Ok, so a friend of mine has worked at a small company (about 6 employees) for about 3 years. They source components globally and then resell with a margin. He found he was really good at it and generated really good profits. Their turnover is well over a million and their net profit before tax is around 250k. He is their top performer but they refuse to increase his salary (15k).
He decided to set up his own company about 6 weeks ago and in his own time has done a lot of quotes and things are looking quite favourable. I should point out that he has been meticulous in only contacting new clients and bidding on new contracts. At no point has he contacted existing clients of the company or done anything in his works time.
His boss was browsing through LinkedIn and came across his Director profile. He went in to work this morning and was instantly dismissed for gross misconduct. Has he any recourse? I would appreciate any feedback from a legal point of view and prefer to leave out opinions on whether you think he did anything morally underhand. As always I think it may depend on his contract (which I haven't seen) but at no point has he received any verbal or written warnings.
Edit; Last week he asked to be either furloughed or work from home as he lives with his Nan and she has been told to shield as a vulnerable person with underlying conditions. His boss refused and said he had to come in to the office. This goes totally against Welsh Govs advice for employers and seems pretty callous to me?
He decided to set up his own company about 6 weeks ago and in his own time has done a lot of quotes and things are looking quite favourable. I should point out that he has been meticulous in only contacting new clients and bidding on new contracts. At no point has he contacted existing clients of the company or done anything in his works time.
His boss was browsing through LinkedIn and came across his Director profile. He went in to work this morning and was instantly dismissed for gross misconduct. Has he any recourse? I would appreciate any feedback from a legal point of view and prefer to leave out opinions on whether you think he did anything morally underhand. As always I think it may depend on his contract (which I haven't seen) but at no point has he received any verbal or written warnings.
Edit; Last week he asked to be either furloughed or work from home as he lives with his Nan and she has been told to shield as a vulnerable person with underlying conditions. His boss refused and said he had to come in to the office. This goes totally against Welsh Govs advice for employers and seems pretty callous to me?
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