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  1. stanroyal thanks for help, i know i cannot claim unfair dismissal as ive only been there 8 months, but is it too late to make a serious complaint about bullying, i mean brinmg back up the e-mail, certs, and accusing of stealing to whoever is above the person who sacks me? Also does it mean that because they apparently havbe statements these arfe seen as hard evidence and stand up, surely its no different from me writing on a peice of paper that the manager stole money? No proof.. Thanks
  2. I sent them a letter delivered by hand by my brother, they say I'm not allowed on the premises. The letter said that I was unable to attend the meeting scheduled for today as I have the flu (which I do) also due to the amount of notice I had been given (one day) I felt this was not long enough to prepare myself. I provided them with 3 alternative dates which would be more appropriate. I also asked them for a copy of any written statements they had supporting these allegations and any other documentation they would be referring to in the forthcoming interview. Finally mentioned that I was not allowed sufficient time to get my personal belongings or a copy of the staff handbook which contains the disciplinary procedure. My brother took this letter to the gym and asked for it to be passed to the deputy manager who is dealing with the issue. I got him to ask for the person taking the letter to write a receipt and sign it to prove it was given to them (didnt want them saying I just didnt turn up with nothing to let them know) SO... a few hours ago there was a knock on my door, my mum answered it, it was someone handing her a letter from my work. They did not get her to sign anything, does this mean that technically they did not deliver it, as there is not proof that I received anything? Their letter read: "I am sorry to hear that you have the flu, and under these circumstances it is acceptable to delay our meeting in accordance with the statutory procedure. I have re-arranged the meeting for Tuesday 30th December at 2pm. Enclosed is a copy of the Company disciplinary procedures. I have also enclosed a list of the dates in question and can confirm that I have a written statement to confirm these dates and the payments made. In fairness to the client, I am not prepared to send a copy to you, but will make a copy available to you at our meeting. In addition, I have enclosed my notes from the preliminary investigative meeting on the 20th December 2008" (I was not told what I had to see then manager about and so I didnt take anyone else with me, however the manager had someone else there, is this right??) I dont know what to do, shall I just send a resignation letter or should I go to the meeting?? I'm so angry with these people, its pure bullying and just trying to get rid of me, I never stole anything! Any further help? Thanks
  3. thanks sidewinder, here are the answers to your questions. Firstly, how long have you worked there? I have worked there about 8 months Secondly, how was the disciplinary hearing communicated to you and have you been given a right to have a colleague present? Have you received written details of the allegation against you? Their process in bringing disciplinary action may be fundamentally flawed. The disciplinary procedure was communicated by taking me into the deputy managers office and asking me about the allegations. Then they told me they were suspending me on full pay from that minute and that I had to leave the premises. I was told that a letter would be delivered to my house by hand, which it was, my mum went to the door and took the letter, there was no receipt signed though. The letter contained the allegations but no specific details or details of evidence. Your response to any allegation should be utter indignation and you should categorically deny any wrongdoing. Insofar as an allegation of theft is concerned you need far more detail than a mere allegation from persons unknown and if they are prepared to pursue this without corroboration then I would demand that the Police be involved. You are entitled to degree of mutual trust from your employer and if these allegations cannot be borne out by CCTV or witness corroboration then the employer should afford you the benefit of the doubt or else suggest why they have reasonable grounds to suspect that the allegation is true. For your part you should be prepared to highlight your unblemished work record, previously unquestioned integrity (responsibility for much larger amounts of money than £30 here and there) and the fact that such allegations have been made are completely without foundation. Where I work there are no CCTV cameras in the gym, and as far as I am aware they are not claiming that anything was seen either, apart from this woman saying that she gave me the envelope....which never happened. Also I have cashed up for the last 6 months or so on my own and no money has ever gone missing before, usually there is at least £50 in the till, sometimes a couple of hundred pounds. Is there a record anywhere of what you were actually doing when the woman has suggested that you were giving her a private session? Was anybody else on duty at that time who might back this up? At the time they are alleging I took the envelope, there would have probably been no one else on duty, as the place is under-staffed and as I mentioned above, for the last 6 months I've been left on my own from about 7:30pm until closing at 10:00pm when I do the cashing up. As for the woman I've supposedly trained, they have not told me when it was or who it was, this is what I mean, there are no details or evidence. You also need to raise a written grievance about the destruction of your certificates. If the member of staff is responsible it will be difficult to go back to him personally but it would be helpful if you have any written evidence of the company's agreement that they would replace them. Use that or if not then name names to complain that despite their assurance that they would replace your property, they have failed to do so. I will look at the greivance procedure and write a letter regarding the certificates. I dont have any written evidence that they said they would replace them, could I ask now, or maybe they would refuse it now. I will be happy to name names as to who promised that my certificates would be replaced. They have had at least 2 months to get new ones. Other things I were considering bringing up were general bullying, including the abusive e-mail (I have evidence), destruction of my property (have idmitted evidence), also another member of staff, the admin lady being abusive to me because keys were left in the till while I was upstairs, however when I went upstairs there was another member of staff still on shift and behind the desk with the keys, I reported this to my manager - whos the person that promised the new certificates. Thanks
  4. well im not sure if they have been given a written statement by these women but i was told that neither of them want their names known and i have been shown no proof of anything at all, its all their word against mine, fact is i did nopt take any envelope or train this fictional other woman. The company is not doing well financially, so i think they're trying to get rid of me to save money. I will ask for the letter back that the training compny ent me and call them myelf however i totally refuse to pay £60 for certificates that were purposely destroyed by someone there.
