Just an update....i had been dismissed because of 'driving standards' and i have an appeal hearing on Wednesday. i've had lots of calls over the week......mainly support from collegues and some from my trade union who all think it's a case of unfair dismissal. Well i am seeing my trade union manager on Wednesday before my hearing and we will discuss what we are going to appeal and how......to be honest i've lost hope and i am feeling rather down :-/

outcome of todays meeting? i was dismissed, i have just found out i have to wait a week and half until i can appeal......i have been dismissed with 8 weeks pay. :?

i've organised a meeting with the head of the union tomorrow and we will discuss a plan of action, i hope he is better than the reps i've had so far. i think i can argue on the point that had i not manouvered when i did, there would have been a collision with another vehicle and thus injury to my passangers too. Also will argue that i was only given 48 hours notice of the disciplinary where statutorily i have been advised it should have been 72 hours. And i will argue that the first formal warning i got wasn't my fault (it wasn't) so this should be my final warning not dismissal.

It angers me that i put up with so much from this company and from the public (working on public transport) put up with it for 10 years and it all ends when a mirror falls off! they don't consider that fact i have worked hard and had a good attitude towards work, when they have drivers who treat the public like crap and hate thier job. It's because i'm on a good rate and the new drivers will be paid a lower rate.

Well they said they will be sending me a letter, basically the manager who was doing the dismissing was saying it's all been blown out of poportion! He said i should have radioed the company and told them i was stuck in 2 way traffic and shouldn't have tried to manouver! how could i argue the unfair bit? my union want to appeal but they told me not to appeal my previous warnings (even though i wanted to) i can't find any statutory legislation requiring them to give me 72 hours notice..........help! and if they haven't got details of my first written warning........surely that means it doesn't exist?

Well i have been dismissed and they said they needed only to give me 48hours so i might appeal on that one 2! plus they did not have records of my first formal warning........they had disappeared conveniently, anyway, i will be appealing.......didn't waste 10years of my life for this!

just to note it wasn't immediate suspension, the suspension happened on Monday, the accident happened on friday, he was still at work over the weekend. Does mean they still should have suspended him for 72 hours

i am replying for my husband as he is in his disciplinary meeting right now! He did have a day of training school after the previous incident. the latest accident happened because he was under a lot of stress after his final written warning, he was trying to avoid a collision with another vehicle that was traveling towards his, so he manouvered and knocked the mirror off his vehicle. I don't think the management have anything against him, he seems to ge on ok with everyone, but he is an older driver on a better wage......hmmmm.... we will be appealing if he gets sacked but hopefully it wont come to that. i am feeling very nervous for him.

I work in public transport and i am on a final warning because of my 'driving standards' however because of the nature of the work we do have minor accidents now and again..........anyway the mirror on my vehicle hit a wall while i was monouvering to make space for another large vehicle to pass..........this is normally a minor incident as the mirror was replaced straight away, i had a meeting with the manager yesterday and they have suspended me on full pay and i have a disciplinary hearing tomorrow........need some advice.....can they sack me for this? i have been with the co 10years and the other warnings i have had (1 was unavoidable but they said it was 50/50 so i got a warning, the other because my vehicle slipped in the snow) were only in the last 3 months. i really need the job i have young children and mortgages and bills to pay and i am the main breadwinner