Thank you so much for your reply! You've raised some very good points that Im sure my hubby will find really useful. I'll get him to look over this post when he gets in fom work. Thanks again.

Thank you Conniff, only just spotted your reply. Hope you're right...

I want to gather as much information for him as possible. No harm in that is there?

Ok, Im taking deep breathes lol. He's already changed the dates and initialled it whilst Im busy typing (just goes to show he never listens to me lol!) He's worked for them for 13 years without a blemish on his record so I doubt very much they've got grounds to sack him over leaving a chip and pin pad on a table. Just annoying that they've asked him to sign to say hes received something from the when they know full well he hasn't...Goes to show they can't be trusted. All this because of some little scroates deciding to nick a chip and pin pad :-/ Hes found out that this has happened to a coupe of other employees in the past so hes going to ask them what the outcome was (as far as he they werent given a disciplinary)

Hi Jeremy and Emmzzi, thanks for the replies. The letter he collected yesterday states that it is a Disciplinary Form No.1 and says that he is "charged with the under mentioned irregularities" (as I wrote in my first post) and it formlly invites him to have someone with him at the haering. (unlike last time when it was sprung on him, and yes he was foolish for not stopping the meeting and saying he'd have a witness there once he realsied the seriousness of the situation) Hes a member of a union and will be contacting them asap now. They have enclosed a copy of there disciplinary procedure with the form. Also enclosed with the letter thouhgh is another sheet stating "I, the undersigned, am signing to acknowledge that I have received the Form one charge letter on 05/03/13." I have told him under no circumstances is he to sign that because since the first meeting in February, he hasnt received anything in writing from them, he only received it yesterday!! I think they know this matter has not been dealt with as speedily as it shoud and now they are trying to cover their backs. Hes going to get them to type a new one saying that he received it yesterday. At the end of the day, he has also been a victim of crime and instead of receiving support from them he is the one being treated like hes the criminal! None of his managers will be there today as its Bank Holiday so thats anothr day its going to be unresolved We've just noticed the date on the Form one letter is also the 5th of March!!! Oooh now Im angry! They must think he's fallen out of a tree!!

Hi all, new to the forum so forgive me if I make any mistakes or post in the wrong place (and apologise in advance for the long post!) My husband is facing disciplinary action at work for negligence which I think is unfair. He is a Train Manager for a large company and back in February he was dealing with a group of lads who had no tickets and were refusing to pay. After alot of persistence from my husband (and after he'd received alot of abuse!) they reluctantly agreed to pay. A couple of them paid by card and afterwards my husband mistakenly left the chip and pin pad on their table. After a while he noticed it was missing (and rememebered it was on their table) but they sid they hadn't seen it. He searched all over the train including the bins, but it was never found so can only assume they took it (no doubt "for a laugh" ) He immediately reported the incident to the Transport Police and made a report out for his employers. They told him to leave it with them. He was obviously very upset and angry about the situation, not to mention worried. On the 5th of March (over 3 weeks after it happened) one of his managers told him they wanted a word about it. THey said to him "you can have someone present if you want" but he declined as he said he hadn't done anything wrong and didnt realise the seriousness of the situation at the time. He was thn lead into an office where a member of HR was there taking notes. It dawned on him that he was in trouble and thinks he should have been given more warning. Anyway, whenever he's asked his manager about the incident since hes been told "Its nothing to worry about" and thats it. Yesterday, he was told to collect a letter about the incident after his shift (they wouldn't give it to him before his shift as its company procedure) The letter states that "On the 16th of February 2013 your lack of diligence caused the loss of ... property to the value of £700 of which you were personally responsible for. This is a breach of your responsibilities as a Train Manager" Fisr of all, he didnt "lose" the item, it was stolen. They told him they would be checking cctv on the train, whether they have or not he doesn't know. One other thing, the letter he got yesterday is dated 3rd of May 2013 and it states that he has to sign and return it with a written reply to the communcation within 3 days, which is today! He didnt finish his shift until 19.30 last night and is working this morning at 11.30 so hes had less than 24 hours to reply, even though its taken them nearly 3 months!!!! Am I being biased because its my husband or does any one else think this is unfair? He's going to be getting in touch with a union rep now (told him to before but he thought the matter would be dropped) Any advice would be gratefully received. Thanks in advance for any replies.