This is almost more of a legal question than an employment question...
I recently applied for a job where I had to do an online application, a 25 minute phone interview, a group interview, a face to face interview and then an information session. I also had to complete a police check and a lot of other paperwork. The contracts I have signed thus far are simply to show that I have supplied correct information - I have not yet committed to anything.
As part of this job, I had to get a medical which the company paid for. Leading up to this medical I was having second thoughts about the job due to location and the night shift work required, but I thought I'd go on and do it anyway. This morning I changed my mind about the job and called the medical clinic up to cancel. They told me it was too late and the company would be charged anyway. The company did tell me if I wanted to cancel I had to give both the clinic and them 24 hours notice, but I couldn't, I just made a last minute decision and decided the job is not for me.
Have I gone too far and am now in a legally 'awkward' position? The company has paid for a medical I never wanted, are they entitled to ask me to pay for it? I don't want to have any further involvement with this company.
I think because I have not yet agreed to take the job, I'm not entitled to pay for anything and can pull out, but am I wrong? Can they force me to pay?
I recently applied for a job where I had to do an online application, a 25 minute phone interview, a group interview, a face to face interview and then an information session. I also had to complete a police check and a lot of other paperwork. The contracts I have signed thus far are simply to show that I have supplied correct information - I have not yet committed to anything.
As part of this job, I had to get a medical which the company paid for. Leading up to this medical I was having second thoughts about the job due to location and the night shift work required, but I thought I'd go on and do it anyway. This morning I changed my mind about the job and called the medical clinic up to cancel. They told me it was too late and the company would be charged anyway. The company did tell me if I wanted to cancel I had to give both the clinic and them 24 hours notice, but I couldn't, I just made a last minute decision and decided the job is not for me.
Have I gone too far and am now in a legally 'awkward' position? The company has paid for a medical I never wanted, are they entitled to ask me to pay for it? I don't want to have any further involvement with this company.
I think because I have not yet agreed to take the job, I'm not entitled to pay for anything and can pull out, but am I wrong? Can they force me to pay?
