Software Engineer for a tech company. I am not a member of a union and there is not a union.

I feel that I was misled for a number of months about promotion but for it to be ultimately indicated I was too young. I resigned and left and also left a bunch of share options behind.

I am thinking to sue them to reclaim the lost share options. I had every intention in staying in the company until the options vested but when I ended up getting messed around I decided to leave.

Has anybody ever sued their employer and what was it like? Did you through ACAS/Employment Tribunal? Did you use a solicitor or represent yourself?

Do you think it has made you "unemployable" .. ?

Many thanks
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  • gettingtheresometime
    gettingtheresometime Posts: 6,911 Forumite
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    I think you're on a hiding to nothing.
  • bizwax
    bizwax Posts: 39 Forumite
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    Don't you mean heading?

    Either way, why do say that?
  • bizwax
    bizwax Posts: 39 Forumite
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    Yes we'll that is exactly what happened. I didn't go into all that detail though.

    I was mainly curious about people who already sued employers.
  • ThemeOne
    ThemeOne Posts: 1,473 Forumite
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    You can go through the details with an employment solicitor who will advise whether you have a case.

    However, even if they say you have a case, the outcome will not be certain, and it will probably take over your life and become extremely stressful.

    That's not to say don't do it, just know that the process can exact quite a toll on your sanity.

    I do feel for you over the promotion. Something similar happened to me years ago, and it feels very undermining but, as I was told at the time, there is no automatic right to a promotion.
  • sangie595
    sangie595 Posts: 6,092 Forumite
    c-j-h wrote: »
    Yes we'll that is exactly what happened. I didn't go into all that detail though.

    I was mainly curious about people who already sued employers.
    I do it for a living. And the saying is definitely "on a hiding to nothing". It is also the correct advice! You have no chance. None at all. Nobody is entitled to a promotion. Full stop. You left because you weren't given something you had no entitlement to. Constructive dismissal does not cover "they wouldn't promote me". Neither does discrimination.
  • agrinnall
    agrinnall Posts: 23,344 Forumite
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    You haven't said how long you worked there, which may have a significant bearing on what it would be possible for you to do.

    However, even if it would be possible to do something it seems like you are indeed on a hiding to nothing, and you should move on with your life and not have such a sense of entitlement in your next job.
  • FBaby
    FBaby Posts: 18,374 Forumite
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    One essential rule to take into account when considering suing is 'can I show any evidence that I tried everything to resolve the issue with my employer'. If the answer is no, then don't bother. You didn't even try to resolve it, you walked out!
  • sangie595
    sangie595 Posts: 6,092 Forumite
    c-j-h wrote: »
    I turn 30 next week. Just left a £71k job for a £77k role as a Software Engineer. 5 years experience.
    Posted on another thread yesterday.

    OP hasn't sustained any loss anyway. No loss, no case.
  • seashore22
    seashore22 Posts: 1,443 Forumite
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    c-j-h wrote: »
    Don't you mean heading?

    Either way, why do say that?

    No he/she means a hiding to nothing.

    http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/be-on-a-hiding-to-nothing
  • Malthusian
    Malthusian Posts: 11,055 Forumite
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    The expression is "hiding to nothing" but does not mean what I think gettingtheresometime meant by it. It does not mean "a hopeless case". It means that you have everything to lose (a hiding, i.e. a beating) and nothing to gain. E.g. when Man U plays Paulton Rovers in the FA Cup; when you are so heavily favoured that victory brings no glory and defeat means total humiliation.

    The OP does have something to gain but the odds of getting it are extremely slim based on the facts presented. "Peeing in the wind" or similar would be the expression GTST was looking for.
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