  5. hi there, im having some serious problems at work, yesterday i was called in for a meeting with the deputy manager, where he had a list of alleged breaches of contract i've committed. I work as a fitness instructor/personal trainer in a gym. Allegedly a woman gave me an envolpe with money in for a membership £29, one evening, they are saying that i stole it, however i was never given any envelope at all. Secondly they are saying that i personal trained someone for £30 and didnt put it thnrough the system where at the end of the month we recieve 70% of £30 in our pay, again this never took place. They have no evidence of anything as there are no cameras and nobody saw any of these things happen. Earlier this year, there was trouble when an employee/manager sent an e-mail to someone forgetting to take me off the cc list, it read "i realy hate him", then a few months later that same person admitted to desroying the original copies of my training certificates., i telephoned the training company and got a letter telling me it would cost £60 for them, fine, the compny said they would get me new ones.......2 months later after me chasing them up....no certificates. This obviously stops me getting another job in the industry as i cannot prove my qujalifications witnout the certificates. Is this all classd as bullying? What can i do? I have a disciplinary on tuesday 2pm, where i think they will try to sack me. Any help is much appreiated Thanks
  6. How is a courtesy car acceptable for 6 months wait due to their incompetance? So I'd be paying nearly £400 a month for a courtesy car? I dont think so. Also, maybe it would not affect the actual residual worth of the car but would put people off as in, when someone comes to buy the car they would ask to see receipts and think well if thats gone wrong within one year what else will go wrong?
  7. Yeah the other things are small problems, but the rust is major and if they repair it that means replacing the whole subframe of the car, that would negatively affect the residual value of the car, so yeah I would like them to replace the car but as I said, wouldnt it take another 6 months for them to order and have a new car built? thats inconvenience to me thats not acceptable.
  8. the pcp was set at 10,000 miles per year, I've done about 4,700 in 10 months.
  9. Hi, in Nov 2007 I bought on a pcp an Audi A4 2.0Fsi Turbo Convertible, after the first couple of weeks I realised that the parking sensor it was supposed to have was not working, no sound at all so took it back and they fixed it, fair enough. Now, nearly only a year later I have major problems with the car, while I was filling up the water in the windscreen washer bottle, I noticed a bolt was loose, nearly off completely down in the engine bay on the connector of a hose, I'm not a mechanic so I dont know what it was, but it shouldnt have been like that! The other problems are these: There is a lot of rust on the subframe of the car. A large peice of metal has fallen off the passenger seat from somewhere and is lodged in the runner of the seat and it cant be moved. There is a loud rubbing sort of noise when the wheels are full lock both ways and going forward and reverse? I should not have these problems with a car that is LESS that a YEAR old. I have spoken to Audi and they have not done much, I'm waiting to speak to the sales manager. What do you guys think are the options here?, obviously I dont want to drive that car anymore, telling them I'm frightened to drive it incase something else from the car breaks. Its unlikely they're going to be able to find me a replacement, of the same spec, colour, age ect so thats not really an option. A new car? wouldnt that take months to order? if so, what do I get while I'm waiting and why should I have to pay my monthly fee for a car I dont drive anymore? Any help much appreciated Thanks Ben
  10. Hi, I just posted about something else but thought while I have the time, I'd ask about this: We have a terribly crackling phone line, so I phoned up BT and asked if they could send out an engineer to have a look, I answered their questions and they did a test from there, the test was fine. The guy then asked me to check the hub in the wall (where you plug in the phone line), I said I didnt know what I was supposed to be looking at, he told me I had to unscrew the front and check some wires??? I told him I dont think I should have to do that, he said I did and that I should get a screwdriver, so I humoured him still and went to get one, couldnt find one so he told me to get a kitchen knife.......so I did, and it didnt fit the screw, by now I was a bit annoyed and said I shouldnt have to do this getting on my hands and knees taking things apart and we wanted an engineer to come out. He then told me no, go get a knife or screwdriver from a neighbour, well we have no one to the right and a guy with MS on the left, so I said why should my dissabled neighbour have to get a knife for me? He just said DO IT, I told him he was being rude and to just send an engineer out, then he told me it would cost me £160 for the callout plus parts if anything is wrong..this was not on a weekend or bank holiday btw so why £160 callout? Does anyone know what the heck was going on, it seemed a bit mad to me Thanks
  11. HI, Im not sure if this is in the right forum but I would like some advice on what to do about these people, I've read some other posts about them and it seems that they dont have much clout or authority. My problem is that I was a Gym member of David Lloyd in Woking, and due to their poor staffing, dirty changing rooms, broken showers and other facilities I chose to end my membership. So, I wrote a letter and handed it in over the desk, thought that was it but then a few weeks later I got a letter from "ARC" demanding £200 odd pounds. David Lloys claim that you have to give 3 months notice, I gave ONE month notice to cancell because when myself my brother and a friend joined we were told be them that it was one month. Btw my brother also has a demand from Trevor Munn Solicitors for about £700 ! How do I stand on this issue, is it their fault for misinforming me and my brother or would it have said on the contract that we signed, and we have no comeback??? I just dont have £200 to throw away to the gym, rent comes first then food. Thanks
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