I was due to start a new job tomorrow 11 miles away. I did a total of 7 hours training on two days before I started so I could understand the job before the current person left. This cost me in childcare and fuel for my car. Over the weekend our car broke down and will now be scrapped. I called my employer and explained the situation. He said to look into my options and call him tomorrow. I told him the truth, that I didn't feel I could borrow money to buy a new car and public transport will take nearly two hours. I have to collect my child within an hour. I also employed a childminder for the one day she isn't at preschool as he wanted me to work that day. Anyway he called me back a couple of hours later and said he felt my heart wouldn't really be in the job and I'm not willing to use public transport. I agreed that I thought it would be too much. He said he'd be happy to re employ me should the situation change. However when I asked him who I should give my details to pay me for the training he said he couldn't pay me because I hadn't started the job. Is this right?
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Unicorn1981 · 19/09/2016 15:10
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