WJ & resignation letters

Chewy · Post by **Chewy** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 9:12 am

I was told that WJ requires a resignation letter from your current employer. Can anyone confirm this. Do you normally bring it to the interview or do they only ask for it once you've been accepted?

gelbisch · Post by **gelbisch** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 12:45 pm

i know of a furloughed air canada pilot who went for an interview at westjet, and was asked to sign a letter of resignation stating that he would never ever ever ever work for the red team again. this was done before any questions were asked or other points of business covered, and was apparently going to be sent to a.c. (assuming the interview was successful, i guess).

i don't know what their policies are exactly, and i don't know how much water such a document would hold, but there you have it.

cyyz · Post by **cyyz** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 1:01 pm

I don't think my pimp would mind if I had to resign, I'm just one of many prostitutes.

TAT · Post by **TAT** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 1:03 pm

Actually its not legal for any company to make you do that. I think CargoJet is trying to do that.. i know a few that they pulled that on and they told them to stuff the job where the sun dont shine..

cyyz · Post by **cyyz** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 1:08 pm

i know a few that they pulled that on and they told them to stuff the job where the sun dont shine..

did they get the job?

gelbisch · Post by **gelbisch** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 1:10 pm

TAT wrote:Actually its not legal for any company to make you do that.

well, it make be illegal to ask you to sign such a thing (and a little lame), but i assume that doesn't mean you can't go back to employer #a if you choose and if the option arises. what are they going to do?

but hey, what do i know? we do live in the age of the lawsuit.

cyyz · Post by **cyyz** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 1:13 pm

gelbisch wrote:but i assume that doesn't mean you can't go back to employer #a if you choose and if the option arises. what are they going to do?

When you assume you make and ass of you and me. =P

I'm sure if they were smart about it, they'd have it ready to be faxed over as soon as you sign and pass..

Then you lose job A and you're stuck at b. Don't think A will take you back after you sent in a resignation fax...

gelbisch · Post by **gelbisch** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 1:19 pm

cyyz wrote:Don't think A will take you back after you sent in a resignation fax...

okay, point taken... but i was still thinking of the dude on furlough. in that case... what is #a going to care about some fax from #b?

Rampoe · Post by **Rampoe** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 2:19 pm

I resigned from AC and went directly to WJ. No resignation letter was requested by WJ.

This may different for laid off pilots. Who wants to train someone and then have them accept recall to AC.

Wilbur · Post by **Wilbur** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 2:24 pm

Requiring you to resign from another employer as a condition of employment is not illegal. Any employer has the right to prohibit you from engaging in other employment that constitutes a conflict of interest, or could be damaging to the interests of the company, or significantly impair your relationlship with your peers. Obviously, working for a competing airline would fulfill all three of these requirements even though you are on layoff.

oldtimer · Post by **oldtimer** » Thu Apr 08, 2004 8:45 pm

When I worked for POS airlines (Piece of S*&t) a few years ago, we never gave it much thought because we never ran across any problems but after hiring some ex airline types, they brought up the question and in their opinion, one that I had to agree with, it could be detrimental to the company if the pilot put his credentials in jeopardy by flying for another company while employed by your company. Wilbur had it right. The company has the right to protect it's interests. If you put in 1150 hours flying in your job and 200 moonlighting in one year, you are time expired. If you get a violation and loose your licence, you can legally be fired. Most companies may also try to limit your leisure time activities such as skiing but without much sucess but if you are out of town on an extended charter, the company can expect you to refrain from hazardous activities for fear you become incapacitated. That is legal. As far as Westjet is concerned, that company is large enough to retain lawyers on a retainer and I am quite sure that whatever they did, it is beyond the average laymans ability to second guess with only hearsay to go on.