Hi everyone, apologies for the waffle that will follow.
I am now in quite a bad situation and need some advice.
I started with my previous employer in September 2012 on a trainee position yet with years of previous but not recognised experience. In my contract there was a clause stating if I left within a certain time that I had to repay costs, this was a bit black and white so I queried it with the union who stated it was scare tactics and never enforced.
Fast forward two happy years in the company and my partner had become quite sick with post natal depression and wanted to go back home to the north west. This obviously puts me in a position regarding my contract so I sought further advice and was told the company haven't went after anyone previously and not to worry.
I was was fortunate enough to get another job quite quickly and handed in my notice which was met with demands to pay back either an 8000 lump sum or 850 a month until July of 2015.
Neither of these were were feasible and given the information at hand I felt I was being targeted.
after a lot of threats of having my wages stopped I was forced to resign immediately and subsequently forfeited any pay.
In January 2015 I visited my old property to collect mail as the new tenant was failing to forwarding any on and to my horror there was a summons from the company.
all the contact information for the court was incorrect or out of use so I done some digging and fount the employment solicitors they were using.
Initially all was pleasant, we discussed some options over the phone and I gave my new contact details for any further correspondence.
I explained I needed to seek advice and they kept coming at me with lump sum offers which I could not pay, this led to me coming quite depressed and in all honesty I was contemplating a cowards way out as I could not pay any of the money I owed. I explained how I was feeling in my last email to them back in March and haven't had any correspondence since.
which brings me to today. I was checking my credit report this morning and there in all its glory is a county court judgement for just shy of £5000 issue on 11th may 2015.
Now they've sent this to my old address and not my new one but as I gave him the details on the phone back in January I cannot prove this so am scared of applying for a set aside as I physically don't have that proof to hand.
I would guess as its gone this far they have the legal standpoint to pursue me for costs.
its a lot of waffle and I've probably answered my own questions but any advice on my next steps would be really appreciated.
thank you in advance
I am now in quite a bad situation and need some advice.
I started with my previous employer in September 2012 on a trainee position yet with years of previous but not recognised experience. In my contract there was a clause stating if I left within a certain time that I had to repay costs, this was a bit black and white so I queried it with the union who stated it was scare tactics and never enforced.
Fast forward two happy years in the company and my partner had become quite sick with post natal depression and wanted to go back home to the north west. This obviously puts me in a position regarding my contract so I sought further advice and was told the company haven't went after anyone previously and not to worry.
I was was fortunate enough to get another job quite quickly and handed in my notice which was met with demands to pay back either an 8000 lump sum or 850 a month until July of 2015.
Neither of these were were feasible and given the information at hand I felt I was being targeted.
after a lot of threats of having my wages stopped I was forced to resign immediately and subsequently forfeited any pay.
In January 2015 I visited my old property to collect mail as the new tenant was failing to forwarding any on and to my horror there was a summons from the company.
all the contact information for the court was incorrect or out of use so I done some digging and fount the employment solicitors they were using.
Initially all was pleasant, we discussed some options over the phone and I gave my new contact details for any further correspondence.
I explained I needed to seek advice and they kept coming at me with lump sum offers which I could not pay, this led to me coming quite depressed and in all honesty I was contemplating a cowards way out as I could not pay any of the money I owed. I explained how I was feeling in my last email to them back in March and haven't had any correspondence since.
which brings me to today. I was checking my credit report this morning and there in all its glory is a county court judgement for just shy of £5000 issue on 11th may 2015.
Now they've sent this to my old address and not my new one but as I gave him the details on the phone back in January I cannot prove this so am scared of applying for a set aside as I physically don't have that proof to hand.
I would guess as its gone this far they have the legal standpoint to pursue me for costs.
its a lot of waffle and I've probably answered my own questions but any advice on my next steps would be really appreciated.
thank you in advance
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