Thank you in advance to any replies.
My DH was dismissed from his job for a number of allegations made by his employer, he is challenging this decision via an employment tribunal. One of the matters was escalated to the police and is ongoing (DH was out of the country and has not committed any offence, the allegation includes a historic period which is proving lengthy to investigate).
In his position he was responsible for booking in orders and carrying out works, the company advised the management that they were closing the business and ceasing to trade and no further orders were to be taken. My DH was contacted by a potential customer and he advised the order could not be taken as the company were closing, they requested an alternative supplier and he provided them with a local company who were qualified to carry out the order.
A letter has now arrived from his ex employers solicitors demanding payment of the potential contract value by 31st December or they will commence court proceedings without further notice. They state his decision to pass the work over was detrimental to the company and he breached contract in doing so (not sure which contract they refer to as he didn’t have an employment contract). This was not the only contract that was declined by management due to company closure yet they are only pursuing DH for losses.
What would people advise we do next? We already have legal costs ongoing because of the employment tribunal and it isn’t an endless pot as DH has been out of work since his dismissal. Can the CAB help? We have a young family and this is sucking the life out of us as has been ongoing for a few months and with Christmas around the corner it feels as though the timing is not a coincidence.
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MrsC22 · 13/12/2017 20:27
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