I resigned from my job at <employer removed> after working there for 17 months; the reason for this was tiredness of rumours about me and my partner (who was a shift leader) and my pub manager not doing anything about it. When I handed my notice of 4 weeks in within 30 minutes other members of staff new, I was very annoyed that my manager had discussed me handing my notice in with other members of staff.

Finally I left, I entered the pub on several occasions after I had left, on my forth occasion I had my partners phone and received a message of my ex manager telling my partner I was barred and I should be asked to leave I texted back and got no answer into why I was barred I was very upset by this I wrote a letter to <employer name removed> explaining I should not be barred I got a letter back stating that the pub managers word is final.

Recently my local shop keeper told my partner she had been to the <name removed> pub for her Christmas works do, she asked where I was as she didn't no I had left, and a member of staff there told her I had been fired, I felt totally embarrassed when my partner told me and really upset to think that the staff where telling customers I had been fired, and I didn't no how many customers they had told as I was really close to some of the regular customers.. I find it totally disgraceful and what if it wasn't my local shop keeper and it was my new employer. I want to no if I can build a case against the person to blame for my name been slandered?

There are a few elements involved in a slander case. First you have to prove the person willfully and maliciously gave false info about you. Second, you have to show that you have been damaged by that info.

The first may be hard to prove, but the second, I don't see any damage done at this point.

What I would do is write another letter to headquarters, stating what happened and informing them that if there is any further false detrimental info given out by members of the staff, you will pursue legal action.

First a business can ban a person from going there is they wish.

Next where you fired or did you really quit ( or forced to resign)

You are not going to be able to prove slander and appear to have no damages because of the statement. Your employer did not tell the customer you were fired. It was an ex-fellow employee. Sounds more like a juicy rumor than slander

The main issue is the bottom bit where an employee who works there told a customer I was fired. I did leave and was not fired my notice came to a shock to all the staff when I handed it in. and after speaking to some of the employees who work there still this evening. It has come to attention that my manager announced in a staff meeting I was fired. But my manager did not get on with my partner so I think it could be down to this. I will be speaking to the head office tomorrow and asking for a written apology and the manager disciplined, else I will be taking legal action.

Thank you for your responses, they have been very helpful

First a business can ban a person from going there is they wish.

Next where you fired or did you really quit ( or forced to resign)


I left on my own back and this came as a shock to my employer.

The company and management did not tell anyone you were fired, a fellow employee did,

So unless the company told them that, or they were just guessing, you may have a suit against this employee, if you can prove it damaged you in some way