1 reviews | Active since Sept 2023
Abuse of power
I used to work for Lifestyle Financial services in 2007 I resigned in 2010.
I then seek for employement in a financial institution in 2013 where I was informed and made aware I was debared by Lifestyle Financial services in 2010.
The company debared me without my knowledge, I was unfairly debbared. The company did not follow the debarment process informing the representative in-terms of the FAIS act. (Debared abuse).
In 2013 I contacted the company (Lifestyle Financial services), I was offered a job a Quality assessor, I was informed I need to work for the company for 12 months in order for them to uplift my name from debarment list (fit and proper). I ended up working for the company for 36 months which was above the agreed period. I resigned again in 2015 under the impression that my name is uplifted as per our signed agreement.
In 2021 I joined a security company. In 2022 October when I was moved to another department by the company I was working for to assist with complaince issues (FSP department), I was confronted by the manager regarding the debbared. I was honest to the current company that I am aware of the Debarment but I thought the company cleared my name (LFS) as we had sign an agreement in 2013 to be uplifted after 12, and inform the company that LFS did not inform me when applying for the Debarment and explain what happened.
I was then investigated by the company (security company) and suspended me for gross dishonest and misrepresentation of fact, as LFS inform the company they did "inform me when applying for the Debarment and I even attended a hearing and resigned after." LFS failed to produce a suspension letter which they claim again they sent me and also failed to submit a register as prove I had indeed attended the hearing. Company was dishonest.
On my hearing date, the company (security company)produced a document that was provided by (Lifestyle Financial services) but failed to produce a letter that's states I was inform I will be debared.
Lifestyle Financial services provided the company with an application (section 14) which is the application submitted when applying for a representative Debarment. On the section 14 application the company had incorrect details which were my contacts number and my home address. (LFS internationally captured incorrect details so I do not become aware in time Incase I wanted to appeal)
That's how I proved my innocence from the company (security company) , that indeed Lifestyle Financial services did not inform me.
The company did not notify me when applying for my Debarment and also did not adhere to the agreement made in 2013, to uplift my name after 12 months.
Please also be aware they were +-30 of the representative I was debared with in 2010, who were lucky to find out in time they were debared, did take the company to CCMA and all of them won the case and they were uplifted immediately by Lifestyle, as the company did not have enough evidence.
I'am currently unemployed, struggling to find employment because of the status of the Debarment. I went to FSCA , I wrote emails to ombudsmen and paid an attorney who was also communicating with the CEO and the complaince officer of the company but I was not assisted again by the company.
I need assistance as they is no company that is willing to employ me with my current status.
I need to expose and report the company for abuse of power(abuse of debarment) and dishonesty.
