suspended on last day of working my notice

[billyoh777]

Hi,
Some advice please, i handed my notice in at work to leave for a new job, on the last day of my notice my employer suspended me. The employer then contacted my new employer to inform them i was suspended without my consent or knowledge, is this lawful?

[atticus]

What consequences have there been, if any?

Was there a reason for this action, or is it just some little Putin being pathetic?

[billyoh777]

the new employer withdrew the job offer, im now unemployed. Even though im not an employee anymore they say they are still pursuing the investigation

[echat11]

What are they (employer) claiming you did to cause the suspension / investigation?

Something happened according to the employer, you are saying nothing happened, so what allegedly happened?

[atticus]

He has not said nothing happened. He has said nothing.

If the action was purely malicious, the OP may have grounds to bring action against his former employer.

[echat11]

He has not said nothing happened. He has said nothing.

If the action was purely malicious, the OP may have grounds to bring action against his former employer.

The employer would have given a reason for the suspension / investigation, the OP in their first post and subsequently hasn't said what. You pressed for information in your 1st post, sounds like the OP believes nothing happened for their to be a suspension / investigation.

[billyoh777]

they say i broke the data protection act

[atticus]

By doing what?

[echat11]

they say i broke the data protection act

The full story would be good, we won't judge you. Sounds like a 'client list' thing.

[Nouty1992]

Hi! it seems that your employer may have acted unlawfully by suspending you on the last day of your notice and contacting your new employer without your consent or knowledge. If your employer suspended you without a valid reason, or without following a fair procedure, you may have a claim for breach of contract or constructive dismissal. You may also have a claim for defamation if your employer made false or damaging statements about you to your new employer.

[atticus]

That may be the case, but we need more information. I share echat11 suspicion that this may relate to a client list. If so, I can see a perfectly lawful letter warning of misuse of confidential information and, if appropriate, drawing the employee's restrictive covenants (if any) to the attention of the new employer.

But we are all hypothesising. If the OP shares the details, advice can be given based on those facts.