Hi,
I had an employer send me an email confirming full time permanent employment, start date, salary and invited me to ask any questions ahead of the start date and also that a formal letter of offer (employment contract) would be emailed to me.
After reading the email, I phoned the employer to confirm I would accept the offer of employment and asked if it was ok to send some questions as the interview did not provide enough time for questions. The employer indicated that would be ok.
The questions asked were relevant to any employment scenario such as compulsory closure, uniform and also mentioned a regular medical appointment I would be required to attend. Several days later, the employer sent a text message to say "due to unforeseen business issues, we will need to withdraw the offer of employment".
My question is, I believe the 3 elements are required, ie: the offer was there, it had been accepted and, as a result I took myself out of applying for further roles.
Can I press for compensation in lieu of notice? I understand there is nothing in the Fair Work Act that covers this issue, but I believe it is not good business practice and they have erred in the way they have gone about this.
I had an employer send me an email confirming full time permanent employment, start date, salary and invited me to ask any questions ahead of the start date and also that a formal letter of offer (employment contract) would be emailed to me.
After reading the email, I phoned the employer to confirm I would accept the offer of employment and asked if it was ok to send some questions as the interview did not provide enough time for questions. The employer indicated that would be ok.
The questions asked were relevant to any employment scenario such as compulsory closure, uniform and also mentioned a regular medical appointment I would be required to attend. Several days later, the employer sent a text message to say "due to unforeseen business issues, we will need to withdraw the offer of employment".
My question is, I believe the 3 elements are required, ie: the offer was there, it had been accepted and, as a result I took myself out of applying for further roles.
Can I press for compensation in lieu of notice? I understand there is nothing in the Fair Work Act that covers this issue, but I believe it is not good business practice and they have erred in the way they have gone about this.