Wrongly Accused, With No Protection

[lisar4809]

I HAVE WORKED FOR MY COMPANY FOR THREE AND A HALF YEARS, MY JOB IS BASICALLY HANDLING ALL BANKING DUTIES INCLUDING CASH, RECENTLY TWO AMOUNTS OF CASH HAVE BEEN SHORT WHEN REACHING THE BANK, THIS IS COLLECTED THROUGH A COLLECTION COMPANY, THE BANK HAVE DETECTED THESE AMOUNTS AS BEING DIFFERENT TO THE PAYING IN SLIP, THE COMPANY DO NOT PROVIDE VERY GOOD SECURITY, I E SECURE CASH OFFICE OR CCTV, WHAT THEY DO PROVIDE IS ANOTHER PERSON, SO I NEVER HANDLE THIS MONEY ALONE, HOWEVER I AM THE RESPONSIBLE ONE I DO THE COUNTING I DO THE HANDLING THEREFORE I TOOK THE CASH, I HAVE STRONGLY DENIED THAT MYSELF OR THE OTHER PERSON COULD HAVE DONE THIS FROM UNDER THE OTHERS NOSE SO TO SPEAK, THEREFORE I WAS INFORMED BY THE SECURITY MANEGER WE WERE ALL IN IT TOGETHER, THE THING THAT MAKES ME SO ANGRY, IF THERE WAS A CAMERA THEY WOULD KNOW WE DIDNT TAKE IT, I FEEL MY COMPANY HAS FAILED TO PROTECT ME IN MY JOB, THE BIG MULTI NATIONAL BANK INVOLVED CANT BE INVOLVED AS THEY WORK UNDER CCTV SURVALIANCE AND I,M TOLD THE BAGS WERE INTACT, HOW DO I KNOW THEY WILL BE THOUGHLY INVESTIGATED BY MY SECURITY MANEGER WHO SUSPENDED ME, I HAVE A DISIPLINARY THIS WEEK. I REALLY FEAL THEY ARE TO BLAME FOR NOT GIVING ME THE RIGHT PROTECTION.
ANY ADVICE PLEASE.

[tiglet]

Bump - also asking an employment-knowledgable mod to ahve a look for you.

[old_andrew2007]

Hello

I don't have an answer, so this is simply to bump your thread

Regards

Andy

[Ell-enn]

Hi there, this must be a very upsetting and worrying time for you. You say you have a disciplinary hearing next week - have you had a letter to say what the hearing is for and advising you that you have the right to be accompanied at the meeting. Also, are you in a union?

Kind Regards

Ell-enn

[xxmissxx]

I would definatly get good representation, either from a union member, solicitor, or person you trust.
The basic comeback you can give your employer/superior is "innocent till proven guilty", like you said, theres no proof you did take the cash, and if youve never been in any kind of trouble before, that needs bringing to your superiors attention. they cannot sack you on a hunch (or so im told) they really should re-think their security. And, you should still recieve a letter pending the disiplinary, a letter stating the disiplinary outcome and if dismissal is on the horizon, they need to follow correct disiplinary procedure including offering you an appeal to any decision they may make.