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Ok please bear with me on this and i will try and explain as best i can.
I was previously employed by a telecoms giant for 5 years and towards the end i was investigated for two things, one was for allegedly working or starting another company that infringed on their work. And the second was for being in receipt of controlled substances on their premises.
for the first charge i showed that first of all the business was not infringing on their work as it was not a work stream that this company dealt with, and secondly the business was never even started it was purely a pipe dream and a facebook page to gauge interest. The business was never started, registered or took any business.
The second charge i was brought in to answer questions by their security team, they pointed out that on certain dates i had ordered some products to a work address. I had printed off some government advice stating that until a certain date it was illegal to import said products, but after another date it was completely legal, the meeting was left there really and i was playing a waiting game to see what was to happen next.
In this time i was offered another role which i took as i was under a lot of stress and i needed a new start, i later received a letter stating that they had received my letter of resignation and gave my last date of employment. Now roll forward three years and i applied to the same company as they were looking for contract engineers, i applied and gave my previous work number as it does ask if you have ever worked for them before, there were no issues and i gave former managers there as references.
I was working there for a year and constantly received excellent and documented feedback, i was the very last contractor to go as they were looking to end the contractor contract and use more direct labour, my manager tried to fight for me to stay as he said i am needed and my work was excellent.
This was overruled though as it was purely a financial reason, he did though push me to apply for a permanent position as they were recruiting and he would put his recommendation in. I did so and passed all the online steps and during these steps i gave my previous engineering IDs (one as a permanent staff and one as a contractor) i was assuming they were conducting their checks then as this took 5 weeks. I was then given a face to face interview date, during this i was asked about my previous time with the company which i told them everything and omitted nothing.
It took a further 7-8 weeks for them to let me know that i had passed this phase and was offered a position, and this would start in another 8 weeks, anyway once i had started i went to an induction week where i was issued equipment and corporate wear, i then completed another three weeks in the job before receiving a visit from two managers. They asked if we could go somewhere private to talk, there they had two copies of a letter one for me to sign (which i didn't) it stated that it had come to light that i had previously worked for this company and left whilst under investigation and that my reason being " for another job" was not acceptable so therefore they were terminating my contract.
I said that this was not correct and that i had left for the mentioned reasons, i had not got to the stage of disciplinary and that i had been honest and upfront from the beginning and throughout every step of the recruitment process. I could have simply lied as they got my surname incorrect the first time and it was left , i could have omitted my engineering ID and simply given my real surname and they would never have been the wiser.....i didn't as that would be dishonest and i am not starting employment under a lie.
Also i have been working on their network for a year having given the same information as i had just done for the permanent role and there were absolutely no issues and no disciplinary issues, in fact quite the opposite, now i have been told that they will not push the button just yet as he needs to get a little more information, and i know that unfair dismissal (if it came to that) is not an option due to the length of time i was there. But surely if i was cleared of any wrong doing, was given the all clear by the MHRA (and believe me the went through everything with a fine toothcombe as they had my phone for a year!!!!) and they went through my complete financial accounts (banks) even when they visited me they said that usually when they get a call they expect their haul to be great with a full pad of goods itemized and recovered ( they had only my phone which they returned) i was later told by MHRA that someone had called anonymously and made an accusation, and the fact that i was not aware that they were visiting was proof that i had done nothing.
Now i think that whoever it was before has again stabbed me in the back as there is no way it takes that long to complete security checks for a company of this size, i mean had i been told at the very begining you would think ok fair enough, you would still challenge if innocent. But to let me start work, say no to other work and then do this to me whilst i was in work and take the corporate clothing from me and van and equipment was simply cruel. It leaves me in limbo and in a mess financially as i have to look for work again just in case they say....well.
Please can someone advise me here as i do not feel as though i have been treated fairly at all.
I was previously employed by a telecoms giant for 5 years and towards the end i was investigated for two things, one was for allegedly working or starting another company that infringed on their work. And the second was for being in receipt of controlled substances on their premises.
for the first charge i showed that first of all the business was not infringing on their work as it was not a work stream that this company dealt with, and secondly the business was never even started it was purely a pipe dream and a facebook page to gauge interest. The business was never started, registered or took any business.
The second charge i was brought in to answer questions by their security team, they pointed out that on certain dates i had ordered some products to a work address. I had printed off some government advice stating that until a certain date it was illegal to import said products, but after another date it was completely legal, the meeting was left there really and i was playing a waiting game to see what was to happen next.
In this time i was offered another role which i took as i was under a lot of stress and i needed a new start, i later received a letter stating that they had received my letter of resignation and gave my last date of employment. Now roll forward three years and i applied to the same company as they were looking for contract engineers, i applied and gave my previous work number as it does ask if you have ever worked for them before, there were no issues and i gave former managers there as references.
I was working there for a year and constantly received excellent and documented feedback, i was the very last contractor to go as they were looking to end the contractor contract and use more direct labour, my manager tried to fight for me to stay as he said i am needed and my work was excellent.
This was overruled though as it was purely a financial reason, he did though push me to apply for a permanent position as they were recruiting and he would put his recommendation in. I did so and passed all the online steps and during these steps i gave my previous engineering IDs (one as a permanent staff and one as a contractor) i was assuming they were conducting their checks then as this took 5 weeks. I was then given a face to face interview date, during this i was asked about my previous time with the company which i told them everything and omitted nothing.
It took a further 7-8 weeks for them to let me know that i had passed this phase and was offered a position, and this would start in another 8 weeks, anyway once i had started i went to an induction week where i was issued equipment and corporate wear, i then completed another three weeks in the job before receiving a visit from two managers. They asked if we could go somewhere private to talk, there they had two copies of a letter one for me to sign (which i didn't) it stated that it had come to light that i had previously worked for this company and left whilst under investigation and that my reason being " for another job" was not acceptable so therefore they were terminating my contract.
I said that this was not correct and that i had left for the mentioned reasons, i had not got to the stage of disciplinary and that i had been honest and upfront from the beginning and throughout every step of the recruitment process. I could have simply lied as they got my surname incorrect the first time and it was left , i could have omitted my engineering ID and simply given my real surname and they would never have been the wiser.....i didn't as that would be dishonest and i am not starting employment under a lie.
Also i have been working on their network for a year having given the same information as i had just done for the permanent role and there were absolutely no issues and no disciplinary issues, in fact quite the opposite, now i have been told that they will not push the button just yet as he needs to get a little more information, and i know that unfair dismissal (if it came to that) is not an option due to the length of time i was there. But surely if i was cleared of any wrong doing, was given the all clear by the MHRA (and believe me the went through everything with a fine toothcombe as they had my phone for a year!!!!) and they went through my complete financial accounts (banks) even when they visited me they said that usually when they get a call they expect their haul to be great with a full pad of goods itemized and recovered ( they had only my phone which they returned) i was later told by MHRA that someone had called anonymously and made an accusation, and the fact that i was not aware that they were visiting was proof that i had done nothing.
Now i think that whoever it was before has again stabbed me in the back as there is no way it takes that long to complete security checks for a company of this size, i mean had i been told at the very begining you would think ok fair enough, you would still challenge if innocent. But to let me start work, say no to other work and then do this to me whilst i was in work and take the corporate clothing from me and van and equipment was simply cruel. It leaves me in limbo and in a mess financially as i have to look for work again just in case they say....well.
Please can someone advise me here as i do not feel as though i have been treated fairly at all.
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