Golden Hello not honoured

[Moose423956]

My partner has been offered a new job in the NHS. The advert for the job mentioned a "golden hello" of £1600 for successful applicants.

She contacted her new boss to confirm the award of the money as part of the new job, but he said it was a "mis-print" on the advert and shouldn't have been mentioned. So basically she won't be given it.

Is there anything she can do without pissing off her new boss? She's pretty furious, but needs the job so can't tell them to shove it unfortunately.

Ta
Moose

[pmeswani]

My partner has been offered a new job in the NHS. The advert for the job mentioned a "golden hello" of £1600 for successful applicants.

She contacted her new boss to confirm the award of the money as part of the new job, but he said it was a "mis-print" on the advert and shouldn't have been mentioned. So basically she won't be given it.

Is there anything she can do without pissing off her new boss? She's pretty furious, but needs the job so can't tell them to shove it unfortunately.

Ta
Moose

I wonder what the ASA have to say about such as misprint? Also, has there been any other misprints since your wife got the job? If so, have the company paid out the Golden Hello bonus to the new applicants?

May be worth seeking some legal advice from CAB or possible a local solicitors to see if they can advise.

[northernladuk]

Would she have taken it without the bonus?

[Spacecadet]

Get her to tell her boss that "coming in on time" was a misprint in her application form

[Notascooby]

Is it in the contract and do you have the advert still?

Remember she'd have to pay tax on the £1600 so worth considering if it's worth dropping but I'd be bloody fizzing too.

This is one for the HR process to deal with.

[cailin maith]

She should speak to HR in the first instance. Somebody clearly cocked up with the advert.

[wobbegong]

My partner has been offered a new job in the NHS. The advert for the job mentioned a "golden hello" of £1600 for successful applicants.

She contacted her new boss to confirm the award of the money as part of the new job, but he said it was a "mis-print" on the advert and shouldn't have been mentioned. So basically she won't be given it.

Is there anything she can do without pissing off her new boss? She's pretty furious, but needs the job so can't tell them to shove it unfortunately.

Ta
Moose

Having been basically told to 'forget it', pursuing this through any channel is going to piss her new boss off.

[TheFaQQer]

Get her to tell her boss that "coming in on time" was a misprint in her application form

[Paddy]

My partner has been offered a new job in the NHS. The advert for the job mentioned a "golden hello" of £1600 for successful applicants.

She contacted her new boss to confirm the award of the money as part of the new job, but he said it was a "mis-print" on the advert and shouldn't have been mentioned. So basically she won't be given it.

Is there anything she can do without pissing off her new boss? She's pretty furious, but needs the job so can't tell them to shove it unfortunately.

Ta
Moose

Do you mean to say that with all your contract experience you did not go through her contract beforehand?

[fullyautomatix]

What is in the contract ?