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Yeah I can't see any reason to walk. THe worst I can imagine is if I dont sign they will try to push me out, or threaten not to pay my bonus next month.Comment
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Unfair / constructive dismissal Nirvana!
Don't get involved, get out to something new ASAP. (Yep I know its difficult but the fan is spinning & the brown stuff is in the air).Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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Originally posted by JoJoGabor View PostYeah I can't see any reason to walk. THe worst I can imagine is if I dont sign they will try to push me out, or threaten not to pay my bonus next month.
If you had no responsibility for the status of others then say so if they force you to make a statement.I am not qualified to give the above advice!
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Step back, have a think and adjust my own own attitude from time to timeComment
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Originally posted by JoJoGabor View PostI'm working permie for the time being (sorry, I'm trying to end it jsut as soon as I can find another contract) and was working for a small consultancy that got bought out by a large consultancy. now the first company was a bit dodgy, but now the HR department are trying to get me to sign a statement about the status of certain employees. I have told them I don't want to get involved, as I'm sure they are preparing some sorf of legal case against the first company. The directors of the company are no longer working with us.
I'm just trying to stand firm and not signing it but they are starting to get very pushy on it. Any advice on how I can get them to leave me alone?Comment
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Blimey. From one dodgy outfit to another.
I think ignoring the issue "I'm not getting involved" is possibly the worst course of action. It is equal to "I refuse to co-operate with my management".
I think your options are:
- "What's in it for me if I sign?"
- "I will do what you ask, but beware: I will only tell the truth and no money or pressure will make me lie for you."
- "I cannot possibly comment, I do not know enough about the situation as it was. Sorry. I'd love to help, but..."
Meanwhile:
Document everything that has happened to date.
Get photocopies or electronic copies of everything they want you to say / sign.
Do not walk.
Read up online on 'constructive dismissal'. There are some short, helpful guides out there.My all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think.Comment
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If you were an employee not a director what case do they have against you?
Don't sign anything without legal advice, if you don't want legal advice then don't sign, if HR offer to pay for legal advice pick your own solicitor not theirs.Last edited by MPwannadecentincome; 22 July 2009, 20:20.This default font is sooooooooooooo boring and so are short usernamesComment
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(hint: we nothing about this mystical land of permiedom on this site)Comment
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Originally posted by MPwannadecentincome View PostIf you were an employee not a director what case do they have against you?
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If you were a contractor would say no way in hell should you sign anything but as an employee operating under instructions you would be a lot harder to sue directly
But this is really wrong place to ask, it's a contractor board after all
Consult a lawyer (god i seem to be saying that a lot lately)Comment
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