Unfair dismissal

[assisted blonde]

A solicitor will send any letter you like , your employer will ignore it then what? you spend a load of money persuing a non existant claim? I suggest that you go to the meeting apologise and hope to keep your job, all i can see from you at the moment is a person who didnt like a job he was given to do so made a fuss but ended up agreeing to do it anyway, cant see that you have any grounds for claiming unfair dismissal

[assisted blonde]

I get the feeling that you really want it to be an unfair dismissal so that you can leave and try and claim from them rather than trying to resolve the problem and keep your job

[assisted blonde]

Yes i suppose i do think an apology of sorts, along the lines of prehaps you didnt explain properly your concerns and your attitude/response to the work may have been misconstrued etc etc, the company obviously feel your conduct was wanting in some respects. See what the letter says and then you can address the issues that they raise individually.

[assisted blonde]

Just my opinion but there is some talk of the employer being unreasonable but at the moment the op is coming over as the unreasonable one. The very basic point is the op had a job to do he refused to do it (twice) unless there was a safety or legal reason why he shouldnt do it, there was no need to refuse whether he was motivated or not. I think an apology for the initial refusal and mentioning that it the whole situation seems to have got out of hand (on both employer and employees side) might be a way to at least take the heat out of the situation. I dont actually think the OP should be putting anything in writing as he needs to tone things down as he is coming accross rather aggresivley, or send any solicitors letters at the moment

[assisted blonde]

if you cant work there any longer I would look for another job, and if you do get any compensation (prob next year) look on it as a bonus, but dont rely on getting it

[assisted blonde]

When did you disclose the recording.

[assisted blonde]

Self respect wont pay the bills, I get the impression that the op is not an easy person to work with as they are always right, and it seems impossible to get them to see any point but their own. To be fair they shouldn't have said they didn't want to do the work in the first place regardless of saying they would do it at an later date. I think the OP will be lucky if they just get a basis reference and the employer is very unlikely to pay anything more than notice and holiday pay if the op resigns, and why should they?

[assisted blonde]

I have worked in the past for well below minimum wages because if I need to earn £100.00 I prefer to do it in 2 hrs but if it takes22 that's what it takes its a matter of personal choice really, if that's all I can do to get what I need, I do it. Not all employers are bad in fact the majority are ok but at the end of the day its a blooming sight easier to say yes sir no sir do the job and go home, paying the bills yourself is self respect however you do it. And the OP did initially refuse to carry out the task, it wasn't until the 2nd meeting with the manager he said he would