I was wonderign what the legal situation is if you receive a job offer
(including a formal letter) and the offer is subsequently retracted.
This is clearly something that can cause significant distress and
monetary loss, e.g if you where in teh process of re-locating, paying
rental deposits, etc.

Is there any legal recourse? Irregardless of law my instinct would be
to at least make it known the inconvenience that was caused in a
letter to the employer.

Thoughts?

Thanks.

"Colin Green"  wrote in message 
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>I was wonderign what the legal situation is if you receive a job offer
> (including a formal letter) and the offer is subsequently retracted.
> This is clearly something that can cause significant distress and
> monetary loss, e.g if you where in teh process of re-locating, paying
> rental deposits, etc.
>
> Is there any legal recourse? Irregardless of law my instinct would be
> to at least make it known the inconvenience that was caused in a
> letter to the employer.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Thanks.

Depends what they have agreed to.  If they have offered and you have 
accepted then both parties are bound, however without special riders the 
maximum liability of either side would be payment for the period of notice. 
Typically if the employee reneges he simply won't get paid, whereas if the 
employer reneges they would have to pay, although a bloody employer could 
insist that the employee works their notice.

If the employee hasn't accepted then it is too bad.