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I was hired as a senior manager in a site of a major UK entertainment business earlier this year. I ended up with just five months service in the business. During which time I had NO probationary period, NO issues and my performance far exceeded what was expected of me.
Around 4.5 months into the role our head office decided to finally check my references. I clearly stated from application right through to this point that my previous role had been self employed, however working for a particular global brand.
They contacted said global brand who could not confirm my employment as I was self employed. My employer would not accept this (Despite showing them a ton of evidence that I did work on behalf of this company) and in short told me to resign or be sacked following an investigation with a guaranteed outcome.
In my resignation letter I made it clear I did so under protest and stated the reasons why. I had the full support of all management levels locally who did what they could, however what was being done was as a result of head office.
Whilst I understand I don't have any rights other than statutory ones, my contract states that 'Commencement of employment is subject to satisfactory references'.
Do I have room to do anything here as this clause is surely invalid as the contract was not created and dated until September 2015, yet it states within that my employment commenced two months prior in July 2015?
I have been told that this is constructive dismissal...
I was hired as a senior manager in a site of a major UK entertainment business earlier this year. I ended up with just five months service in the business. During which time I had NO probationary period, NO issues and my performance far exceeded what was expected of me.
Around 4.5 months into the role our head office decided to finally check my references. I clearly stated from application right through to this point that my previous role had been self employed, however working for a particular global brand.
They contacted said global brand who could not confirm my employment as I was self employed. My employer would not accept this (Despite showing them a ton of evidence that I did work on behalf of this company) and in short told me to resign or be sacked following an investigation with a guaranteed outcome.
In my resignation letter I made it clear I did so under protest and stated the reasons why. I had the full support of all management levels locally who did what they could, however what was being done was as a result of head office.
Whilst I understand I don't have any rights other than statutory ones, my contract states that 'Commencement of employment is subject to satisfactory references'.
Do I have room to do anything here as this clause is surely invalid as the contract was not created and dated until September 2015, yet it states within that my employment commenced two months prior in July 2015?
I have been told that this is constructive dismissal...
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