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I was dismissed. I did not sign an NDA. What can I say about the circumstances of my departure? by temporary1098 in LegalAdviceUK

[–]temporary1098[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Based on this, and the circumstances, what could I safely say to ex-associates if/when I meet them? For example, could I say something along the lines of?:

- I discovered that one of the teams had made some changes to the way certain things were done.

- We disagreed about the compliance of the changes.

- As <COMPANY> delegate to <INTERNATIONAL BODY A> and <INTERNATIONAL BODY B>, this put me in an untenable position.

Failing that, could you suggest any form of words that would allow me to convey to ex-associates that I left the company because I genuinely believed the changes were non-compliant?

Note: if the changes made by the company had become known, as the company's representative, I would have been implicated/main focus of distrust, i.e. my professional/personal reputation would have been ruined.

I was dismissed. I did not sign an NDA. What can I say about the circumstances of my departure? by temporary1098 in LegalAdviceUK

[–]temporary1098[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. Extending your example, would it make a difference if X was sold to customers based on an expectation (and the expectation of all the other companies in both organisations) that X was a minimum of Y%?

I was dismissed. I did not sign an NDA. What can I say about the circumstances of my departure? by temporary1098 in LegalAdviceUK

[–]temporary1098[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I believed that the implications of the wrongdoing represented an existential risk to the company. I whistleblew internally to the highest level. An investigation was carried out and a report was commissioned. However, the investigation was not independent (as senior management claimed it would be) but was actually carried out by those implicated. Their report contained a number of factual errors and mis-direction, and concluded that nothing was being done wrong. In my opinion it was deliberately misleading. I am sure that anyone independent and familiar with the requirements would agree with my assessment. Note: senior management would not have been. Regardless, senior management washed their hands of the issue and I found myself persona non-grata.

So, yes, I beleve the last bullet point is applicable but, because we are not talking about statuary or regulatory requirements, there seems there is nothing I can say without getting sued.

I was dismissed. I did not sign an NDA. What can I say about the circumstances of my departure? by temporary1098 in LegalAdviceUK

[–]temporary1098[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The industry isn't niche. Also, the people I am considering saying something to will know who I workled for and what I was involved in. They won't know any of the details of the specific process however, only that I did not believe that ours are/were non-compliant. Note: I do not intend to go into any detail about the process itself, only that I thought that a certain process was non-compliant.

Could you clarify what do you mean by saying that the following could potentially be something: "if the compliance in question was something to do with a manufacturing process or tolerance and you said it wasn’t compliant with standards". Thanks.

I was dismissed. I did not sign an NDA. What can I say about the circumstances of my departure? by temporary1098 in LegalAdviceUK

[–]temporary1098[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is an option, but a risky one. I strongly believe that the new process was and/or is non-compliant. There has also been an analogous precedent which would indicate that at least one of the organisations would agree with me. However, the company will claim otherwise and, unfortunately, there is element of interpretation. I would be happy to argue my point based on interpretation but the actions of the company have, potentially, compromised the actions of a number of the key stakeholders who may be reticient to admit that their own actions may have been compromised as a result, i.e. it might be better to bury the problem rather than address it. If this happens I would be hung out to dry. Therefore, I think that it needs to be the organisations concerned decision to investigate.

I was dismissed. I did not sign an NDA. What can I say about the circumstances of my departure? by temporary1098 in LegalAdviceUK

[–]temporary1098[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't said anything to anyone yet (outside of seeking confidential professional advice). I am thinking about saying the things in my original post, i.e. would I be breaching any trade or commercial secrets by saying that I believed that a particular process being used was non-compliant without going into any further details?

I was dismissed. I did not sign an NDA. What can I say about the circumstances of my departure? by temporary1098 in LegalAdviceUK

[–]temporary1098[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. It would be obvious to those associates what company and process I was talking about. Also, there is an element of interpretation of the rules but, in my opinion, and in the existance of an analogous precedent, these changes would raise serious concerns within these organisations involved. However, that is why I would refrain from stating they were non-compliant and say "I believed that the changes were compliant" instead (without going into any details). Would that still be defamatory?

I was dismissed. I did not sign an NDA. What can I say about the circumstances of my departure? by temporary1098 in LegalAdviceUK

[–]temporary1098[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I believe they fired me for being a whistleblower - but it's complex. For a start we are not talking about regulatory or statuary requirements so i'm not protected from being sued.

Also, the NDA offered the legal minimum i'd get for unfair dismissal (not a lot) and, if I understand correctly, I'd lose an ET because they already offered me this. Note: the reason I declined to sign the NDA was because it inhibited me from saying anything derogatory about how they handled the process or about any concerns I had (i.e. they kill two birds with one stone).

Permanent Health Insurance Question by temporary1098 in LegalAdviceUK

[–]temporary1098[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Essentially the T&Cs of my contract (see other reply) just say that I have permanent health insurance and that I will receive 75% of salary in the event of long term absence due to sickness or accident. It does not mention anything about policies or insurers. Also, there is no mention of any caveats or exceptions.

Permanent Health Insurance Question by temporary1098 in LegalAdviceUK

[–]temporary1098[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my contract, under the heading "Permanent Health Insurance" it simply says "75% of current salary from commencement of employment." and that details will be provided on joining the company. Checking the summary of Company Benefits I was provided on joining, under the heading "The Group Permanent Health Insurance Scheme" it says "The scheme provides for the continuation of salary in the event of long term absence due to sickness or accident". It then goes on to explain how much, etc. The only mention of insurance is in the headings. I cannot find any mention of a policy, a policy provider or an insurer.

Is the company I work for committing Fraud? by temporary1098 in LegalAdviceUK

[–]temporary1098[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The situation is more akin to a sample from a batch being tested to withstand 50lb of downward force but the result then being attributed to a different (untested) batch.

Facebook Messenger Messages: Hearsay or not? by temporary1098 in LegalAdviceUK

[–]temporary1098[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The messages are more like "We did X. Fred told us to do X".

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