The swines have withdrawn dh's employment offer, the prejudiced <<insert swear words here>>

[edam]

I know people don't like swearing in thread titles but...

the bastard people who offered dh a job last week have rescinded the offer. Gits. As soon as he told them he's been off sick for a while with depression they started to get funny. Even though he did all the right things, explained it's a one-off situation (to do with his boss), supplied them with a good reference from his last boss.

AND they are a sodding primary care trust so they should know better even if it weren't illegal to discriminate. Which it is.

(And I've just heard my BIL has been involved in a nasty car crash - his fault, he's OK but the poor people he hit aren't. And my sister had to help them, being a nurse and all. She wasn't in the car, it happened a few hundred yards fro the house. Horrible.)

So, not a good day chez edam.

The bar stewards!

and for you and dh, Edam.

And it just proves I've always been right about not declaring MY medical condition. (Doesn't actually hinder my ability to work, I had a month off when I was first diagnosed and a couple of days in the few months after that. So not strictly relevant. But I've never mentioned it just in case. Was obviously right not to.)

Really sorry to hear all this, Edam - and about the horrible crash, too.....a lot of upset to deal with.
No help at all - just, well, I feel for you.

I think you need to strike while the iron is hot and strike HARD.

You need to get a solicitor to send the following under their own letterhead:-

Dear Sirs
Reference Mr Edam

We are acting under the instruction of Mr Edam in seeking to clarify the position regarding his recent offer of employment with yourselves.

It is our Mr Edam's understanding, and that of his agency, XYZ, that a firm verbal offer was made, subject to the receipt of satisfactory references. Mr Edam now understands that this offer has been withdrawn.

Please can you furnish us with the following information as soon as possible:-

1. Does Mr Edam's offer still stand, subject to necessary references which are still outstanding? If so, can you please clarify what you consider to be outstanding so that Mr Edam can take appropriate action to address this.
2. Has Mr Edam's offer been withdrawn? If so can you please clarify if this is due to non-receipt of references, or due to unsatisfactory nature of references? We would be grateful if you could explain the circumstances in full detail so that we can advise our client apporpriately.

We look forward to hearing from you at your earliest convenience.
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The bad news is that legally you are in a rocky position. BUT that doesn't mean that the employers won't back down if they are asked to justify their actions in writing. There is a chance they might just retreat a bit - especially as this kind of thing won't look good if it hits the desk of a legal or HR bod in the NHS, and the mgr in question might prefer to back down than to risk getting shat on by his own bosses.