Beware of Olympic Holidays Request for Bond Money

[daisychain]

In November 2006 Olympic holidays wrote a letter to my daughter advising that her application for a job as a transfer representative had been successful and that if she wished to accept the job, she would need to sign the enclosed document and also send a bond of �150 to cover her traveling expenses. The final paragraph of the letter read "we would like to stress again that signing this document does not commit you to anything and does make any sort of contract between us". She was also required to sign a form with the bond money saying that the money was non refundable IF SHE DID NOT complete the full season.

In January my daughter received the terms and conditions of employment and as they were different to what was discussed at the interview and were omitted from the offer letter in November she decided not to sign the contract and sent a letter to Olympic explaining her reasons for declining the offer and requesting her �150 bond money back.

Olympic ignored this letter and she telephoned Julian Pearl who advised, contrary to their letter dated 21st November, that she had entered into a contract with them and therefore was not entitled to this bond money back because she had not completed the season. However, by their own written admission this statement is untrue and as she had not entered into a contract with them or even embarked on the season surely she should be entitled to this money back.

On 27th February she wrote again advising that she had taken legal advice and that it was misrepresentation on their part and again requesting the return of the monies again. To date, she has not heard anything and her telephone calls and voicemails remain ignored.

[tonybev]

Small Claims Court without any further referance to the company concerned. Only takes minutes and they,ll ignore it at their peril. Decisive action should work very nicely thank you.

[totheworldandback]

Sounds like they havent even read your replies in the letter, as above straight to the small claims court, find your local one with directory enquiries or at this website for more info http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/info ... /index.htm