12 Month Warning Based on 'Probability Of Human Error'
Discussion
Anyone on here deal with employment law?
My mrs works for an airline, she always follows procedure for cashing up and has evidence that she has done in this case but in this 1 instance, money is missing from a cash bag which was sealed and signed over the seal by herself and her colleague at the end of this 1 flight complete with an EPOS receipt which shows the total and denominations of coins/notes. The airline is now saying that only coins were in the bag, no notes but they are unable to show her CCTV evidence of the bag being opened/counted by the bank (she has an email which says that the bank has CCTV in the counting area). Also, a copy of a document thats been sent to her has had parts tip-ex'd out with extra writing added & they were unable to provide the original.
After a disciplinary hearing, she has received a 12 month written warning (her 1st ever warning in 8 years) based on the 'probability of human error' that she hasn't followed procedure - this doesn't explain where & what happened to the money which surely is the real issue?
Can they issue a written warning based on the 'probability' of something? Isn't this the same as guessing or assuming?
My mrs works for an airline, she always follows procedure for cashing up and has evidence that she has done in this case but in this 1 instance, money is missing from a cash bag which was sealed and signed over the seal by herself and her colleague at the end of this 1 flight complete with an EPOS receipt which shows the total and denominations of coins/notes. The airline is now saying that only coins were in the bag, no notes but they are unable to show her CCTV evidence of the bag being opened/counted by the bank (she has an email which says that the bank has CCTV in the counting area). Also, a copy of a document thats been sent to her has had parts tip-ex'd out with extra writing added & they were unable to provide the original.
After a disciplinary hearing, she has received a 12 month written warning (her 1st ever warning in 8 years) based on the 'probability of human error' that she hasn't followed procedure - this doesn't explain where & what happened to the money which surely is the real issue?
Can they issue a written warning based on the 'probability' of something? Isn't this the same as guessing or assuming?
They said they couldn't get the CCTV during the hearing yesterday & even if they could, it would be too grainy but surely you'd still be able to tell if a bag had notes in and not just coins.
The other person who also had the same disciplinary was given the same outcome.
My Mrs questioned that the people that collect the cash from the safe could have taken the money etc etc - they said this wouldn't be possible as they had a robust system in place to watch over them when collecting the cash, my mrs then presented them with printed pics taken on her phone of nobody watching over them emptying the safe - the meeting was then adjurned for an hour.
The other person who also had the same disciplinary was given the same outcome.
My Mrs questioned that the people that collect the cash from the safe could have taken the money etc etc - they said this wouldn't be possible as they had a robust system in place to watch over them when collecting the cash, my mrs then presented them with printed pics taken on her phone of nobody watching over them emptying the safe - the meeting was then adjurned for an hour.
edc said:
There is a text book case that goes back many years, certainly pre 2000, and I think relates to a theft or missing property/cash from a hotel (Thistle?) or similar establishment. In that case disciplinary action was taken against a group of employees, there was no admission, and no employee willing to state who had committed the offence. Disciplinary action was taken against all of them and found to be fair. I am sure one of the practising people can refresh the details of this case.
They cant prove or show where the money is or at what stage it went missing, not the cash bag itself or the CCTV so looks like its just being pinned on the cabin crew.Edited by Sea Demon on Thursday 28th August 15:41
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