I worked for Company A for almost 4 years. Huge company with over two thousand staff. A decision was made to sell our department of about 200 people to company B
We did a consultation period and we recieved P45's from company A and new contracts from Company B. Our length of service and our terms and conditions were protected under TUPE. All above board and fine so far.
Six months later and Company B is doing badly. We are small so no opportunities to train and progress and we lost a huge client.
I wanted to return to Company A. I applied online and was offered an interview and it's an exciting opportunity. However HR suddenly cancelled my application and said Company A & B signed a contract banning rehiring for 18 months. I never remember this being discussed and was very surprised.
I am not a high flying executive, my job role is administrator.
Is this legal? Can I be barred from a massive company with lots of opportunities because of a contract restriction? I accept this might common for executives but I'm not at this level.
We did a consultation period and we recieved P45's from company A and new contracts from Company B. Our length of service and our terms and conditions were protected under TUPE. All above board and fine so far.
Six months later and Company B is doing badly. We are small so no opportunities to train and progress and we lost a huge client.
I wanted to return to Company A. I applied online and was offered an interview and it's an exciting opportunity. However HR suddenly cancelled my application and said Company A & B signed a contract banning rehiring for 18 months. I never remember this being discussed and was very surprised.
I am not a high flying executive, my job role is administrator.
Is this legal? Can I be barred from a massive company with lots of opportunities because of a contract restriction? I accept this might common for executives but I'm not at this level.