I got escorted out of work today

[Cian]

Someone I worked with was summarily dismissed three days before the end of their notice period (he'd resigned himself) for having had drugs on the premises many years earlier. The company was trying to find a way to get rid of him ASAP so trawled over the personnel files, had a chat with everyone he'd ever worked with, etc.

 

[RowleyBirkinQ.C(deceased)]

With that much aggro the manager should be hawled in or sacked.

Even though I've left the company now, I so hope this happens looney. She's a vile woman and even disliked by the rest of the management team.


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[sir albion]

Im really shock you got escorted out after jacking it in for a rival company

 

[Westdene Seagull]

As for being escorted off of site, that is not unusual, normally to stop you stealing company secrets and passing them on to the competition. My contract of employment prohibits me working from any competitor of ours for up to 2 years after leaving full time employment with them. This is to stop our competitors stealing the talent from us.

Plenty of contracts have this in. At a previous company I was going through a redundancy process and I had pointed out to me that I couldn't work for a company in direct competition with my employer. I had a potential job with a competitor and thought I was being unfairly treated so went and saw an employment solicitor. As it happens this type of clause is not enforceable - I can't remember the exact phrase but it prevents you your freedom to work ( all enshrined in European and English law apparently ). My solicitor told me to go back to them and tell them I would sue them if they blocked any employment offer made by a competitor. Unsuprisingly they backed down straight away and indeed offered me a better redundancy package ( which I took ! ).

So anyone with that clause in their contract should ignore it.

 

[tedebear]

Why is it that shite people (your manager) get to keep their jobs and the rest of the department suffer....what is wrong with this world? Is she raking in the sales or balancing the books or whatever it is you do to be able to maintain her position? Surely if a whole department complains she really has to be told to f-off....

 

[RowleyBirkinQ.C(deceased)]

Im really shock you got escorted out after jacking it in for a rival company

If you knew me, the company I work for or the desperate situation I was in you wouldn't be so dismissive fella.


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[Lady Gull]

If you knew me, the company I work for or the desperate situation I was in you wouldn't be so dismissive fella.


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Well sounds like your best off out of there - good luck with the new job - and enjoy your time off!!!!

I'm sure it's their loss and you need to look forward now not back - onwards and upwards x

 

[looney]

Even though I've left the company now, I so hope this happens looney. She's a vile woman and even disliked by the rest of the management team.


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Does your company do exit interviews?

Objectivley its either an arsehole manager or a clique of arseholes the company wants rid of, a fight suggests its not to Cliquey. Exit interviews would nail the manager, but if your just escorted out then the company seems a bit sub standard anyway.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Well, 3 years ago I was made redundant from my City firm, after 14 years of working there, I was given 5 minutes to leave. I wasn't exactly marched to my desk, but was told to pick up my coat and leave. Not an easy thing for either side - if it has to be done (which I doubt as my job was re-advertised a few months later) - but still, there are ways of treating people. Then again, the firms MD was found guilty in court of bulllying someone and it cost him over £1m, so I probably should be surprised.

 

[RowleyBirkinQ.C(deceased)]

Well sounds like your best off out of there - good luck with the new job - and enjoy your time off!!!!

I'm sure it's their loss and you need to look forward now not back - onwards and upwards x

Thank you lady gull, I'll be fine. I know plenty of people in the new place and the owner is a lovely bloke. Onwards and upwards exactly


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[Nottseagull]

My contract of employment prohibits me working from any competitor of ours for up to 2 years after leaving full time employment with them.

Surely that clause is challengeable under legislation to counter restraint of trade, if not he Unfair Contracts Act.

 

[Westdene Seagull]

Surely that clause is challengeable under legislation to counter restraint of trade, if not he Unfair Contracts Act.

It is indeed - see my post !

 

[JCL666]

Plenty of contracts have this in. At a previous company I was going through a redundancy process and I had pointed out to me that I couldn't work for a company in direct competition with my employer. I had a potential job with a competitor and thought I was being unfairly treated so went and saw an employment solicitor. As it happens this type of clause is not enforceable - I can't remember the exact phrase but it prevents you your freedom to work ( all enshrined in European and English law apparently ). My solicitor told me to go back to them and tell them I would sue them if they blocked any employment offer made by a competitor. Unsuprisingly they backed down straight away and indeed offered me a better redundancy package ( which I took ! ).

So anyone with that clause in their contract should ignore it.

Yep, they are called restrictive convenants and are unenforceable due to EU directives/law regarding freedom of employment and prevention of restraint of trade.

Thing is, on most issues like this it's easy to call a companies bluff. Mainly as they have little or no idea what they are doing and just add things to contracts that they think are important. Plus they never get a decent legal person to review them.

 

[RowleyBirkinQ.C(deceased)]

Does your company do exit interviews?

Objectivley its either an arsehole manager or a clique of arseholes the company wants rid of, a fight suggests its not to Cliquey. Exit interviews would nail the manager, but if your just escorted out then the company seems a bit sub standard anyway.

They do exit interviews, and I certainly had a few things to say, but I was never given the chance. I started to air a few grievances to the director but he told me he wasn't interested. I will certainly write a letter though.


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[Nottseagull]

It is indeed - see my post !

I did, but I posted whilst still on page 1 (don't have much time nowadays for such checking).

 

[Mungo_Jerry]

Was it Amex?

Like others have said enjoy your time off and if you're lucky the weather will be nice! It's always been a personal ambition of mine to get gardening leave but clearly I'm not important enough to my company. You've also got a nice new job to go to - the only emotion I'd be feeling would be joy if I was in your shoes.

 

[User removed 4]

I'm on gardening leave at the moment, was hoping for 3 months but only got a month as i'm not competing in my new job.

 

[Doc Lynam]

Thank you lady gull, I'll be fine. I know plenty of people in the new place and the owner is a lovely bloke. Onwards and upwards exactly

There is something very liberating and empowering about saying, nah your not for me and just leaving. Sounds like a good move.

 

[drew]

Plenty of contracts have this in. At a previous company I was going through a redundancy process and I had pointed out to me that I couldn't work for a company in direct competition with my employer. I had a potential job with a competitor and thought I was being unfairly treated so went and saw an employment solicitor. As it happens this type of clause is not enforceable - I can't remember the exact phrase but it prevents you your freedom to work ( all enshrined in European and English law apparently ). My solicitor told me to go back to them and tell them I would sue them if they blocked any employment offer made by a competitor. Unsuprisingly they backed down straight away and indeed offered me a better redundancy package ( which I took ! ).

So anyone with that clause in their contract should ignore it.

I was going to say the same. If you are qualified and experienced in a certain field then a former employer cannot stop you working in the same field for one of their competitors. There are all sorts of smokescreens and threats like that but if challenged, most fall foul of restraint of trade laws and the like. It's a bit like the disclaimers you see in car parks stating the owners will accept no liability for any damage regardless of how it is caused. Means diddlysquat if they have been negligent in anyway but it scares off most claimants.

 

[drew]

I was going to add, what line of work/industry is the OP in, without naming the offending company.