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A friend of mine has just been demoted as a Team leader and given his old job as a Bench Fitter after 10 months. During those 10 months he had never been told that his performance was not up to scratch. He had a review at 3 and 6 months and although they were not perfect there was no indication of the Production Managers dissatisfaction. The company wanted to reduce his wages immediately but the union halted this and at present still recieves the higher wage.
He has just been given a choice by the company to either stay as a Bench Fitter and recieve his higher wage but have it frozen for 3 years or until the 2 wages become equal.....Or take up the Team Leader role again but under review by the same Manager who demoted him, it is pretty obvious this Manager does not think he is up to the job and will give him bad reviews, thus ending in dissmissal for lack of performance. I advised him to get peace of mind and not fight with this bully but take the red circle route.
Does all of this sound legal or has he something to fight for?
Thanks for reading.
Employers have no automatic right to demote an employee, even if they are not performing their job properly or even if disciplinary action has been taken against them. If an employer wants to consider demoting an employee, he needs a specific power in the contract of employment. Even then, he cannot just demote someone when he feels like it, because this would be a breach of the implied term of mutual trust and confidence that exists between employer and employee.
To lift any confusion as per 'red-circling', this would not apply to his case...
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As the union already know this case, I would suggest he contacts his rep for assistance and guidance on what he should do next - the union may take up any appeal for him or at least accompany him throughout a grievance case.
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