I joined this company for the 3rd time. The 1st time was 10 years ago for 2 months, the 2nd time was 4 years ago for 2 years, and recently 6 months ago. I resigned last week after 3 times. Crazy, I know but I figured it wasn't really what I wanted.
I bumped into my boss in the parking level and started to resign verbally. He abused me and called me the 'C' word like 5 times. As we got into the elevator, I instantly started voice recording the conversation without his consent... I felt threatened and could sense that the outcome wasn't going to be good.
He proceeded to call me a liar and dishonourable and that he would actively tell everyone I was s&*t and unemployable (even though I am an honest hard-working person). Then his wife who also works for the company started to have a go at me.
In the end, they said they would sue me and destroy my life if I went and worked for a client of theirs. I refused to disclose who I was going to work for so was sent walking off the premises and told they would find out and sue me.
To my knowledge, my new job is not a client of theirs but they have sold/supplied software. One could argue that supplying software doesn't constitute the word 'client', but the resignation was so personal and ugly that I an concerned they will issue and injunction against me and stop me working in my field. This is my livelihood and I have a family to support.
If they were to stop me starting my new job by way of an injunction due to breach of my contract, can I then use these recordings as proof of malicious intent and personal vendetta?
I know voice recording is illegal but in cases like mine where I was intimidated and bullied just for taking a better opportunity, do I have any legal case?
I bumped into my boss in the parking level and started to resign verbally. He abused me and called me the 'C' word like 5 times. As we got into the elevator, I instantly started voice recording the conversation without his consent... I felt threatened and could sense that the outcome wasn't going to be good.
He proceeded to call me a liar and dishonourable and that he would actively tell everyone I was s&*t and unemployable (even though I am an honest hard-working person). Then his wife who also works for the company started to have a go at me.
In the end, they said they would sue me and destroy my life if I went and worked for a client of theirs. I refused to disclose who I was going to work for so was sent walking off the premises and told they would find out and sue me.
To my knowledge, my new job is not a client of theirs but they have sold/supplied software. One could argue that supplying software doesn't constitute the word 'client', but the resignation was so personal and ugly that I an concerned they will issue and injunction against me and stop me working in my field. This is my livelihood and I have a family to support.
If they were to stop me starting my new job by way of an injunction due to breach of my contract, can I then use these recordings as proof of malicious intent and personal vendetta?
I know voice recording is illegal but in cases like mine where I was intimidated and bullied just for taking a better opportunity, do I have any legal case?
