I’ve recently been offered a new job after my ftc ended. I have some concerns about the new job.
I was told the job was working from home but on the contract it states the place of work is location X . This is 2 hours drive each way from where I live.
Also included in the contract was a clause for clawing back the recruitment fee plus VAT in the event I leave. This is about £15,000.
In addition I was sent a medical questionnaire with about 50 highly invasive questions on it. There was also an added threat that if you don’t disclose everything and they find out you will be disciplined or dismissed.
I’m worried about this because I have a disability and I get the feeling the questioning at a later date will be highly intrusive.
The employer then decided to google me and found I’d done some work during the Covid period when my employer couldn’t afford to pay me, work was on hold and I was furloughed. The director said this was a conflict of interest and raised it with the recruiter.
The work which I did for a temp basis was over 2 years ago and the paperwork which was visible in public domain clearly indicated that this work was no longer being undertaken. The company were also told I was made redundant during Covid and this was agreed with former employer during Covid.
The director did not check the paperwork before making a serious accusation. It felt like I was being stabbed in the back before I’ve even started.
Would all these things raise alarm bells with you?
I’m at final interview stage for another job. The interview is next week. This is using another agent. The company has been told I have a job offer and if they want to offer I will need to know within 72 hours max. I’ve worked with this company historically for 6 years so stand in a good position.
YANBU - alarm bells are ringing don’t take the job
YABU - take the job