HELP NEEDED ASAP - Disciplinary tomorrow!!

[karennol]

Hi Folks,

 

Carl had his meeting and the boss decided (reluctantly) not to give him a warning not before telling him he didn't have to consider any of the evidence carl had and telling him he wasn't allowed any paperwork in the meeting!!!

 

We haven't had it in writing yet and the boss is off for 2 weeks, he has told one of his lackies to give the written result to carl on tuesday. He started having a go at carl fri am about his paperwork that needs to be filled in by the end of that day, demanding it at 10am, I think so he could have a go at him for not having already done it! FOOL!!! He is looking for reasons now....he is also making one rule for carl and not the others. Like carl cant use the van outside of work but everyone else can, he cant use is mobile during the day but the others can, no one else fills in milage sheets and usually no one takes a break during the day and they all fin early on a fri....carl now has to have his breaks and fin at 5 when everyone else can fin at 2.30????

 

shall he make a grievance complaint that he is being victimised? will it mak a difference to his redundancy? also, does the boss have to try to redeploy him? he has just taken on another driver so that side of the business is doing fine. Carl heard him the phone (he should really keep him voice down!!!) saying, "so if I close the engineering side down I can't take anyone else on for 2 months?" he is just being a sneak!

 

Any advice would be appreciated....you have all been brilliant upto now....thanks

 

Karen

 

since then carl has heard more phone conversations basically to the effect that he is going to make carl redundant....carl has been there 18months so wont be entitled to any redundancy pay.

[mariefab]

Is there any in the Company who is senior to the 'Boss' you've mentioned on this thread?

Could you please also answer the question in post #25

[karennol]

This complaint about racist language that Carl made;

Did he complain to his Boss verbally or in writing?

What action, if any, has his Boss taken about resolving this complaint?

(Other than this current discipllinary action.)

 

 

Sorry...missed that one!! He complained verbally and the boss asked the other person not to do it anymore...he has used racist lang since though in general conversation.

[karennol]

sorry forgot to say the boss is the diector of the company...the other director is his wife!

[mariefab]

A Grievance is the way to go here.

I suggest a simple letter, something along the lines of:

 

Due to recent events at work I believe that I am being victimised.

I would like to request a formal Grievance hearing to discuss the matter.

I would appreciate a written response to this request.

[karennol]

do we not have to outline the details? he can limit the content of the meeting then cant he?

[mariefab]

The letter asks for a written response. If they wish to pretend ignorance of the details they can write and ask for clarification.

 

I do think though that Carl needs to have all the issues listed for his own reference though. From his initial complaint right through to the most recent overheard loud phone calls.

[karennol]

shall we mention the redundancy bit?

[mariefab]

At the hearing?

 

Yes, everything!

[karennol]

ok, will do!!

 

Thanks for all of your help!